我靠，用得着这么拼吗？陈启心中腹诽一句。 本剧由Eliot Laurence执笔并联合制作，由Nicole Kassell执导，讲述了Nail Artisan of Manatee County美甲沙龙里的五位个性迥异而阴暗的美甲师的成长故事，剧情中将更多的着墨与他们背后的故事而非美甲。Carrie Preston、Harold Perrineau、Jenn Lyon、Judy Reyes、Jack Kesy、Karrueche Tran、Kevin Rankin和Jason Antoon也将参演。北京初夏，年轻俊逸的柯磊在无边无岸的城市中漂流。 两年前好友大众在一次变故中精神失常以后，柯磊就生活在一种巨大的压力和自责中。为了挣更多的钱，柯磊近乎自虐一般在车房里洗车，在马术俱乐部做“少爷”，在酒吧里则是一个不折不扣被人呼喝的小厮，偶尔也给各种各样的公司打零工。在别人眼里柯磊是卑微或者说卑贱的，生存而没有生活。只有一个叫苏严的女人知道他的秘密。柯磊一直暗恋着这个沉静美丽的女医生，可自己没有时间没有精力也没有能力追求有未婚夫的苏严。 苏严的未婚夫是从小学到大学的同学，在同一所医院工作。对于这样一个注定要结婚的妇产科未婚夫，苏严内心深处有一种不为人知的难堪。苏严相信自己不会背叛多年的爱情，只是拿柯磊当作朋友看待，但是一种难以割舍的东西始终在支配着她对这个“一般朋友”不离不即，又无法接受这个“社会闲杂人员”身上的不羁。她将痴傻的大众当做她唯一的听众，向他倾吐内心的困扰和焦虑.....本剧以吉川英治的《宫本武藏》做为原作，原作原本只写到岩流岛决斗而已，而本剧则是在后半部份衍生出岩流岛以后的故事。在岩流岛决斗的那一集，用了三十台摄影机，尝试制作出特殊的效果。，又请来颜尼欧・莫利克奈作音乐，喧腾一时，极有话题性。但是开演之后，收视率每况愈下，到后来可说欲振乏力。包括女主角米仓凉子等演员与编剧镰田敏夫等人，将整出戏包装得像是偶像剧一般，而这也正是前一出大河剧“利家与松”被批评诟病的部份所在。 本剧在播出期间也制造出一些负面的新闻：在第一集里的强盗袭击场面被认为有抄袭黑泽明导演的电影“七武士”之嫌，因此在全剧播毕之后，由黑泽制作公司提出著作权遭侵害的告诉，不过黑泽公司败诉。其次是剧中角色吉野太夫脱衣向宫本武藏献身，这一幕遭到部分艺文界人士抗议，认为身为文化人的吉野太夫不该被演成如此不堪的女性。此外在演员的方面，男主角市川新之助被爆出与一名女歌手有私生女的丑闻，并且又和女主角米仓凉子因戏结缘相恋，也着实热闹了一阵子。Set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi before the British ruled in that region, the drama depicts the fortunes of the residents of Beecham House, an imposing mansion surrounded by acres of exotic woods and pristine lawns.Tom Bateman (Vanity Fair, Jekyll and Hyde) takes the role of enigmatic, soulful John Beecham, a handsome former soldier who has purchased the magnificent mansion, Beecham House, to begin a new life with his family.Wealthy and distinguished, John has witnessed profiteering and exploitation during his time with the controlling East India Company and has resolved to conduct his business as a trader in a more equitable manner. Determined to escape his previous life, John appears haunted by his past, but is inspired to become an honourable member of the region’s trading community.In spite of John’s good intentions his life is shrouded in mystery and when he arrives at the house with an ‘olive-skinned‘ child named August and two Indian nursemaids, Chanchal (Shriya Pilgaonkar) and Maya (Trupti Khamkar), it causes speculation and gossip amongst the servants that he may be the boy’s father. One of the Indian nursemaids, the beautiful Chanchal, is overly protective and particularly fond of the child. Could she be John’s lover and the mother of August?Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey) is John’s robust, interfering mother Henrietta who has travelled from England to India to stay with her son. She is accompanied by a young family friend Violet, played by Bessie Carter (Les Miserables) who she is determined to help form a union with John.The pair are accompanied by an old friend of John’s, Samuel Parker, played by Marc Warren (Safe, Hustle) who has also left the East India Company and has returned to India for a fresh start. Samuel helps John to find his brother Daniel who he has not seen for 10 years. John convinces Daniel, Leo Suter, (Victoria) to leave the East India Company and join him at Beecham House.Gregory Fitoussi (Mr Selfridge, Spiral) plays General Castillon, a French mercenary working for the Emperor at a time when the French are challenging the East India Company for India. Castillon is suspicious of John and his motives and conspires to stop John being granted a trading licence.Adil Ray (Citizen Khan, Ackley Bridge) is John’s neighbour Murad Beg who dislikes General Castillon intensely and agrees to help John secure a trading licence. Murad’s daughter, Roshanara, (Kanika Kapur) has an English governess Margaret Osborne, played by Dakota Blue Richards (Endeavour) whose beauty and intelligence catches John’s attention. However, when beautiful Chandrika (Pallavi Sharda) arrives at Beecham House with her entourage she is shown to luxurious guest quarters and immediately insists on seeing August. What secrets does Chandrika bring with her to Beecham House?一名 DNA 专家发现找到完美另一半的方法，于是创办出大胆又新颖的 DNA 配对服务，爱情与谎言因而如同螺旋般缠绕相生。不过这算怎么一回事呢？自己身为一个穿越者，用已知道的历史影响历史。
