A spinster gets revenge on her cousin's family by enlisting the help of a beautiful woman, after they take away the only man that mattered to her. Poor relations: A spinster living a meager existence as an embroiderer, Bette Fischer takes on an impoverished young sculpor as a protégé, a business arrangement that becomes a labor of love. When her wealthy cousin Adeline Hulot teases her about a sweetheart, Bette brags about her handsome starving...

Detective Andy Dalziel is an idiosyncratic copper with a penetrating wit and questionable personal habits. Inspector Peter Pascoe is his cultured sidekick, a thoughtful 'New Man' with a degree in Social Sciences, a caring attitude and a sharp brain. When they threw together these contrasting characters, few thought their talents would gel and that, sharing a commitment to justice, they would forge an impressive crime-solving partnership, and a tentative...

In the 19th century, the major European powers had gone to great lengths to maintain a balance of power throughout Europe, resulting by 1900 in a complex network of political and military alliances throughout the continent. Beginning in 1815, the Holy Alliance between Prussia, Russia, and Austria formalized what had been a strictly familial support network. The House of Habsburg, the House of Hohenzollern, and the House of Romanov had long intermarried,...

Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin fakes his own death to start anew, but ends up right where he started. Season one: Reggie suffers through one dreary day after another and finally decides that he must break out of the confining box that has become his life. After yet another unsuccessful attempt at making love, Elizabeth suggests that Reggie needs a long holiday. C.J., his boss at Sunshine Desserts, agrees and offers...