Your Hand In Mine was a long-running TV drama produced by Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. With 180 episodes, it was the longest-running local drama produced by Mediacorp, until it was succeeded by 118. It aired on weekdays at 7:00 pm. The cast includes Huang Wenyong, Chen Liping, Yvonne Lim, Belinda Lee and Cai Peixuan. Your Hand In Mine was the first Mediacorp production to be filmed entirely at outdoor locations, like Lentor and Tanjong Katong, and the second to be filmed in high definition after The Ultimatum.

Plot

Penny-pinching Zheng Shan Guo (Huang Wen Yong) and his family of seven live in a five-room apartment. His spendthrift wife Yu Xiang (Chen Li Ping) persuades him to move into a bigger house, but they end up living next to a neurotic neighbour Wu You Li (Cavin Soh). You Li has a large tumour on his neck, making him self-conscious. He is often disagreeable, but the arrival of a blind girl causes him to soften his relations with others. Lan Jin Yin (Jin Yinji) stays in the apartment next to Shan Guo with her two grandchildren, Li Qin (Shaun Chen) and Li Fen (Paige Chua); their mother Qiu Mei (Jue Xi) has been imprisoned for killing their father. On her release, Qiu Mei is shunned by Jin Yin and Li Qin but moves into an apartment near them to reconcile and make up for her past mistakes. The story touches on family issues, regrets, and love lost and found.

Chit Chat Club

Before an episode, a humorous three-minute clip called Chit Chat Club (叽喳棺) was telecast as an appetiser for viewers.

Cast and characters

Original sound track

Viewership ratings

The drama did not fare very well in the ratings. One of the reasons for this is that the popular Korean drama Cruel Temptation was running in the same slot time on Channel U. Viewers of Your Hand In Mine suggested that Cruel Temptation should be aired on the weekend to compete head-on with Taiwanese drama Love, instead of Glory of Family which was airing during weekends. The initial part of the drama attracted an average of 680,000 viewers, the middle part 730,000 and more than 800,000 towards the end. At one time, the ratings plunged to as low as 400,000 viewers, making it Mediacorp's lowest rated long-running drama.

Awards and nominations

Star Awards 2010 & 2011