עשר שנים חלפו מאז סיום באקומאטסו, עידן מלחמה שראה את התקוממות האזרחים נגד השוגונאת טוקוגאווה. המהפכנים רצו ליצור עידן של שלום, ומדינה משגשגת ונקייה מדיכוי. העידן החדש של מייג'י הגיע, אבל שלום עדיין לא הושג. חרבות אסורות אבל אנשים עדיין נרצחים ברחובות. יתומים של ותיקי מלחמה נותר ללא מקום, בעוד שהממשלה מסתפקת במילוי כיסה בכסף.

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of Winston Churchill, and particularly his years in enforced exile from political position during the 1920s and 30s. It was written and directed by Ferdinand Fairfax and Churchill was played by Robert Hardy.

Hardy's brilliant performance as Churchill won critical acclaim and a BAFTA award in 1982. He reprised the role in The Sittaford Mystery, Bomber Harris and War and Remembrance and at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the end of World War II in 1995 when he quoted a number of Churchill's wartime speeches in character.

Julien Mauriès, the youngest of a perfumer's family was forced to go into exile after having an unfortunate experience in the estate business. He spent 20 years in Venezuela and made fortune in the perfume business. Now, Julien has decided to come back in France in order to start again and to cleanse his honour.

Spanish miniseries.