一定。徐永邦痛恨身为银行家兼香港十大首富之一的生父叶胜当年抛妻弃子，视之为仇人。邦自幼受养父徐坚薰陶，长大后加入警队；坚亲生子徐家立大学毕业后亦投身警界，不久晋升为高级督察。一宗牵涉邦同父异母弟叶永基的命案，令邦与上司罗子建遭停职。后得线人陈飞行帮助，邦替基洗脱罪名，并与建冰释前嫌。邦与建姐罗惠芳发展恋情，却波折重重。建与好友叶家少爷承康同时爱上善解人意的方巧容。另外，立被基幼女叶晓冰深深吸引，惜冰只钟情于建；张雪凝一直暗恋立，但立却不为所动。邦因一宗命案而无辜入狱，出狱后竟发现立为真凶！立本决意改过，但又被叶永昌利用，无恶不作。胜为保家业，托邦对付立、昌。一段段豪门家族斗争、两代恩怨恨仇、感情纠葛将如何了断？ 政府研究时间旅行之机密被窃，落在能源商手中！油商们决定将卡龙及斐娜加强为杀伤力极大之「死神一号」及「死神二号」改造人，送二人回到2020年，杀害当时只有十二岁之少年马博士。故事始于英法两国交界处的隧道内。某法国政客的尸体在该处被发现，但尸体的下半部却来自另一名受害者，失踪数月的威尔士妓女Gemma Kirwan。来自英国的警探Karl Roebuck和法国的警探Elise Wassermann被派去调查此案。他们在犯罪现场的惊人发现，使这对搭档关系紧张起来。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?6.1 Basic Syntax
