Television adaptations of six books by well-known romantic novelists.
Romance (Season 1)
Moths (Episode 1)
Writer: Hugh Whitemore
Air date: 1977-03-02
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: In 1870s Trouville, innocent 16-year-old Vere Herbert weds cruel, dissipated Prince Zouroff.
Three Weeks (Episode 2)
Writer: Gerald Savory
Air date: 1977-03-09
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Over the course of three weeks, young Englishman Paul has a passionate affair with a beautiful, older woman in Switzerland. When the tryst ends, and Paul learns she is in fact a Russian queen, she is murdered by her husband, but not before having Paul's child.
The Black Knight (Episode 3)
Writer: John Kershaw
Air date: 1977-03-16
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: In medieval England, a woman trapped in a cruel marriage finds freedom and romance with a mysterious knight, leading to a dangerous adventure across the countryside.
High Noon (Episode 4)
Writer: Cynthia Jones
Air date: 1977-03-23
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A woman sacrifices her own happiness for her younger siblings following her mother's death, nearly missing her chance at love.
House of Men (Episode 5)
Writer: Ray Jenkins
Air date: 1977-03-30
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Accepting a secretarial job at a remote Northumberland house inhabited only by men, Katie Mitchell becomes entangled in the complex and bitter relationship between her employer, the embittered polio-stricken writer Maurice Rossiter, and his brother Logan, discovering secrets and a web of deception within the household.
Emily (Episode 6)
Writer: Eleanor Bron
Air date: 1977-04-06
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Emily meets and impulsively marries the charismatic artist Rory Balniel, moving to his ancestral home in Scotland. The marriage quickly deteriorates as she copes with his eccentric family, a mysterious woman named Marina, and Rory's violent temper, culminating in tragedy.
Seasons
Episodes 6