Two sisters who set up a London fashion house for society of the early 1920s.
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The Strauss Family is a British seven-part miniseries produced by Associated Television about 19th century Vienna's Strauss family: Johann I and his sons Johann II, Eduard, and Josef.
A tribute ink scandal topples the Li family’s long-standing ink business, leaving their legacy in ruins. Years later, Li Zhen, the determined youngest daughter, sets out to restore her family's name. As she rises in the industry, she joins forces with Luo Wenqian, heir to another fallen clan, to take on a rising rival and face new challenges from foreign markets, fighting to bring Huizhou ink back to its former glory.
Xin Yunge, a crafty charlatan on the run, inadvertently disrupts Prince Qin Lixing’s mission to uncover enemy spies. Forced to team up, they hatch a dangerous plan involving a royal visit, while facing constant threats and a looming crisis.
After being betrayed by her husband, Su Buxiao, and losing her entire family, Mi Youchu is reborn with a thirst for revenge. She dedicates herself to martial arts, determined to kill Su Buxiao—unaware that he’s now inhabited by a game player tasked with winning her love. In a twist of fate, the two become unlikely allies in a life-or-death journey to protect her family from a mysterious enemy, leading to an unexpected bond as they uncover dark secrets and find happiness together.
Sydney, 1961. The women who work in Goodes ladieswear face tumultuous lives navigating societal shifts and personal challenges amidst the fashion transformation of the sixties.
During the Zhenyuan era, the accidental death of the Bai Ze goddess, who governed both human and demon realms, leads to chaos as demon beasts run rampant. Disguised as Zhao Yuanzhou, the demon leader Zhu Yan offers to form a demon-hunting bureau to help restore order. Wen Xiao, suspicious of Zhao Yuanzhou, joins the bureau along with her childhood friend Zhuo Yichen, skilled archer Pei Sijing, and the talented but timid doctor Bai Jiu. Together, they confront the creatures from "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and uncover the darker truths behind the chaos.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, judicial officer Song Ci finds himself unexpectedly allied with theater performers Zhao Zhiting, Wang Ling, and dancer He Wenning. Despite their contrasting backgrounds, the four form an unlikely team, using keen investigation and forensic skills to solve four intricate murder cases. Together, they bring justice to the dead and fairness to the living, each case strengthening their bond and dedication to the truth.
After the fall of his homeland and the death of his father in battle, Ying Shuo takes the throne as Qin Wen Gong during a time of crisis. With the court divided, brothers turning against each other, and a doomed romance tangled in national turmoil, he pushes forward with sweeping reforms to transform the struggling western state.
Qing Cai, the son of a late king, who lives in hiding to escape court conflicts. When his adoptive father is threatened, Qing Cai disguises himself as a woman to infiltrate Mingyi Manor, an all-female academy. There, he meets Gan Pu, an orphan seeking revenge, and others with hidden agendas. As Qing Cai tries to keep his identity secret, he faces comedic mishaps and develops feelings for Gan Pu. Their bond deepens despite the truth about their identities driving them apart—until they join forces to confront their shared enemies.
As WWI ends, housewife Kate Galloway sets up a nightclub in Soho to support her daughters. But Kate must contend with a dangerous gangster family and the police to survive.
Madam Zhao Shuangshuang, gifted with the ability to see red strings connecting destined lovers, is Lin’an City’s top matchmaker, dedicated to helping others find love while dreaming of her own. She meets Cheng Yin, a man on a mission to disrupt matchmakers after a personal tragedy. Their opposing goals spark an ongoing rivalry, yet Cheng Yin begins to feel a connection to Zhao Shuangshuang. When an old flame from Zhao Shuangshuang's past reappears, hidden truths emerge, leading both to confront their feelings and pasts as they navigate their growing bond.
Yun Tianhe, a young man who had been living alone on a mountain peak, was on a regular boar hunting trip when he came across the young woman Han Lingsha, from a clan of short-lived tomb raiders, attempting to break into his parents' tomb, culminating in the destruction of the tomb, and setting him on a journey alongside Lingsha to the outside world to uncover his parents' past. On the journey, they encountered and befriended the adopted daughter of the magistrate of Shouyang, Liu Mengli, who seemed to have connections to Tianhe's father, and a skilled and kind swordmaster who trained at Mt. Kunlun's Qionghua School since a young age, Murong Ziying.
Scholar-official Qin Yu, secretly serving as a royal agent, marries the bold and sharp-tongued Zhang Qiong to repay an old favor. Their unexpected marriage soon pulls them into dangerous family feuds and a deeper conspiracy of government corruption. Relying on Qin Yu’s covert mission and Zhang Qiong’s fearless cunning, the couple joins forces to protect their loved ones and bring justice to the people.
After their family is slaughtered in a palace conspiracy, sisters Jiang Wei and Jiang Yan enter the imperial court as medical women to seek revenge. Caught between deadly harem rivalries and political schemes, they fake a bitter rift while secretly working with Prince Yan to uncover the emperor’s crimes.
The ancient gods died, and there is only one last god in the world - Xingzhi. Rumor has it that this God of Action has lived alone in the heavens for tens of thousands of years, ruthless and lustless. In the battle of the immortals and demons, he turned the tide by himself, and since then, Du Men has been swept away, and his traces are hard to find. Hundreds of years are just a click away. As the queen who was born with a pearl in the devil world, Shen Li's life was bright and dazzling. But on the occasion of her thousand-year-old birthday, the claws of political marriage were scratching their heads. On the way to escape from the marriage, Shen Li was beaten back to the original form of a phoenix and fell to the world with injuries. When she was seriously injured and comatose, the mortal hawker treated her as a fat chicken, plucked all the hair from her body, and locked her in a cage for sale. The fate of the two is tightly linked by a seemingly casual transaction.
