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The Little Nyonya is a 2008 drama serial on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The storyline, which circles around the biographical flashback of an extended Peranakan family in Malacca, is set in the 1930s and spans to over 70 years and several generations of three families. The series was partly sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. It debuted on November 25, 2008 and concluded its run on January 5, 2009. Produced by MediaCorp in commemoration of the channel's 45-year anniversary, the series has been critically acclaimed by both viewers and critics, and raked the highest viewership in the country in 14 years. The success of The Little Nyonya has also led to the show being broadcast internationally. The series also became the first ever Singaporean Chinese drama to be dubbed in Malay and aired on Malay-language channel Suria.
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The Little Nyonya is a 2008 drama serial on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The storyline, which circles around the biographical flashback of an extended Peranakan family in Malacca, is set in the 1930s and spans to over 70 years and several generations of three families. The series was partly sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. It debuted on November 25, 2008 and concluded its run on January 5, 2009. Produced by MediaCorp in commemoration of the channel's 45-year anniversary, the series has been critically acclaimed by both viewers and critics, and raked the highest viewership in the country in 14 years. The success of The Little Nyonya has also led to the show being broadcast internationally. The series also became the first ever Singaporean Chinese drama to be dubbed in Malay and aired on Malay-language channel Suria.
Best Writing for a Television Series | 2010
A nonya is a female Peranakan, where in the context of the drama series, is Peranakan with Chinese ancestry. A male Peranakan is known as baba.
In a drama series featuring the Peranakan way of life, amongst the cast, Pierre Png (as Chen Sheng) is already a known Peranakan himself.
Still the only drama series made in Singapore to be portraying the Peranakan way of life. Peranakans do not reside just in Singapore, as they are also found in Malaysia, as also depicted in the drama series.
The biggest winner at the 2009 Star Awards, with 16 nominations and nine wins, beating out the previous record of 10 nominations and seven wins for Holland V (2003) in the 2003 edition.It had a near-domination in the technical categories (Best Director where there were two winners from the same drama series, Best Screenplay, Best Set Design, Best Editing). In the main categories, it took the biggest prize in Best Drama Serial, and the female cast were especially recognised with Joanne Peh beating out cast-mate Jeanette Aw for Best Actress, and the Best Supporting Actress had joint-winners with Ng Hui and Xiang Yun. It also won Best Theme Song.
