Bathsheba Everdene je krásna a takisto veľmi tvrdohlavá. A ako veľa slobodomyseľných žien, to ani ona nemá ľahké. Tým skôr, že žije vo viktoriánskom Anglicku v druhej polovici 19.storočia. Bathseba sa v okamihu, keď zdedí usadlosť v panstve Wessex, premení z obyčajného vidieckeho dievčaťa v nezávislú a cieľavedomú statkárku. A to z nej robí lákavú partiu pre to, čomu sa snaží vyhnúť- manželstvo. Najprv odmietne lásku chovateľa oviec Gabriela Oaka, sklame aj nádeje zámožného starého mládenca Williama Boldwooda. A rozhodne sa na zdedenom statku hospodáriť sama, bez mužskej pomoci. V tej dobe to bolo nevídaná odvaha, ale Bathsheba vďaka svojim schopnostiam, priamočiarosti aj vrodenému šarmu uspeje. Jedného dňa však do jej života vstúpi mladý, pekný, sebavedomý a arogantný seržant Frank Troy.
In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship. Despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realisation that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.
In 1962 England, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.
Boarders at an English resort struggle with emotional problems.
A young British widow rents a seaside cottage and soon becomes haunted by the ghost of its former owner.
During World War II, the organisation "The Women's Land Army" recruited women to work on British farms while the men were off to war. Three such "land girls" of different social backgrounds - quiet Stella, young hairdresser Prue, and Cambridge graduate Ag - become best friends in spite of their different backgrounds.
A middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them.
The start of the fox hunting season with the Cattistock Hunt in Maiden Newton, Dorset.