Sudden (TV series) explained

Native Name:骤变
Genre:Drama
Law
Action
Romance
Runtime:approx. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements)
Creator:Phang Kai Yee 彭凯毅
Director:Leong Lye Lin 梁来玲
Loh Woon Woon 罗温温
Wong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲
Executive Producer:Leong Lye Lin 梁来玲
Starring:Romeo Tan
Rui En
Rebecca Lim
Zhang Zhenhuan
Opentheme:骤变 By DFC 大风吹 Feat. Romeo Tan
Endtheme:You and Me by Olivia Ong
Country:Singapore
Location:Singapore
Tasmania, Australia
Language:Chinese
Network:MediaCorp Channel 8
Num Episodes:20

Sudden is a Mediacorp Channel 8 law drama. It starred Romeo Tan, Rui En, Rebecca Lim & Zhang Zhenhuan as casts of the series.

It was broadcast on MediaCorp Channel 8 from 2 September 2013 to 27 September 2013.[1]

Cast

Cast Role Description
Rui EnCheng Chuning
程楚宁
Lawyer Ching Cho Ning
Cheng Gaofeng's daughter
Fang Qiliang's girlfriend
Best lawyer at ST & Jameson, later became a junior partner
Does dirty tricks to gain advantage on court
Witnessed Qiliang's car accident in episode 1-2
Broke up with Qiliang in episode 3
Found out that she had CADASIL in episode 13
Reunites with her mother Yirou in episode 16
Suffered a mild stroke just before a court hearing in episode 17
Romeo TanFang Qiliang
方启亮
Lawyer Hong Khee Leong
Zhong Wentai's cousin
Cheng Chuning's boyfriend
Got into a car accident in episode 1-2
Became paralysed waist-down in episode 2
Rebecca LimGuo Weiqian
郭玮茜
Lawyer
Guo Zhongxin's younger daughter
Yixin's younger sister
Sun Dalun's girlfriend
Raised by her father
Keeps trying to overturn her sister's conviction
Huang Yixin
黄逸心
Birth name Guo Weixin, now Ng Yee Xin
Guo Zhongxin's long-lost elder daughter
Guo Weiqian's long-lost elder sisterZhong Zhenlie's PA and later suspected murderer
Abducted and sold to Malaysia to be a beggar when she was 7
Rescued, put in an orphanage and adopted when she was 7
Her adoptive parents died in a staged car accident when she was 15
Gang-raped by Zhenlie's gang when she was 15
Came to Singapore to work a year ago with Shenghua's help
Zhang ZhenhuanSun Dalun
孙达伦
Lawyer
Guo Weiqian's boyfriend
Missed his job interview because of the accident
Learns to do dirty tricks from Chuning but doesn't do them right
Received bribes from Huiwu but repents and exposes him in the end
Saved Yixin from the fire in episode 20, thinking it was Weiqian
Found out he had saved the wrong twin 1 year later

