The lives, loves and highs and lows of four members of the Women's Land Army working at the Hoxley Estate during World War II.
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Becci Gemmell
Joyce Fisher
Sophie Ward
Lady Ellen Hoxley
Mark Benton
Frederick Finch
Susan Cookson
Esther Reeves
Lou Broadbent
Iris Dawson
Nicholas Shaw
John Fisher
Mykola Allen
Martin Reeves
Selin Hizli
Connie Carter
Dominic Mafham
Dr. Richard Channing
Raquel Cassidy
Diana Granville
In the late 1920s, Cai Zekang, from a prominent Ningde family, moved to Shanghai to study at Tongji University while secretly seeking Communist Party connections. After confirming his membership, he adopted the alias Cai Wei and was tasked with establishing a radio station in the Eyuwan Soviet area. There, he set up communications for the Red Fourth Front Army and trained new operators, using his mathematical skills to provide vital intelligence that supported the Red Army's efforts during a critical period.
After his father, Chang’an’s richest man, dies in a political scandal, Li Qixing grows up in hiding and becomes a county magistrate. When a murder occurs in the household of wealthy Yin Susu, the two join forces to investigate, uncovering corruption and intrigue in their city.
In 1956, British citizens respond to an Australian migration scheme promising a better life and good employment prospects for a mere £10. For Annie and Terry Roberts, and their two children, a move to Australia offers a way for Terry to escape the scars of his service during WWII. In contrast, Kate arrives as a young nurse and claims to have migrated on her own due to her fiancé not wanting to make the move, but the real truth behind her journey is something else entirely.
A noblewoman who becomes a righteous bandit called Gil Dong, and Joseon Prince Yi Yeol who secretly investigates this bandit, only to find their souls mysteriously swapped, forcing them to work together and fall in love amidst intrigue, as they uncover conspiracies while protecting the people!
After being pulled into a storybook world, former grand princess Yun Qi awakens as a disgraced fake heiress. As the true heiress takes her place, Yun Qi unexpectedly becomes the center of attention for several powerful men, setting off a tangled battle of love, power, and destiny.
Zixuan, a descendant of the goddess Nüwa, falls in love with Lu Linfeng, who dies saving her. After waiting a hundred years, she meets his reincarnations—first as the Taoist Lin Yeping, then as the immortal Xu Changqing—and together they fulfill their destiny to save the world.
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During the turbulent mid-Tang dynasty after the An-Shi Rebellion, Baiyu Jing was established to protect the imperial city from warlord threats. Externally, it shelters homeless women, while internally, it trains female assassins known as "Yinniang." These women navigate life amidst danger, facing trials of love, betrayal, and their fates. Ultimately, they find themselves caught in a growing conspiracy, leading them to rise and fight in defense of the world and its people.
In a magical world of inter-clan rivalry, two soulmates face treacherous schemes and uncover a dark mystery linked to a tragic event in the past.
Xie Mingyuan, the martial arts alliance leader, plans to marry his daughter, Xie Tianba, to Ningyuan Marquis, a notorious traitor. Outraged, Xie Tianba leaves home and ventures into the martial world, where she is saved by Mo Haoran, leader of the Storm Sect. As she helps relieve him from a rare poison, they gradually fall in love. Later, Xie Tianba uncovers dark secrets about her father and becomes entangled in a web of betrayal and conflict, testing her trust in Mo Haoran and forcing her to confront her own beliefs and loyalties.
After losing her memory in battle, skilled archer Fu Yixiao is taken in by a noble family and unexpectedly reunited with her former enemy, Prince Feng Suige—the man she once struck with an arrow. As they face the dangers of Yujing together, trust replaces suspicion and a deep bond begins to form. Caught in a web of past betrayals and political intrigue, the two must confront their shared history while fighting for survival, freedom, and each other.
On her wedding day, Ning Xiuxiu, the daughter of Tianqiang Temple Village's richest man, is kidnapped by bandits. Her father refuses to pay the ransom, marrying her sister to her childhood sweetheart instead. In defiance, Xiuxiu cuts ties with her family and marries farmer Feng Dajiao, learning the value of land and community. Inspired by revolutionary ideals, she empowers village women to challenge feudal beliefs and leads efforts against banditry and the Japanese invasion.
In 1918 Shanghai, Zhong Wan and her classmate Xie Yibai join forces to organize literacy classes for dock workers. As they fight for workers' rights, they develop shared beliefs and aspirations, inspiring people and helping He Baoren during the turbulent times leading up to the May Fourth Movement.
Ling Chuxia, caught in difficult circumstances, bravely challenges her family's restrictions and society's prejudices. She finds comfort and mutual support in Liang Junye, a kindred spirit facing similar struggles. Together, they overcome personal challenges, uncover a sinister plot from an opposing group, and defend their homeland.
Si Yichen, son of King Zishang, loses his entire family in a massacre on his wedding day. To seek revenge, he assumes the identity of Mu Han and gains the trust of the Eldest Princess. Meanwhile, his fiancée, Hang Anning, believing him to be dead, infiltrates the palace by swapping faces with the princess. Under the same roof, their hidden identities lead to unexpected emotions, love and vengeance become inseparable.
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In this new era of Peaky Blinders, a decade after World War Two, the race to rebuild Birmingham becomes a brutal contest of mythical dimensions. This is a city of unprecedented opportunity and jeopardy. At its blood-soaked heart is Duke Shelby: older, wiser, more ambitious, and most certainly more dangerous.
Actress Li Weiwei time travels to ancient times and takes the place of the silly princess Li Caiwei, who is engaged to Shen Huajin. But on the day before they are scheduled to marry, he's murdered. Suddenly she finds that they are all stuck in a time loop, and so Huajin and Weiwei try to save him and break the time loop by solving who is targeting him and why.
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