Mini series about the 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, when a politically engaged student falls in love with a left wing journalist's daughter who doesn't care for politics. The romance follows 15 years of Brazilian history, since President João Goulart deposition by military reactionary forces, until the first signs of restoration of democracy, in the 1980s.
The Transamazon highway was a gigantic saga, the greatest example of the pharaonic works of the Brazilian military government. But the road that would promote national integration was best known for linking the famine of the Northeast with the misery of the Amazon. This haunting docuseries follows the story of the construction of this highway and its morbid consequences.
This is a KBS 1TV drama that aired from February 8, 2003 to August 15, 2004.
4 episode miniseries about the 1973 Coup d'etat in Chile and the dictatorship regime that came with it.
A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.
German Oesterheld who wrote The Eternauta goes to apply a new job in the most prolific argentine publisher on those days. The comics of this publisher are simple and plain in style with a constant particular feature; the bad boys are always the indians, the cubans or the aliens. When German arrives a revolution between publishers writers and comic driver is begun because they feel attracted am jealous for the teachers arrival. The military dictatorship government rules the streets and everywhere even in the publisher building the things and relationships begun to change and German has to be hidden to be able to let know his toughts.
Soda Stereo, Café Tacvba, Aterciopelados and others figure in this 50-year history of Latin American rock through dictatorships, disasters and dissent.
Public relations consultant Harry Shaw has to face the challenge of starting afresh in his mid-forties. Disillusioned with the values of city life, he returns to his father's farm in Yorkshire to think over his future.
Crime of Passion
Hee Ju and Tae Kyong are friends who work at a hotel. During a violent bank robberty, Hee Ju is unaware that her cash is stolen by sneaky Dong Wook who happens to be next to her at the time of the robbery. Tae Kyong in the meantime is attracted to Seung Joon, a hotel guest. After an unfortunate incident at the hotel, Hee Ju and Tae Kyong move to Seoul where their paths cross with Dong Wook and Seung Joon.
An Icelandic drama miniseries created by Þráinn Bertelsson. The series takes place in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, and follows the lives of an influential family in the fishing industry.
A poor young man from New York's Lower East Side determines to overcome his status, and through hard work rises to become a power in the garment industry.
British scientist Peter Brady, while working on an invisibility formula, suffers a tragic accident which turns himself invisible. Unfortunately, there is no antidote, so, while working on a method to regain his visibility, he undertakes missions for his government stopping bad guys.
Medicine could be a lucrative business if it weren't for all those sick people. So goes the motto of the mega-sized, mega-frugal HMO that runs Mission General Hospital in San Francisco, where two renegade doctors bend the rules and find the loopholes in a constant quest to treat their patients. Together, they practice medicine with a take-no-prisoners attitude and don't-take-no-for-an-answer tactics.
The Third Man
A drama series that ran every other week, attracted top notch actors and actresses, and was broadcast from New York City.
Peter Bowles gives a memorable performance as Fleet Street's most successful gossip columnist, Neville Lytton. Co-created by Bowles, this highly popular drama started life as a single play in the Storyboard anthology before continuing through two critically acclaimed series. Featuring appearances by Gwen Taylor, Ralph Bates, Pamela Salem, Jean Kent, Elspet Gray and Lee Patterson, this set comprises both series alongside the original Storyboard play. Suave, shrewd and with an instinct for a good story (tempered by a strong sense of fair play and occasional threats of litigation...), Neville Lytton is justly famed for the Gossip Diary that peps up the pages of The Daily News. Society tit-bits often give way to high-profile exposés, however, when Lytton and his colleagues stumble upon shady dealings, corruption at the highest levels, cover-ups and con-artists...
Liverpool-set sitcom about black and white half-brothers Wesley and Cyril who run an extremely dodgy second-hand car business. The series is a spin-off of ITV soap opera Coronation Street, featuring two characters that originally appeared in the soap for one episode in May 1982. Unable to get Carl Chase and Tony Osoba back to play the roles, Philip Whitchurch and Paul Barber were cast instead.
Alone and without her parents, Judith Dunbar spends her school days in a boarding school. When her friend Loveday invites her to Gut Nancherrow one day, it is love at first sight for Judith. The elegant lady of the house Diana, her husband Colonel Cary-Lewis and Loveday's siblings Edward and Athena immediately fall in love with her and treat her like family. But the outbreak of the Second World War put an end to the idyll on Nancherrow overnight. A long, thorny road lies ahead of Judith until she finally finds happiness in a family of her own...
Jigsaw John is an American crime drama television series that aired from February 2 until June 14, 1976.