Ye Ruyi is unexpectedly transported into a comic book as a minor, doomed character, where she encounters Zuo Qianchen, a fallen prince living a double life as a hero. Together, they move from mutual manipulation to redemption, awakening other characters and reshaping their fates to rewrite the story.
Shen Zhili embarks on a quest to revive her master using an ancient formula that requires a rare medicinal ingredient. When Su Chenche arrives, Shen Zhili is unexpectedly trapped in a time loop, discovering that each time Su Chenche dies, time resets. To complete the mission, the two set out together, navigating misunderstandings, a growing bond, and cryptic guidance from a mysterious figure in the shadows. Can they solve the riddle of the time loop and find the elusive ingredient?
Lu Chenyuan, a rising star, surprises the entire capital by proposing to marry Jiang Yurou, the notorious daughter of the valiant general. Determined to make him regret his decision, Jiang Yurou tries every trick to break the engagement. However, Lu Chenyuan counters her every move and remains steadfast by her side. Eventually, his unwavering devotion wins her over, and they end up together as a loving couple.
Two sisters enter the palace and quickly earn the emperor’s favor, but their rise ends in tragedy when the elder sister—pregnant with the heir—is killed in a palace scheme. Left with nothing, the younger sister Lu Jiuning hides her grief and, as a lowly palace maid, carefully plots her revenge. Moving between rival consorts and imperial power, she wages a quiet but ruthless battle to avenge her sister’s death.
A group of fun-loving American girls burst onto the scene in tightly corseted 1870s London, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash. Sent to secure husbands and status, the buccaneers' hearts are set on much more than that.
England, 1925. At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong. It will be up to the unlikeliest of sleuths—the fizzingly inquisitive Lady Eileen 'Bundle' Brent—to unravel a chilling plot that will change her life, cracking wide open the country house mystery.
Margaret Hale is a southerner from a country vicarage newly settled in the industrial northern town of Milton. In the shock of her move, she misjudges charismatic cotton mill-owner John Thornton, whose strength of purpose and passion are a match for her own pride and willfulness. When the workers of Milton call a strike, Margaret takes their side, and the two are brought into deeper conflict. As events spiral out of control, Margaret - to her surprise - begins to fall in love with Thornton...
Belgravia, 1871. When Lord Frederick Trenchard meets Clara Dunn, their courtship is full of passion. But after they marry, the scandalous world of high society and a long-buried family secret threaten to unravel their happiness.
An intoxicating love story set in England's first department store in the 1870s. The Paradise revolves around the lives of the people who live and work in the store, each bound in their own way by the power of the world they live in, and the pasts that follow them there. A love story, mystery, and social comedy all in one.
Sense and Sensibility is a 2008 British television drama, based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies, who said that the aim of the series was to make viewers forget Ang Lee's 1995 film version. As such, this series was more overtly sexual than previous Austen adaptations, and Davies included scenes featuring a seduction and a duel that are suggested in Austen's novel but absent from the feature film. A story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 18th century England. Elinor, disciplined, restrained and very conscious of the manners of the day, represents sense. Outspoken, impetuous, emotional Marianne represents sensibility.
When Eliza Scarlet's father dies, he leaves her penniless, but she resolves to continue his detective agency. To operate in a male-dominated world, though, she needs a partner... step forward a detective known as the Duke. Eliza and The Duke strike up a mismatched, fiery relationship as they team up to solve crime in the murkiest depths of 1880’s London.
Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920’s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit. Leaving a trail of admirers in her wake, our thoroughly modern heroine makes sure she enjoys every moment of her lucky life. Based on author Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher Murder Mystery novels.
Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.
A gripping family drama and entrepreneurial fable, set in a post-war Paris fashion house. It exposes the grit behind the glamour of a rising business, spearheaded by two clashing brothers.
A biography series based on the life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, the brilliant, beautiful and talented Southern Belle who becomes the original flapper and icon of the wild, flamboyant Jazz Age in the 20s. Z starts before Zelda Fitzgerald meets the unpublished writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and moves through their passionate, turbulent love affair and their marriage-made in heaven, lived out in hell as the celebrity couple of their time.
After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.
A rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change in the 1840s. Adapted from the novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.
Charlotte Bronte's classic about an orphan girl who grows up to become a governess in a gloomy manor in Yorkshire, where she falls in love with the mysterious Edward Rochester.
The shocking story of how fashion icon Christian Dior and his contemporaries including Coco Chanel, Pierre Balmain, and Cristóbal Balenciaga navigated the horrors of World War Il and launched modern fashion.
Dickensian intertwines the realm of fictional characters in Charles Dickens’ novels—including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham—in half-hour episodes, as their lives intertwine in 19th century London. The Old Curiosity Shop sits next door to The Three Cripples Pub, while Fagin’s Den is hidden down a murky alley off a bustling Victorian street.
A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.
Mr. Selfridge recounts the real life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge's, London's lavish department store. Set in 1909 London, when women were reveling in a new sense of freedom and modernity, it follows Harry Gordon Selfridge ('Mile a Minute Harry'), a man with a mission to make shopping as thrilling as sex. Pioneering and reckless, with an almost manic energy, Harry created a theater of retail where any topic or trend that was new, exciting, entertaining - or just eccentric - was showcased.
Based on a novel by Clara Darling, about a college grad who heads to a big city looking for work and discovers her older sister, who's been living there for years, is a model.
The story of the penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her rich aunt/cousins at Greshamsbury Park estate.