The Gentlemen (TV series)

The Gentlemen
来自水星的男人
Also known as Mercurial Men
Genre Family
Men
Written by Tang Yeow 陈耀
Seah Choon Guan 谢俊源
Directed by 林美娜
Lin Mingzhe 林明哲
Cheong Yuan Ting 张愿庭
Starring Chen Hanwei
Pierre Png
Aloysius Pang
Cynthia Koh
Paige Chua
Carrie Wong
Opening theme 樂度明天 by Chriz Tong
Ending theme 像這樣也好 by 向华
Country of origin Singapore
Original language(s) Mandarin, with some English dialogue
No. of episodes 20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Soh Bee Lian 苏美莲
Running time approx. 45 minutes
Production company(s) Mediacorp Studios
Release
Original network Mediacorp Channel 8
Picture format 16:9 Widescreen
Original release 9 August – 5 September 2016
Chronology
Preceded by The Dream Job
Followed by C.L.I.F. 4
The Gentlemen
Traditional Chinese 來自水星的男人
Simplified Chinese 来自水星的男人

The Gentlemen (Chinese: 来自水星的男人) is a Singaporean drama series produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The 20-episode drama serial stars Chen Hanwei, Pierre Png, Aloysius Pang, Cynthia Koh, Paige Chua and Carrie Wong as the main characters. The first episode airs on Tuesday (August 9, 2016), 8:29pm, right after the live telecast of the nation's 51st National Day Parade. Subsequent episodes were telecast on Mondays to Fridays beginning from 10 August 2016 at 9:00pm.

Plot

Three brothers with characteristics that trumpet the belief that men are from Mars are forced to understand the work discrimination that womenfolk face in their everyday jobs when they take on occupations that are perceived to be more feminine in nature.

Zhang Naiping (Chen Hanwei)'s ambition is to be the boss, but fails in both work and marriage. Accidentally, he becomes a confinement nanny.

Zhang Nailiang (Pierre Png), a professional ballet teacher, is forced to find another way due to his hearing problems.

Zhang Naiyi (Aloysius Pang), a LASALLE College of the Arts Fashion Design graduate, finds a chairman who appreciates his fashion designs, but winds up at an office that designs women’s undergarments.

