The River follows the tranquil life of lovable, Cockney, ex-convict Davey Jackson (Essex) who is lock keeper on the canal near the village of Chumley-on-the-Water. His peaceful life is turned upside down by the arrival of the neurotic, sharp-tongued Sarah MacDonald (Murphy). Over the six episodes of the series the love…

在十七世纪时，日本的幕府将军梅亚达航行到西斯牙买武器增强其东军武力。这并非是个顺利的航行，因为梅亚达被卷入西斯牙国王菲利浦的三世的宫廷迷团中，而且他自己和西斯牙贵族辛西也陷入了恋爱及嫉妒的漩涡中，最终赢得了美丽西班牙女郎的爱情故事。