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The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
Feb 1985
"Shopping Queen" is a styling documentary in which five women compete against each other on five consecutive days each week to become the woman with the best style and the best sense of fashion.
Jan 2012
A South African Afrikaans soap opera. It is set in and around the fictional private hospital, Binneland Kliniek, in Pretoria, and the storyline follows the trials, trauma and tribulations of the staff and patients of the hospital.
Oct 2005
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
Dec 1979
Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School and, subsequently, the fictitious California University after graduation.
Oct 1990
Erkan Aldur, a young man from a wealthy Istanbul family, is stationed in eastern Turkey to complete his mandatory military service in a remote, earthquake-stricken region. In this harsh and unfamiliar landscape, he meets Dicle, a young woman who has lived her entire life in the village and whose world is shaped by tradition, family, and community. Their encounter brings together two very different worlds, setting in motion a journey of change, resilience, and unexpected connection. As Dicle steps into the unfamiliar and Erkan faces new responsibilities, their story unfolds into a heartfelt and transformative tale of love and courage, that bridges even the widest divides
Feb 2026
The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home, in the workplace, and in their local pub, the Rovers Return Inn. Britain's longest-running soap.
Dec 1960
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten is a long-running German television soap opera, first broadcast on RTL in 1992. The programme concerns the lives of a fictional neighborhood in Germany's capital city Berlin. Over the years the soap opera tends to have an overhaul of young people in their late teens and early twenties; targeting a young viewership.
May 1992
Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.
Jan 1999
These are the stories of relationships taking place in the fictional five-star hotel Fürstenhof, located in Feldkirchen-Westerham near Rosenheim with the plot revolving around members of the family room area, the hotel owners, and employees.
Sep 2005
Chinese sitcom set in a residential neighborhood in Beijing, centered on Ma Xiao Yan, a middle aged woman known as Sister Ma, her relatives and friends.
Aug 2000
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
Sep 1986
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the Californian wine industry. Jane Wyman starred as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, alongside Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew who returns to Falcon Crest following the death of his father. The series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley northeast of San Francisco.
Dec 1981
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.
Apr 1978
The frugal and harsh father, CHENG SAM, and the open-minded and generous mother, LEUNG HANG MUI, are a lively couple in the family. Other family members include their lazy and rude son, YUEN YUK PO; their optimistic and irresponsible daughter, YUEN YUET CHU; their defiant and domineering daughter-in-law, HO SHUK KIANG, and their honest and confident son-in-law, YEUNG JO GAI. Their granddaughter, MUN HEI, is a free-spirited girl while their grandson, MUN CHOI, is a cunning and opportunistic businessman. The family's fortunes are tied to their partners, CHU CHI WAH and CHAN WING MAN. Together, they form a tapestry of modern urban life.
May 1993
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
Jan 1998
In a land where people are accustomed to battling fierce waves and constant storms, the story of a woman who stands tall on her feet, with all her emotional strength, resilience and endurance, and a man who is passionate about his "love" and who competes with the storms of the Black Sea and struggles with its waves, comes to the screens with an effective script... The ups and downs of the mountains, the sea and the human soul are told through the eyes of a stranger who finds himself in the middle of the endless war between two mortal enemies...
Oct 2025
When he was a little child, Halil İbrahim lost his father due to a blood feud and was exiled to Istanbul. Twenty years later, he returns to his homeland in the Karadeniz region as a handsome, powerful young man. He plans to marry the girl he loves, Yasemin, and start a new life. However, events do not allow this. Halil İbrahim embarks on a journey of revenge, and his life will change completely when he encounters Zeynep from the Leto family.
Sep 2023
The story revolves around the people of Sète, France. Their lives are punctuated by family rivalries, romance and scenes from daily life, but also by plots involving police investigations, secrets and betrayals.
Jul 2017
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Sep 1994