Cast

Main cast

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Chen Hanwei
陈汉玮
Zhang Naiping
张乃平
Main Protagonist
Cheong
  • Zou Huimin's husband
  • He Zhaodi and Zhang Weida's eldest son
  • Zhang Nailiang and Zhang Naiyi's elder brother
  • Zhang Jingrou's father
  • Confinement nanny
  • Shen Yilin's love interest
  • Lisbon/Kusu's godfather
  • Francis Ang's army mate
  • Divorced with Zou Huimin, later realised that he still had not gotten over her
  • Often misunderstood by Zou Huimin as he always appears in Shen Yilin's apartment looking after her son
  • Gave Shen Yilin a wrong 'signal' that he is in love with her
  • At first disapproved Zhang Naiyi's job as an undergarment designer, later approved
  • Changed for the better and became Zou Huimin's husband again in the end
1-20
Pierre Png
方展发
Zhang Nailiang (Liang Cheong)
张乃良
Main Protagonist
Liang (良), Unlucky Star (衰神), Liang Cheong
  • He Zhaodi and Zhang Weida's second son
  • Zhang Naiping and Zhang Naiyi's second brother
  • Ballet teacher
  • Hated Su Meidai when first met, later realised that he is in love with her
  • Fall out with Zhang Naiyi over Su Meidai, later patched up
  • Liu Yutong's friend and former schoolmate
  • Became Su Meidai's boyfriend in the end
  • Younger version portrayed by Ivan Lo Kai Jun
1-20
Aloysius Pang
冯伟衷
Zhang Naiyi
张乃祎
Main Protagonist
Smith Cheong, Boy (小弟)
  • He Zhaodi and Zhang Weida's youngest Son
  • Zhang Naiping and Zhang Zhang Nailiang's younger brother
  • Had a crush on Su Meidai (one-sided love)
  • Fashion designer, later a undergarment designer
  • Wang Kaixin's friend and colleague, later realised that he is in love with her
  • Had phobia of red nails
  • Shen Yilin, Xena, Yen and Zoe's colleague
  • Had a one-night stand with Wang Kaixin when the both of them were drunk
  • Fall out with Zhang Nailiang over Su Meidai, later patched up
  • Became Wang Kaixin's boyfriend in the end
1-20
Cynthia Koh
许美珍
Zou Huimin
邹惠敏
  • Zhang Naiping's wife
  • He Zhaodi and Zhang Weida's daughter-in-law
  • Zhang Nailiang and Zhang Naiyi's sister-in-law
  • Zhang Jingrou's mother
  • Hated Zhang Naiping's male chauvinism
  • Often mistaken Zhang Naiping and Shen Yilin as he always appears at her apartment to look after her son
  • Divorced with Zhang Naiping, later realised that she has never gotten over him
  • Became Zhang Naiping's wife again
1-8, 10-20
Paige Chua
蔡琦慧
Su Meidai (Soh Bee Dai)
苏美黛
MD, Heroine, Bra Shrew (BRA婆), Woman, Soh Bee Dai
  • Undergarment company chairman
  • Zhang Nailiang's girlfriend
  • Zhang Naiyi's love interest
  • Afraid of dark areas
  • Shen Yilin's best friend and superior
  • Zhang Naiyi, Xena, Yen and Zoe's superior
  • Venice's godmother
  • Hated Zhang Nailiang when first met due to misunderstandings
  • Indirectly caused Zhang Nailiang to not have a chance to go overseas for ballet industry
1-4, 6-20
Carrie Wong
黄思恬
Wang Kaixin
王凯欣
Princess A Class (A等公主), Happy (开心)
  • Wang Shengyi's daughter
  • Works at the undergarments company
  • Knows what cup size women should wear
  • Often mistaken as a guy due to her attire and short hair
  • Avoided wearing dress due to her father - still couldn't get over her mother's death
  • Zhang Naiyi's friend, later in love with him
  • Had a one-night stand with Zhang Naiyi when both of them were drunk
  • Became Zhang Naiyi's girlfriend in the end
1, 3, 6-13, 15-20

Supporting Cast

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Youyi
有懿
Shen Yilin
沈薏琳
Lin (琳)
  • Francis Ang's ex-wife
  • Venice and Lisbon/Kusu's mother
  • Su Meidai's best friend and subordinate
  • In love with Zhang Naiping (one-sided love)
  • Zhang Naiyi, Xena, Yen and Zoe's colleague
2-12, 14-20
Jin Yinji
金银姬
He Zhaodi
何招娣
  • Zhang Naiping, Zhang Nailiang and Zhang Naiyi's mother
  • Zou Huimin's mother-in-law
1-8, 10-15, 20
Wang Yuqing
王昱青
Wang Shengyi
王升义
Bra King (内衣王)
  • Wang Kaixin's father
  • Iron Man's friend
1, 3, 6-11, 13, 15-17, 20
Du Xinhui
杜芯慧
Zhang Jingrou
张静柔
  • He Zhaodi's granddaughter
  • Zhang Naiping and Zou Huimin's daughter
  • Zhang Nailiang and Zhang Naiyi's niece
  • Venice's classmate
Natalie Mae Tan 陈宥蒽 Venice
  • Francis Ang and Shen Yilin's daughter
  • Su Meidai's goddaughter
  • Zhang Jingrou's classmate
Joey Feng
冯瑾瑜
Xena
  • Su Meidai's subordiante
  • Zhang Naiyi, Shen Yilin, Xena and Zoe's colleague
Shelia Tan
陈玮甜
Yen
  • Su Meidai's subordinate
  • Zhang Naiyi, Shen Yilin, Xena and Zoe's colleague
Elizabeth Seah
谢佩佩
Zoe
  • Su Meidai's subordinate
  • Zhang Naiyi, Shen Yilin, Xena and Yen's colleague
Collin Chee
銭翰群
Sean
  • Zou Huimin's love interest
  • Zhang Naiping's rival in love
Kelly
廖奕琁
Xu Ruoqi
许若琪
  • Ballet dancer
  • Zhang Nailiang's love interest
1,13-15, 18-19
Marcus Mok
莫健发
Tim Ang
  • Su Meidai and Shen Yilin's superior
2-3, 20
James Hu
胡问遂
Francis
  • Shen Yilin's boyfriend
20
Adele Wong
王惠珊
Liu Yutong
  • Ballet school owner
  • Zhang Nailiang's friend and former schoolmate
9-11, 13, 18
David Leong
梁家豪
Francis Ang
  • Pilot
  • Shen Yilin's ex-husband
  • Venice's father
  • Zhang Naiping's army mate
5, 7, 9, 12
Zhang Wei
张为
Zhang Weida
张伟大
Old Man (老的)
  • Zhang Naiping, Zhang Nailiang and Zhang Naiyi's Father
  • Zou Huimin's Father-in-law
  • He Zhaodi's Husband
  • Deceased

