Set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi before the British ruled in that region, the drama depicts the fortunes of the residents of Beecham House, an imposing mansion surrounded by acres of exotic woods and pristine lawns.Tom Bateman (Vanity Fair, Jekyll and Hyde) takes the role of enigmatic, soulful John Beecham, a handsome former soldier who has purchased the magnificent mansion, Beecham House, to begin a new life with his family.Wealthy and distinguished, John has witnessed profiteering and exploitation during his time with the controlling East India Company and has resolved to conduct his business as a trader in a more equitable manner. Determined to escape his previous life, John appears haunted by his past, but is inspired to become an honourable member of the region’s trading community.In spite of John’s good intentions his life is shrouded in mystery and when he arrives at the house with an ‘olive-skinned‘ child named August and two Indian nursemaids, Chanchal (Shriya Pilgaonkar) and Maya (Trupti Khamkar), it causes speculation and gossip amongst the servants that he may be the boy’s father. One of the Indian nursemaids, the beautiful Chanchal, is overly protective and particularly fond of the child. Could she be John’s lover and the mother of August?Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey) is John’s robust, interfering mother Henrietta who has travelled from England to India to stay with her son. She is accompanied by a young family friend Violet, played by Bessie Carter (Les Miserables) who she is determined to help form a union with John.The pair are accompanied by an old friend of John’s, Samuel Parker, played by Marc Warren (Safe, Hustle) who has also left the East India Company and has returned to India for a fresh start. Samuel helps John to find his brother Daniel who he has not seen for 10 years. John convinces Daniel, Leo Suter, (Victoria) to leave the East India Company and join him at Beecham House.Gregory Fitoussi (Mr Selfridge, Spiral) plays General Castillon, a French mercenary working for the Emperor at a time when the French are challenging the East India Company for India. Castillon is suspicious of John and his motives and conspires to stop John being granted a trading licence.Adil Ray (Citizen Khan, Ackley Bridge) is John’s neighbour Murad Beg who dislikes General Castillon intensely and agrees to help John secure a trading licence. Murad’s daughter, Roshanara, (Kanika Kapur) has an English governess Margaret Osborne, played by Dakota Blue Richards (Endeavour) whose beauty and intelligence catches John’s attention. However, when beautiful Chandrika (Pallavi Sharda) arrives at Beecham House with her entourage she is shown to luxurious guest quarters and immediately insists on seeing August. What secrets does Chandrika bring with her to Beecham House?25. Spend every day, every week and every month writing.她尴尬得呆不下去，只得提前告辞离开。(3) Labor dispatch employment shall not be returned该剧的故事情节由《迷失》制片人Adam Horowitz和Edward Kitsis构思，描述了一个发生在现代社会里的「黑色童话故事」。童话故事总是以「很久很久以前」开始，而以「他们从此幸福地生活在一起」结尾－－至少字面上是这样。28岁的Emma Swan（Jennifer Morrison扮演）从不相信那些童话，她还是孩子时就被父母抛弃了，一生都在靠自己的努力奋斗而生活。Emma现在靠替人收保释金维持生计，饿不死但是也发不了财。Emma的生活一直波澜不惊，直到有一天……她10年前送给别人收养的儿子Henry（Jared Gilmore扮演）突然找上门来，向她紧急求援。Henry声称Emma来自一个带有神话色彩的平行世界－－她就是白雪公主和白马王子失踪的女儿！根据Henry的童话书的描述，王子和公主故意将Emma送到遥远的地方，以躲避邪恶女王的致命诅咒。这个诅咒将神话世界永远冻结，并且将其抛弃在现代社会里。Emma当然不会相信这些连小孩子都不会信的鬼话！她将Henry送回了千里之外的小镇斯托里布鲁克，嘱咐他这次不要再乱跑了。奇怪的是，这个非同一般的孩子和这座非同一般的小镇对Emma来说有一种强烈的「吸引力」。Emma担心Henry的安危，于是决定留下来住一段时间。她在镇上的所见所闻令她开始怀疑这里的确隐藏着一股不为人知的神秘力量－－难道这里真的是Henry所说的童话世界？魔法或许已被遗忘，但它就在人们的身旁；童话角色或许已不记得自己曾经是谁，但他们还活着。决定世界命运的战争已经开始，但要赢得胜利，Emma必须坦然接受自己的身世，并且像个真正的斗士那样去战斗。Ginnifer Goodwin扮演Mary Margaret修女，也就是「白雪公主」；Josh Dallas扮演「白马王子」；Lana Parrilla扮演邪恶女王（Regina）；Jamie Dornan扮演斯托里布鲁克镇的警长；Raphael Sbarge扮演Archie（Jiminy Cricket），也就是《木偶奇遇记》中的「小蟋蟀」Jiminy Cricket，当Emma初次来到斯托里布鲁克镇时，他牵着一条斑点狗，拿着一把雨伞迎接她；刚刚走出《星际之门：宇宙》的Robert Carlyle扮演Rumplestiltskin（Gold先生），也就是擅长使用黑魔法的侏儒精灵，他同意帮助白雪公主和白马王子对抗邪恶女王的魔咒，但却提出了苛刻的条件。以通缉犯徐糠伏尸屋事件开始，负责调查的警官林法栋发现涉及一宗一个月前的劫案，当中同谋包括汪新元、红毛与欧阳，而犯罪现场唯一目击证人是一只鹦鹉，林法栋锁定汪新元为嫌犯。不过案情卻不如想像中直接…本身，送杨长帆出使是有说法的，汪直的义子毛海峰在咱手里，徐海本人在咱手里，对方本不敢对杨长帆下毒手，也正是以此为倚仗，说通的朝廷，说通的杨长帆。
