Versailles, 1667. Louis XIV a 28 ans. Pour soumettre la noblesse et imposer définitivement son pouvoir absolu, il entreprend de transformer Versailles… comme on tend un piège. Ce jeune roi, hanté par le traumatisme de la Fronde qui avait vu les nobles se rebeller contre la royauté, se révèle un stratège politique hors du commun, machiavélique et manipulateur. Il invente Versailles pour éloigner les nobles de Paris, les garder sous son contrôle, et progressivement faire du château une prison dorée. Il est aussi capable de passions romanesques ; mais comment les vivre quand on est le plus grand roi du monde
Les personnages historiques et fictionnels, du courtisan le plus en vue au plus humble serviteur du roi, nous guident dans un monde de trahisons et de secrets d’alcôve, de manœuvres politiques et de déclarations de guerre, révélant Versailles dans toute sa gloire et sa brutalité.
Episode 401 : Sidney Chambers attends a talk by the Reverend Nathaniel Todd, a key part of the Civil Rights movement in America. During the event, protestors disrupt Todd's speech and release fireworks, causing the audience to panic and leading to a crush as dozens of people try to escape through a locked door. In the chaos, a man is stabbed and killed by an unseen assailant. T...
Martin drives Louisa and their baby son back to her house in Portwenn,where the locals bring them presents. Diana Dibbs, Martin's nervous replacement,has already arrived,with her husband Gavin as her receptionist but Martin is not impressed by her competence - especially as she seems to have numerous ailments herself. Then he learns that Joan has died,causing him to stay for a ...
Henry Crabbe is a detective inspector who gets shot in the line of duty, following which he wants to retire to open a restaurant--the titular Pie in the Sky--as cooking, especially of good English-styled cuisine with a modern twist, is his passion in life. However, standing in his way of this dream is his boss, Assistant Chief Constable Freddy Fisher, who refuses to issue a ful...