Nella Oortman's life changes drastically when she marries a wealthy merchant and moves to Amsterdam. As she struggles to win her husband's affection, she discovers dark secrets along the way.

Based on the novel by John McGahern and set in Ireland in the 1950s, the series tells the story of Moran and his children. Especially the girls find it difficult to get away from the influence of their despotic father and start living their own lives.

《理查三世》是著名英國劇作家莎士比亞之力作，探討人性的黑暗面、惡魔的魅力。
原本為英國公爵的理查三世受盡身體畸殘的壓抑，咬緊牙關，誓要登上皇位。他運用驚人才智，剷除異己，六親不認，內心受著恨與妒的煎熬，良知與仇恨的掙扎，邁向自我毀滅的一步！劇本本身對於人性的陰暗面，有著精闢的刻畫，劇力萬鈞。