詹姆斯．高曼编剧的本片描述俄国最后一位沙皇尼古拉斯二世晚年的生平故事，从1904年开始描述至1918年俄国革命后他们全家被处决的经过。是一部气氛沉重的史诗式宫闱影片，故事有点单调沉闷。导演富兰克林．J．沙夫纳的手法比较庄重，出色的美术及服装设计使当年的俄宫景色得以在银幕上重现，迈克尔．杰斯顿等演员亦普遍出色，本片曾获最佳艺术指导、最佳服装设计两项金像奖。

After a childhood that would have broken weaker girls, Jane Eyre finds a respectable position as governess to the ward of the enigmatic Mr. Rochester. Twenty years her senior, brusque, and hardened by loss, Mr. Rochester finds his spirited new employee strangely bewitching. Despite the social chasm that divides them, they are drawn to each other as equals and contemplate true happiness at last. But there is an impediment to their love that tests Jane’s integrity and strength almost beyond endurance.
Considered by many to be the best adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s romantic classic, this BBC miniseries is true to the original story, with dialogue taken directly from the novel. Best of all is the perfect casting and chemistry of the unlikely lovers, with Sorcha Cusack (Casualty) as Jane and Michael Jayston (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) as Mr. Rochester.

《音乐之声》的故事发生在1938年的奥地利萨尔兹堡，年轻活泼的修女玛丽亚·任纳尔(Maria Rainer)到退役海军上校冯·特拉普家，照顾他的七个孩子。冯·特拉普上校虽然冷漠严厉，但终究还是抵挡不住玛丽亚的纯洁善良，两人终于结婚，可惜刚刚渡完蜜月，他们的安静生活因被纳粹占领奥地利而破碎了。

冷战时，全球两大特工组织——俄罗斯“中心”与英国“圆场”明争暗斗。总管发现情报局内部潜伏着一名克格勃，怀疑对象就是包括总管助理乔治在内的几名情报局核心成员：锅匠，裁缝，士兵，穷人，乞丐。老总为查清事情策划了一次跨国间谍活动，结果惨遭失败，不久就在内部权力倾轧中失利引退。同时，也连累一批情报官员被清洗出局，其中也包括被提前退休的乔治。乔治本来有重大嫌疑，英国内阁办公室谍报总监排除了嫌疑，委托他调查内奸。于是乔治开始分别走访故人。一时间，圆场疑云密布，人人自危，究竟谁才是“地鼠”……