Gloss was a television drama series in New Zealand that screened from 1987-1990. The series was about a fictional publishing empire run by the Redfern family.
It was a starting point for many actors who went on to many productions in New Zealand, Australia and around the world including Temuera Morrison, Miranda Harcourt, Peter Elliott, Lisa Chappell, Danielle Cormack and Kevin Smith.
Writers for the show included James Griffin, who went on to write Outrageous Fortune, Rosemary McLeod and Ian Mune.
The show's title theme song was performed by Beaver Morrison.
The show has not been rescreened since its original screening, but selected extracts have been made available for viewing on NZ On Screen.
What is the recipe for true love? Ysabella is an ordinary young girl who has an extraordinary passion, and skill for cooking! As such, she has always dreamt of becoming a chef. Her life makes a turn when her mother commits a mistake, making Ysabella evaluate what the ingredients for a fulfilling life are. Despite this, she remained passionate to her craft, and promised herself never to fall prey to the so-called evils of love.
King's Crossing is an American nighttime soap opera which aired on ABC from January 16, 1982 to February 27, 1982 on Saturday Night at 8:00pm for seven episodes.
Its roots can be found in the 1980 drama Secrets of Midland Heights, which aired on CBS for eight episodes. When that show was canceled, Lorimar Productions announced it would return in a retooled format; King's Crossing was a completely different show, but employed several actors who had also appeared in the earlier drama.
The show centered around the Hollister family relocating to King's Crossing, California. The father, Paul, was a recovering alcoholic who was hoping for a fresh start with his family and career as an English professor at the town's college. His long-suffering wife Nan was also trying to reestablish a connection with her cold and distant Aunt Louisa Beauchamp, who had never approved of Paul. Nan and Paul had two teenage daughters: Lauren, an aspiring pianist who fell into an affair with her piano teacher, symphony conductor Jonathan Ha
Spyder Games is a television series that was broadcast on MTV from June 18, 2001 through September 20, 2001. MTV's second foray into the soap opera format following the run of the anthology series Undressed, the series was originally called Spyder Web in development.
Originally intended for a 3 pm time slot, Spyder Games ultimately debuted at 7 pm because of its racy content. The final episodes, originally scheduled to air during the week of 10 September 2001, were postponed by a week because of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The last episode was written as cliffhanger, but MTV did not pick the series up for a second season.
A kabaddi champion from rural Maharashtra rebels against family, pursues dreams in Mumbai, and promotes education to prevent child marriage while maintaining her cultural identity.
It explores the tale of two girls, Shiza (Komal Meer) and Mishal (Sabeena Farooq), who are childhood friends and share a sisterly bond. Due to their love for one another, Mishal asks her parents to arrange their marriages within the same family so they can live in the same house. Eventually, they become sisters-in-law when Shiza marries Harris, Mishal's older brother, with whom she has been in love since childhood. Mishal feels betrayed when they keep their relationship a secret, but she soon accepts the situation.
Later, she meets a handsome young man named Arsal, who initially takes a liking to Shiza but refrains from acting on it because of the girls’ sisterly bond, as his marriage has already been arranged to Mishal. He marries Mishal happily and cares for her.
However, things become more complicated for Shiza when her husband dies in a car accident. She is then forced to marry Mishal's husband and live her life as a co-wife. What will be the fate of the three of them?
When Aminata returns to Dakar, her presence reopens old wounds and unsettles lives that seemed carefully rebuilt. Between love, jealousy, and unspoken betrayals, marriages are tested and loyalties begin to crack. As secrets surface and desires clash, the line between truth and lies becomes dangerously thin. Motherhood, power, and obsession collide in a story where every choice has consequences.