Other casts

Cast Role Description
Ian FangZhong Wentai 钟文泰Lawyer
Sora MaGuan Jiemin 关洁敏Lawyer
Yuan ShuaiLin Shenghua
FlapperFlapper
Constance SongSitu Xinmei 司徒心美Prosecutor, then Lawyer
Guo LiangCheng GaofengLawyer
Amy ChengChen Yirou 陈以柔Cheng Chuning's mother
Cheng Gaofeng's wife
Suffers from CADASIL and left her family because of it
Lives in a nursing home
Li WenhaiGuo Zhongxin 郭中信Guo Weiqian and Chen Yixin's father
Yixin's alibi, proving she left RHF
Died in a car accident in episode 2
Zheng GepingZhong Zhenlie 钟振烈Chairman of RHF Charity Foundation
Committed suicide out of guilt a few months ago
Previously known as Tiger Shark in Malaysia
Ye ShipinFeng Yuanzhi 冯远志Took control of RHF when Zhenlie died
Tracer Wong 王裕香Belinda Hong Yanmei 洪艳美Kept the murder weapon in case Yuanzhi betrayed them
Has a daughter called Pricilla
Zhang XinxiangSu Mingsheng
苏名声
Kept Zhenlie's suicide note in case Yuanzhi betrayed them
Died in episode 16
Darren LimJoda Founder of Xin Yue Zhang
Pianist, missionary musician
Believes you can speak to God through music and help them go to Heaven
Has a high profile, created a superstar image for himself and lives an affluent lifestyle
Brandon WongHe Jianming
何建明
Co-founded Xin Yue Zhang with Joda 8 years ago
Claims that Joda is a devil, that he's a fraud and pocketed the donations
Donated 260K to Xin Yue Zhang 3 years ago
Hu WensuiLiu Zhi'an 刘志安Ex-member of Xin Yue Zhang
Laura Kee 纪丽晶Ye Yongmei 叶咏梅Ex-member of Xin Yue Zhang
William Lawandi 刘峻宏Liu Guangming 刘广明Ex-member of Xin Yue Zhang
Yao WenlongKang Wenxing
康文星
Liao Qiqi's manager
Treats Liao Qiqi like his own daughter
Too principled, over-protective of Liao Qiqi, upright, quick-tempered and easily provoked
Caused Liao Qiqi to lose many acting jobs because he was protecting her
Thinks Bobby enticed Liao Qiqi to terminate her contract and instigated her into it
Worries that Liao Qiqi may sell herself to get work when she joins Starsouth
Jayley WooLiao Qiqi 廖棋棋Born in the Year of the Rat so she loves rats and buys a lot of rat products
Came to Singapore at 13 and graduated from performing arts in a drama college a year ago
Talent scouted by Kang Wenxing and became his artiste
Wanted to terminate her contract with Wenxing to move to Bobby's company
Thinks that Kang Wenxing likes her but is mistaken
Wallace Ang 洪圣安Bobby WuFounder of Starsouth
Wants Liao Qiqi to sign on to his company
Became incredibly wealthy in just three years with only two artistes under him
Forces his artistes to sell their bodies to gain acting deals
Filmed Kexuan's first time selling her body and used it to blackmail her
Paige ChuaZhao Kexuan 赵可萱Artiste of Starsouth
Sold her body to gain acting deals
Her first time was filmed and used by Bobby to blackmail her from leaving
Seth Ang 翁兴昂Lin Baofa 林宝发Huang Meiling's husband
Owner of the lorry that caused Qiliang's accident
Suspected of drink-driving and causing the accident
Drinks and gambles
Angels Yeung 杨迪嘉Huang Meiling
黄美玲
Lin Baofa's wife
许竣翔Zhu Youcai 朱有才Meiling's boyfriend
Candyce Toh 杜蕙昂MelodyHongxing's wife
Given the wrong sperm specimen for IVF
Gave birth to a half-Chinese half-Indian boy
Doesn't want to give up the baby which resulted in their divorce
Reunited with Hongxing in the end
Zen ChongZhang Hongxing 张宏兴Melody's husband
Didn't accept Melody's son as his own which lead to a divorce
Accepted Melody's son and reunited with her in the end
Chen TianwenChen Huiwu 陈辉武Chen Zuyun's son
Zhang Wei 張為Chen Zuyun 陈祖运Chen Huiwu's father
Diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's disease
Signed transfer papers in a daze due to cough medicine
Treats Ruan Yan like his own daughter
Said to be a lecherous old man
Joey Feng 冯瑾瑜Ruan Yan 阮燕Chen Zuyun's maid
Accused by Huiwu of seducing Zuyun
Lieu Yanxi 刘彦希PriscillaBelinda's daughter

Episodes

Episode Title Original airdate

Trivia

Accolades

YearAward Category Nominee / Work ResultRef
2014
Leong Lye Lin 梁来玲
Romeo Tan
Rebecca Lim
Asian Television AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleRui En

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sudden official website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130831101432/http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/zh/tv/channel-8/programmes/%E3%80%8A%E9%AA%A4%E5%8F%98%E3%80%8Bsudden . 31 August 2013 . 30 August 2013 . Xinmsn . Chinese.
  2. News: Pan Ling Ling: Cyst - not a tumour - removed from breast . Today . 20 May 2013.