Hard Times

Royal Navy Captain Wentworth was haughtily turned down eight years ago as suitor of pompous baronet Sir Walter Elliot's daughter Anne, despite true love. Now he visits their former seaside country estate, rented by his brother-in-law, Admiral Croft, so the financially stressed baronet can afford a fashionable, cheaper residence in trendy Bath. The former lovers meet again on the estate, where they feel vibes again, but neither dares admit them until it seems too late.

This ten episode program was based on ten short stories written by Agatha Christie but with wide-ranging themes. Some were romances, some had supernatural themes and a couple were adventures. The common link was that all came from the talented pen of Agatha Christie, all were entertaining and each drama was carefully crafted and well cast with many of Britain's best known actors of the time represented.

At the turn of the century, new roads and railway lines threaten the very existence of the once thriving river boat trade. While trying to mediate in the dispute between the shearers and the riverboat skippers, Brenton Edwards is framed and sentenced to imprisonment in Melbourne. Without Brenton, Delie is faced with a custody battle over her children and the not altogether unwanted attentions of Cyrus James, a charming, but mysterious overseas entrepreneur. Alone she must fight to keep her family and the riverboat "Philadelphia".

Yoon-soo is a dedicated office worker who immerses himself in his job, shuttling between home and the office day in and day out.

A young woman named Ru Lan who put her reputation on the line to air her grievances dies in vain. Seven years later, nine people who are inextricably linked to the Ru Lan case get together for different reasons thus beginning a story of revenge. Disregarding her good friend Meng Wan's objections, the young Lin Rulan risked her own reputation to sue Wu Lian who is the master of Xiu Liu. After many unsuccessful attempts, Rulan who finds that there's no place that will hear her grievances finally commits suicide to prove her innocence. Meng Wan bides her time for seven years later and assembles nine people to seek justice for her friend. In the process, the struggles of a young girl who was buried in time gradually emerges.

Following the May 1968 civil unrest in France, a deaf-mute and a con artist simultaneously stumble upon the remnants of a secret society.

Jiang Si, the fourth lady of Dongping Bo Mansion, is reborn after dying at the hands of her lover, Yu Jin. Determined to rewrite her fate, she breaks off her engagement, outsmarts her cruel aunt, opens a perfumery, and investigates a series of mysterious crimes. She reunites with Yu Jin, and despite their unresolved past, they join forces to change tragic destinies—saving her siblings and clearing her father’s name. As they overcome hardships together, Jiang Si’s feelings for Yu Jin rekindle, and they work hand in hand to protect the peace of the Zhou dynasty, embracing a lifetime of prosperity.

After her father's death, Chu Yu marries into the Wei family to investigate mysterious events. As she grows close to Wei Yun, the last surviving member of the family, they face numerous challenges together, navigating their evolving feelings while working to uncover the truth and protect their homeland.

A captivating romance unfolds between a confident, cat-like woman and a bold, loyal younger man. As they navigate their differences, they find mutual healing and redemption, leading to a passionate, fate-driven love story full of tension and desire.

The young and dashing general Xiao Chuyi and his childhood sweetheart, Lu Yunxi, share a deep and loving relationship. However, after Xiao Chuyi's exile and near-death experience, he returns to find that Lu Yunxi has moved on. Amid tangled emotions of love and hatred, Xiao Chuyi and Lu Yunxi navigate a complex and forbidden romance as their feelings become increasingly entangled.

Elbrus Tamayev, a guy from a working-class family, was brought up in the spirit of fundamental male principles: not to offend the weak, to be able to fight back and help those in need. During his school years, he makes a friend and a girlfriend. Elbrus gets a job on a dry cargo ship. His friend pulls off a drug scam. It is exposed, and Elbrus becomes the scapegoat in this case... He is sentenced to life imprisonment in a prison for especially dangerous criminals, from which it is impossible to escape. But the hero - now his name is none other than Graf Krestovsky - succeeds twenty years later. He returns to his homeland and begins to take revenge on those who treated him so cruelly.

15-year-old Qian Jiayue enters a prestigious high school and faces academic challenges while navigating friendships and family dynamics. As she bonds with her new friend Chen Mo, both girls grow through their shared experiences. Meanwhile, their families grapple with life changes and generational conflicts, but the warmth of family and community support remains unchanged.

Cheng Lele, having offended her boss, is secretly demoted and returns to her hometown to manage the struggling Xingchen Cinema. Unexpectedly, she reunites with her ex-boyfriend Chen An, and their new circumstances lead to a series of comedic situations. Together, they navigate their relationship and the challenges of reviving the cinema.

Focuses on Bernard Samson (Ian Holm), beginning with his search for the "mole" that threatens the Brahms Network in East Germany. Samson is sent to Berlin to bring out a Brahms agent. He is then sent to Mexico to try to persuade a KGB major (Gottfried John) to defect, using his childhood friend Verner Volkmann's wife Zena as bait. After it appears another traitor is working at London Central, Samson himself becomes one of the prime suspects.

Ambitious, post-Civil War costume drama spanning 36 years which intertwines several stories of lust, power, greed and murder in dealing with two former army field doctors and their passion for their work and women in their lives.

The lives of two childhood best friends, Bill and Epstein, in the late 1890s as they flock to the gold rush capital in the untamed Yukon Territory. This man-versus-nature tale places our heroes in a land full of undiscovered wealth, but ravaged by harsh conditions, unpredictable weather and desperate, dangerous characters including greedy businessmen, seductive courtesans and native tribes witnessing the destruction of their people and land by opportunistic entrepreneurs.

The story follows Li Shande, a man deceived by his colleagues and demoted from his supervisory role. Now forced to become the “Lychee Envoy,” he faces a near-impossible mission to deliver fresh lychees from Lingnan to Chang’an as a birthday gift for the Noble Consort. The saying goes that lychees change color in one day, lose their fragrance in two, and their flavor in three days. With more than 5,000 li between Lingnan and Chang’an, and under tight deadlines with limited resources, how can he possibly pull it off?

In a city that won’t accept him, A-Qing finds others like him—under the neon shadows of Taipei’s New Park.

A drama about the shifting power in a marriage when the personal and political collide.

Powerful historical drama series, based on the lives of real people, telling the story of young 19th-century apprentices taking their lives into their own hands for the first time.