Development

The series is first announced in January 2016.[1] Originally, Julie Tan and Xu Bin were also announced to be part of the lineup. Their roles were replaced by Carrie Wong and Aloysius Pang respectively, as Julie turned down the series to allow herself to focus on her role in long-running drama series Peace & Prosperity.[2] Wong was told that she would have to have her long locks shorn for her role, as executive producer Soh Bee Lian feels that the character would be more convincing in a bob cut than if she were to wear a wig.[3][4]

Filming began in February 2016. On 9 March, Toggle interviewed Pang, whose character falls in love with Paige Chua’s. The actors shot the scene where Chua saves his life when Pang falls over a railing at a parking complex in two hours. He was suspended from a third-floor ledge, with a ladder propping him up by the feet during breaks.[5][6] Pierre Png, who plays a professional ballet dancer in the series, reveals that ballet is “much, much tougher” than boxing (referring to his previous role in Channel 5 telemovie Rise). While others have to take seven years to perfect ballet, he only has one month for his role.[7][8][9]

A press conference was held at Cafe Melba in the new Mediacorp campus on 26 July 2016. Chen Hanwei, Pierre Png, Aloysius Pang, Carrie Wong, Paige Chua, Cynthia Koh and Jin Yinji attended the conference.[10][11]

Trivia

See also

References

  1. Joanna Goh (2 January 2016). "2016 local drama guide". Toggle. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. "陈欣淇爆新恋情 与大11岁圈外男交往" (in Chinese). Toggle. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. Goh Li Xin (18 February 2016). "黄思恬挥剪20年长发 笑称变"少女杀手"" (in Chinese). Toggle. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. Zara Zhuang (19 February 2016). "Carrie Wong: I feel like a pretty boy now". Toggle. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  5. "冯伟衷有心仪对象 不介意与黄思恬假戏真做" (in Chinese). Toggle. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. Zara Zhuang (11 March 2016). "Aloysius Pang likes older girls". Toggle. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  7. Tammi Tan (11 May 2016). "Pierre Png: ballet is "much, much tougher" than boxing". Toggle. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  8. Goh Li Xin (13 May 2016). "方展发爱上芭蕾舞 和刘子绚代言名车" (in Chinese). Toggle. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  9. May Seah (23 August 2016). "Pierre Png on pointe: Dance date with ballet devotee". Today Online. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  10. Tammi Tan (28 July 2016). "Aloysius Pang on bras and bed scenes with Carrie Wong". Toggle. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  11. "陈汉玮为母茹素 黄思恬冯伟衷拍床戏不尴尬" (in Chinese). Toggle. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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