A series of television drama programmes loosely based on Baroness Emmuska Orczy's series of novels, set in 1793 during the French Revolution. It stars Richard E. Grant as the hero, Sir Percy Blakeney, and his eponymous alter ego. The first series also starred Elizabeth McGovern as his wife Marguerite and Martin Shaw as the Pimpernel's archrival, Paul Chauvelin. Robespierre was played by Ronan Vibert. It was filmed in the Czech Republic and scored by a Czech composer, Michal Pavlíček.
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.
Revolves around Caíque, a doctor who can see and speak to spirits, and his passion for Laura, a journalist who seeks to discover her mother.
The story of 5 couples in which each of them there are concealed secrets. They have different meanings of love, both secret and love. Which path will they take? And how they will solve their problems?
In the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott's dream of being a scientist is challenged by a society that says women belong in the domestic sphere. She accepts a job on a TV cooking show and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives way more than recipes.
In order to receive a bone marrow transplant quicker and be able to continue her career as an actress, Xia Lin enters into a secret marriage with Ling Yi Zhou, the CEO of a company. Despite the conspiracies and misunderstandings they encounter, the two find true love.
Pipoy agrees to lend his body to the lost soul of his twin brother, Popoy, who wants to ensure the happiness of his great love Tere. While helping Popoy in his pursuit of Tere, Pipoy rediscovers his own love for her.
Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising.
Sartra, a young businessman, marries Rachawadee out of duty, not love. Though she loves him, she cannot bear an heir, leading her to devise a plan for another woman to conceive in her place. Lada, a public relations employee, is chosen, but a failed scheme causes Sartra to mistakenly sleep with Piangor—Lada’s friend, whom he had secretly admired.
Set in late 1800s Thailand during King Chulalongkorn’s reign, Kaew, a hereditary slave, battles against his master’s refusal to release him even as new laws promise freedom. His struggle for liberty is fueled by his forbidden love for Namtip, his master’s daughter.
A fateful romance about Kim Byeol, a fatalist who is pessimistic about her fate and devoted herself to fortune telling, finding herself in front of two Woo Joos whose names are the same as her future husband's.
In swinging 60’s Melbourne, gorgeously reckless Peregrine Fisher inherits a windfall when the famous aunt she never knew goes missing over the highlands of New Guinea. Peregrine must prove herself brilliant enough to become a world class private detective in her own right.
This mini drama tells the story of three childhood lovers, who are entangled in conspiracy, love, guardianship, shackles, and many other emotions that are intertwined and mixed. In the scene where they love her, there is she who loves her first, then finds out that she truly loves her and that many people love her. There are ups and downs in entangled emotions. The hidden marriage between the arrogant leader and his childhood sweetheart is finally reaping love after hardship.
Kaew, optimistic and hard-working, continues to view life through rose-coloured glasses. She works part-time day and night to help support herself and Grandma Prai. Things take a turn for the worse when Grandma Prai dies at the hand of someone who wanted her land on the beach. What’s even more shocking is that Grandma Prai gave that land by the beach to Thian, a man she had met only a few days previously and had already signed a lease in exchange for Thian having to take care of Kaew with a promise to help her find her parents.
Treenut got to know Time because of an accident that happened to Treenut’s student. This impressed Time and he came to see her more often. However, Time was afraid to tell Treenut that he loved her because he still couldn’t forget his former love with Marisa. Instead, Treenut decided to marry Touch, who happens to be gay. Touch urgently needed to get married and have children for his grandfather, Patthana; it was the only way for Touch to keep his position as president of “Methee Group”. Time met Treenut again as Touch's bride-to-be. He was in agony but needed to kept Touch’s secret from Orachun who could expose Touch and take his position. Chane, Touch’s ex-boyfriend, began scheming for reputation and Touch’s money. This chaos began to endanger Touch and Treenut.
The chronicles of Sakamoto Ryoma, a pre-revolutionary who helped shape the face of modern Japan. In order to study swordsmanship, Ryoma heads for Edo where he meets many people who influence his thinking. He becomes close friends with men like Katsu Kaishu and Saigo Takamori and later establishes a naval training school in Kobe. Ryoma's controversial political views make him a target for shogunate assassins but his fervent belief in a classless society helps forge the Choshu-Satsuma alliance which ultimately brings about the Meiji Restoration.
Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.
Set at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of Japan disrupted a long era of peace, this tale of "Heike" (another name for the Taira clan) focuses on Taira Kiyomori who fights alongside other members of his clan to at first successfully overcome the Minamoto clan and their bid for power. Battles and intrigue abound, as the puppet Emperor and Buddhist monks take sides in the power struggle. At issue is Kiyomori's parentage, not an unusual problem for the nobility in that era where clandestine liaisons among courtiers and the upper classes were common.