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This off-beat series follows the exploits of the Bush Mechanics, a group of engaging Aboriginal characters, as they travel through central Australia. Combining adventure, magic, realism and a distinctive brand of humour, Bush Mechanics provides an insight into both contemporary and traditional Aboriginal culture.
A supplementary mini-series of the Meteor Garden series, which consists of three stand-alone episodes that happened at different times before, during, and after Meteor Garden. They are referred to as chapters focusing on each F4 member, except for Hua Ze Lei (Vic Chou). The series was broadcast on the free-to-air Chinese Television System (CTS) (華視) from September 2001 to January 2002 following the main series Meteor Garden, which was broadcast in April 2001. It was followed by the sequel Meteor Garden II, which was broadcast from 11 November to 25 December 2002.
The joys and trials of five funny, intelligent and sexy young adults bound by the sacred ties of friendship.
A sweeping historical epic tracing the life of Saladin from his humble origins to his unification of fractured Muslim kingdoms and his legendary recapture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders after nearly a century of occupation. Starring Jamal Suleiman and directed by the late Hatem Ali, written by Walid Seif — the same partnership behind Palestinian Alienation — this is widely regarded as one of the finest historical dramas in Arabic television, epic in scale yet deeply human in its portrayal of leadership, faith and sacrifice.
Adrian Mole: the Cappuccino Years is a British television series which was first aired on BBC One in 2001. The series was based on the fifth book from the Adrian Mole series, The Cappuccino Years. The series was produced by Tiger Aspect/Little Dancer Production for the BBC.
Tai Lang (Taro) is smart, capable, and good at everything. He is popular with girls at school, not just due to his qualities but also because of rumors that his family is the richest of the rich families at his school. But the truth is, Tai Lang lives in a poor one-room home with his mother and six siblings, scraping for every single cent and his skills come only from being the man and woman of the house. Unintentionally hiding his poverty, Taro is a kind person which makes him all the more lovable. When Long Zi falls for his exterior, she tries to seduce him to get out of the low-middle-class life she lives until she discovers the truth about his "riches".
The Associates is a Canadian television drama series that aired on CTV in 2001 and 2002. The show features five junior associate lawyers at a Toronto law firm, played by Demore Barnes, Shaun Benson, Tamara Hickey, Gabriel Hogan and Jennie Raymond. R.H. Thomson also stars as the firm's senior partner. The show was successful in its first two years of ratings, but due to tax cutbacks from the government, the show could not continue into a third season.
A young and innocent man's joys and sorrows of adulthood and the temptations of Aarhus, the big city.
It's the glittering 80s, and Japan's bubble economy is in full swing. There is a fortune to be made for those who have the brains, determination and pure luck. Tetsuya and Tomoyo are two ordinary, but ambitious people in their prime who have chosen to take part in the money game. They hook up with self-made billionaire Okitsu, who guides them through the "Bubble." A master of the game, Okitsu plays for revenge, not money. He conspires to destroy Kurihara, a ruthless financier whose sole weakness is his only daughter. The plot twists amid a complex web mired in greed, desire and dreams. Spinning with intrigue, the ultimate game of wits has begun for stakes too deadly to imagine.
The KBS youth drama is about the lives of the staff and students in Sewon Arts High School.
Daniel Symon comes face to face with his extended family – a cadre of eccentrics, all of whom hiding their own secrets. At a reunion, patriarch Raymond is presented with a copy of the family tree and is enthralled by the complexity of his family ties.
Professor Challenger, on an expedition to South America, shoots an animal that he claims is a pre-historic pterosaur. On his return to England, his fellow Professor, Summerlee, and most of the scientific establishment dismiss it as a hoax. However, an ambitious hunter and womaniser John Roxton and journalist Edward Malone are prepared to undertake the mission to find the truth.
All About Us is an American teen comedy-drama series that aired on NBC during the station's TNBC lineup from August 4, 2001 to November 10, 2001. It was produced by Peter Engel Productions.
Piano is about a father’s terrible love through a fantastical way, the unacceptable love between stepsiblings, and conflicts within a family.
Taiwan's first explicitly lesbian-led drama.
Two Thousand Acres of Sky was a TV drama which aired on BBC Television from 2001 to 2003. It is also syndicated in the United States on PBS. It was created and written by Timothy Prager. The Executive Producer was Adrian Bate. The show takes place on the fictional island of Ronansay off the coast of Skye. The actual filming location was the sea-side village of Port Logan. In 2008, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation created a remake of the series called Himmelblå taking place on the island of Ylvingen, which is the island's actual name, in the county of Nordland in northern Norway. The show has been a formidable success in Norway with 1.2 million viewers at the start of the second season, 57.2% of the total amount of viewers in Norway. The first season of Himmelblå was aired by the Swedish public broadcaster SVT and by the Icelandic public broadcaster RUV during the autumn 2009.
Towards the end of the 11th century, three friends - bell founder Peter, baron's son Richard and shepherd Andrew - set off to join The Crusades, after watching soldiers returning from Jerusalem.
At any time of the day, in the heat and in the bitter cold, they travel the roads of our country, doing difficult and sometimes very dangerous work. Truckers, for them, every flight is not only a destination, but also new meetings, unexpected difficulties, unexpected joys, risk and luck, and of course — new stories, true and incredible!
