Driving his car Frank gets a call from Betty reminding him to attend daughter Jessica's cycle race. As a result he has an accident with a well-known Formula 1 driver and a well-known - except to Frank - politician. Other mishaps follow culminating in an intrusion into the cycle race where Frank accidentally sabotages Bradley Wiggins' attempt to go for the world record.

In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their return to their former home in Moscow, where life is charming and stimulating meaningful. But for now they exist in a malaise of dissatisfaction. Soldiers from the local military post provide them some companionship and society, but nothing can suffice to replace Moscow in their hopes. Andrei marries a provincial girl, Natasha, and begins to settle into a life of much less meaning than he had hoped. Natasha begins to run the family her way. Masha, though married, yearns for the sophisticated life and begins a dalliance with Vershinin, an army officer with a sick and suicidal wife. Even Irina, the freshest, most optimistic of the sisters, begins to waver in her dreams until, finally, tragedy strikes.

1895年的哈达克家族正处于变革的边缘，随着电力引入哈达克庄园，现代化的浪潮席卷而来，人际关系也随之发生变化。Mary和Sam欣然接受财富与机遇，但他们的子女却开始塑造出挑战传统期待的自我身份。Mary致力于推动码头工人的成人教育，而山姆则在家族产业面临衰退之际继续拓展业务，并且不确定Joe是否已准备好接班。Joe决心证明自己，但他冲动的选择却危及了自己的未来。Liza正从一段失恋的阴影中走出来，却因与一位英俊陌生人的偶遇而心潮澎湃，而Harry原本打算辍学的计划，却因一位鼓舞人心的新家教而发生了转变。Ma与某人建立起一段意想不到的情谊，但正当一些关系日渐亲密之际，另一些关系却变得紧张。随着局面越发紧张，Imelda Hansen夫人带着险恶的企图来到Fitzherbert家，迫使哈达克一家团结一致，否则将面临失去一切的风险。

Meet Frank Spencer, an eager young man trying to find his way in the world. He's enthusiastic, well-meaning... and disaster-prone.

Two young English women go on a cycling tour of the French countryside. When one of them goes missing, the other begins to search for her. But who can she trust?

The accidental unearthing of Satan’s earthly remains causes the children of a 17th-century English village to slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.