Saila is the oldest of three children. Her father died protecting the country and her mother’s life was taken by a vicious car accident. Thus she had to drop out of college to support her siblings; Orn, Pong and Da.
Saila teaches Tae Kwon Do for her second job. Unbeknownst to her, she picked an outdoors area to train her students which was the same area that a certain Police Captain Teratorn was fighting crime. Saila gets held hostage. With her special gift that she never knew she had, she was able to get away leaving the entire police force in shock. The Captain became mighty impressed with her abilities and is totally mesmerized by her beauty. And the story continues on…
Two babies, Aleksa and Luka are switched at the hospital accidentally. Thirty years later, Aleksa is a rich and successful businessman while Luka is poor and barely gets by. When the nurse who switched the two of them tells them what she had done, their lives change completely.
Families was a daytime soap opera produced by Granada Television and created by Kay Mellor. It followed two families; the Thompsons, based in Cheshire, England, and the Stevens, living in Sydney, Australia. It was produced and recorded at Studio 6 at Granada Studios in Manchester.
The link in the storyline was businessman Mike Thompson, who walked out on his family on his birthday and flew to Australia to be with his true love Diana Stevens, whom he had left years earlier. Unbeknownst to Mike, Diana had given birth to his son Andrew and as complications ensued over the abrupt life changes for both families, Andrew travelled to England, where he met Mike’s daughter, Amanda, by his English wife Sue, and they fell in love, not realising that they were half-brother and sister. This plot line was somewhat similar to the opening storyline of the popular Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters which had successfully aired on ITV daytime since 1983.
It was broadcast twice a week at 3.20pm with the first episode br
Kwanuma, a famous actress, becomes drawn into the story of a novel while preparing for her role in the drama Roy Adeed, and unexpectedly meets Theeratch, a crew member, discovering a mysterious connection that mirrors the novel’s tale.
Luciana Rivas, famous TV personality has everything in life, except for love. Joaquin lives in a beautiful remote island, when he sees Luciana on tv he is stunned by her beauty. He never imagined that his dream of meeting her in person would come true very soon.
Jan is a 19-year-old girl who was born with a special touch. She can see the death of every person she touches. Every touch and embrace is forbidden for her all her life. Not even her mom could hold her. Her life is under the control of Aunt Chaba, who uses her talents as a way to make a living with the superstition of the villagers.
Gunehgaar is the story of a successful businessman Zakaria, his kind and cancer-stricken wife Aisha, their kids and two adopted children. Zakaria’s adopted son Ramal Ali is in love with Malaika and on Malaika’s father’s insistence, the couple secretly gets married. Owing to her deteriorating condition, Aisha takes some decisions for her children which bring major upheavals in their lives.
The Hamptons is a limited run prime-time soap opera which aired during the summer of 1983 for 5 episodes on ABC. It was produced by Gloria Monty, the producer credited with turning General Hospital from a low-rated daytime serial to a soap phenomenon. The series is set in Manhattan and the affluent Long Island community referenced in the show's title.
The cast includes actors with previous experience in daytime and prime-time serials: Leigh Taylor-Young, Michael Goodwin, John Reilly Bibi Besch, etc.
The series was shot on videotape rather than film, which gave it a look consistent with most daytime soap operas. The focus of the series was on the wealthy Chadway and Duncan-Mortimer families, who co-owned the stylish Duncan-Chadway department stores. The Chadways were positioned as the noble family, while the Duncan-Mortimers were the schemers. The plots concerned power maneuvers to gain control of the retail corporation, and illicit sexual couplings.