Ke Lan is a newspaper reporter with a traumatic childhood memory who helps the police solve a series of gruesome murder cases with his amazing investigation and deduction skills during 1930s Shanghai.
The series follows the story of the Szczygłów family's removal firm, starting from New Year's Eve 1899. It seems that every time they do a removal, an object gets lost. Each episode is centred around this object. The series was intended to follow the Szczygłów family right up to the year 2000. Series 1 gets as far as 1941.
The true story of a woman's suspicious disappearance after ending an affair with a powerful, married attorney.
Karat seems to have bad luck with marriage and some even believe that she is jinxed. She has been married two times before and now her third marriage is falling apart. Soon after she discovers her third husband cheated on her with her friend, who is now pregnant by him, her third husband dies in a car accident. Karat leaves town to get away from the mess that is her life and goes to a beach house to escape society. She starts drinking heavily and contemplates suicide. Then she meets Phisut, a true gentleman from a distinguished family. Phisut has old-fashioned values, is quiet and reserved, yet he appeals to the outgoing Karat. She starts to pursue him, and it helps her get out of her depression. They are opposites in many ways, yet they find they have other obstacles to overcome, including family opposition, class differences, and her drinking among many others.
Aromatherapist Minori (Hojo Manami) was born with a "musky scent" that draws men to her. One morning, her live-in boyfriend, up-and-coming musician Tetsushi (Sakai Masato), unexpectedly proposes marriage to her, but Minori, who has a history of failed relationships, is reluctant. Meanwhile, Tetsushi is chosen to participate in a project with renowned architect Eiji Masano (Terawaki Yasufumi). This is how Eiji meets Minori, and he takes a liking to her and hires her as a staff member. Eiji's wife, Saki (Kawahara Ayako), the female president of an advertising agency, begins to have doubts about his behavior...
Our time. A provincial town. Here, as everywhere, there are their intrigues, their heroes, their villains. And people live, of course, not only with work and household chores. People live with worries, disappointments, unexpected meetings. Once upon a time, three friends Pestrov, Suvorov and Chagin studied at the same institute, walked together, loved together. Time has passed, and youthful hobbies have grown into something more. Three friends became rivals in love. Rivals in life. Their destinies are connected by a single maze, through which they all wander, against the walls and corners of which they are thrown by love, hate, friendship.
Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii is a Hindi-language television series that premiered on Metro Gold channel in India on 19 February 2001. The series was a popular Indian soap opera, produced by Ekta Kapoor. After it went off-air on Metro Gold channel, the series was re-telecast on various Indian channels including STAR Plus & DD National, due to its success & popularity among the Indian audience. Later on, the series was also shown on TV Asia channel in USA in 2006.
This is a comedy that features one of the most beloved characters on television for the young and young at heart, La Güereja.
Johnny, Benedict and Tracy grew up on the coast of South Africa, where their father, Jacob van der Byl, owns a diamond mine. While Johnny and Tracy are very close, Benedict and Johnny—who is not Jacob's biological son—are engaged in a continual rivalry. When Jacob dies, Benedict and Tracy inherit the entire fortune, while Johnny gets one third of the family firm.
Kate Brasher is an American dramatic television series that was broadcast by CBS. It premiered at 9:00pm ET/PT on Saturday, February 24, 2001 and was cancelled after six episodes. The title character was the single mother of teenaged sons Daniel and Elvis. Facing a financial crisis, she seeks legal advice at Brothers Keepers, an inner city community advocacy center, and is offered a job as a social worker. Her co-workers include attorney Abbie Schaeffer and Joe Almeida, the organization's street-smart director, who founded it after his daughter was killed in gang crossfire. Series creator Stephen Tolkin based the character of Almeida on Rabbi Mark Borovitz, an ex-convict and alcoholic who became the spiritual leader of Gateways Beit T'Shuvah, a residential treatment center for Jews in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. The two men met when Tolkin contacted the rabbi for help with a friend who was dealing with substance abuse. Although set in Santa Monica, the series was shot on location in San Diego, California. Among those actors making guest appearances during the series' short run were K Callan, Dennis Christopher, Paul Dooley, Mariette Hartley, Josh Hopkins, Carl Lumbly, David Naughton, and Mackenzie Phillips.
Four sisters are all involved with the medical field. Sora inherits a medical clinic in Shinjuku from her father, while Umi is a doctor researching gene therapy. Riku's husband owns a large hospital, and Mimi is a trainee doctor dreaming of becoming famous. The four sisters are shocked to meet an unknown half-sister, Hiyo, from Hokkaido.
Strawberry on the Shortcake is a Japanese romance television drama series which stars Hideaki Takizawa and Kyoko Fukada and aired on TBS in 2001. It was written by Shinji Nojima, and directed by Nobuhiro Doi and Hiroshi Matsubara.
Otose, the daughter of a poor farmer, was born on Awaji Island. At her workplace, she met Tsuda Mitsugi, a loyalist of the imperialists. He was the man of her dreams. As if to test their love, numerous trials befall them.
A story that examines the relationships and bonds that seven random people share with one another and how that bond develops over the course of the series. Beginning with a meeting of six of them. The seven main characters are named after the colours of the rainbow.