Una joven que se desenvuelve a la perfección en la sofisticada sociedad londinense se queda huérfana de repente.Tendrá entonces que ir a vivir a una granja con unos parientes más bien toscos y adustos. En lugar de deprimirse por su nueva situación, la gran confianza que tiene en sí misma la lleva a poner en marcha una pequeña "revolución" que mejorará la vida de los miembros de su nueva familia.
Sir Anthony Blunt, who was a Soviet agent for 25 years, is routinely questioned and gives no answers, but is knighted and works as Director of the Courtauld Institute, and presents his interrogator with a puzzle in the shape of a doubtful Titian painting. He also does art restoration work in Buckingham Palace, where he gets into an interesting conversation with HMQ.
Cuando en un desgraciado accidente perece la familia real británica, el único heredero de la dinastía es Rafi Jones, un gordo y despreocupado pianista de las Vegas. Pero ocupar el trono supone un drástico cambio en su vida: se acabó la comida barata, las camisas hawaianas y las palabrotas. Desde ahora deberá asistir a banquetes oficiales, vestirse con elegantes uniformes y aprender a hablar correctamente. Aunque Rafi, lo intenta, no puede evitar que constantemente salga a la superficie su verdadero yo.
A cool hard study of 'the art of the deal' on a global scale. Sir Peter, the chillingly affable chief exec of big British multi-national UKM, learns that the Soviet Union's chief scientists are in London with government credit to spend. He's keen to flog them a tyre-production plant. based in the Ukraine, which will unshackle UKM from bothersome unions at home. But at the negotiating table, it fast becomes apparent that the Soviets are more interested in the laser technology UKM employs to vulcanise their tyres; and Peter starts to foresee a new future in military aerospace for his ever fiexible firm.
Legendary England cricketer Sam Palmer (Jack Warner) is due to bat in his final test match against Australia. He is desperate for his son Reggie (Ray Jackson) to see his final innings. But Reggie prefers poetry to cricket and when he is offered the opportunity to read his poetry to England's greatest playwright Alexander Whitehead (Robert Morley) on the last day of the test, the relationship between father and son is tested to the limit. As Sam prepares for his final knock, the conflict with his son weighs heavily on his mind, but he is also upset over England's young batsman and ladies-man, Syd Thompson (George Relph), dating the woman whom he hopes to marry.
