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Tony, de gran fortuna, contrata a Hugo Barrett como criado, que resulta tener ciertos planes ocultos.

The life and times of Quentin Crisp, an outrageous and flamboyant homosexual, coming of age and growing into old age in conservative England.

A man goes to work at a curate's house who is in denial about his poor social background.

Father Flanagan's mission work, struggles, challenges and passion in reforming juvenile justice systems and youth care for troubled/disadvantaged youth are depicted, showing his impact on America's approach to these issues.

Major Maxim of the SAS is assigned as a bodyguard for a nuclear strategist going to a conference.

The spiritual realm is on a collision course with the physical world.

A century ago, 1.5 million British people worked as servants - astonishingly, more than worked in factories or farms. But while servants are often portrayed as characters in period dramas, the real stories of Britain's servants have largely been forgotten. Presented by social historian Dr Pamela Cox - herself the great-granddaughter of servants - this three-part series uncovers the reality of servants' lives from the Victorian era through to the Second World War.

Depiction of the Founding Fathers as they create the Constitution of the United States of America.

A new servant at house causes series of funny incidents changing everything

A serving girl receives a telegram that she has come into an inheritance. The family she works for suddenly starts to treat her well, and several young men come to court her. Then she receives another telegram telling her the inheritances is only $25. All her new 'friends' desert her, except her poor boyfriend, Cy.

A Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of George, his faithful Negro servant. After the officer is killed in an exciting battle sequence, George continues in his caring duties, faithful to his trust. Events continue to turn for the worse when invading Yankee soldiers arrive to loot and torch the widow's home. George saves the officer's daughter and battle sword by braving the flames.

A couple seeks to replace their incompetent maid, but have very different ideas about the ideal qualities of the new hire. Each gets a chance to make a selection, but things don't go as either of them hoped.

Manservant Hugo arrives at the Chelsea townhouse of wealthy bachelor Tony to interview for the valet job.

Mayong finds its mention in the mythological epic 'Mahabharata', along with Pragjyotishpura (ancient Assam). Legend has it that Chief Ghatotkacha took part in the battle of Mahabharata after attaining different magical powers from Mayong. In the present times, Arnab Bora, a middle aged civil servant, is posted in Mayong, the land of Black Magic, as a Revenue officer. Arnab stays temporarily in the house of Harmohan, a teacher of a government school. Harmohan's wife had gone to stay in their in-laws house for a while, which prompted him to let Arnab stay in his house. Harmohan shows Arnab the place around, where there is none to let him believe the old legend. But the beauty and serenity of the place captivates him over. The villagers, who are die-hard believer, explain to him that nowadays the witch doctors may no longer know the actual mantras which have been lost in the course of time forever. In his quest, Arnab meets Bina, the attractive wife of a villager, who mesmerizes him and a secret affair is blossomed. Is this the actual magic of Mayong, which people mistake it for wild beasts being tamed magically? Meanwhile, Harmohan's sister-in-law's marriage was canceled due to a superstitious belief of the villagers. She committed suicide later. The incident of the girl's death leaves Arnab disheartened. He had tried to bring modernism among the villagers, but they couldn't accept it due to their age old tradition. When Bina finally dies due to a disease kept hidden by her, Arnab no longer could stay at Mayong.

In spite of numerous disappointments, Darby Jenks had not yet given up all hopes of marrying off his friend, Wood B. Wedd. After several terse periods of severe cogitation, he decided that Angela Havens would make Wood B. Wedd the finest sort of a wife. When he broke the news to Wood B., that gentleman was distinctly pleased, Angela suited his own ideas a great deal more than several of Darby's selections. With all the ardor of his romantic disposition, Wood B. courted her, and at last, she accepted him. But he reckoned without Araminta, a poor working girl. Once or twice Wood B. smiled at her and each time, Araminta's heart fluttered with delight. When Araminta learned that her heart's adored had fallen into the clutches of the designing Angelia, she immediately attempted suicide in eight different ways. Since none of them were particularly effectual, she cast about for some other means of giving expression to her true feelings. The means she finally chose was a sleeping mixture. On the morning of Wood B. Wedd's wedding day, Araminta put the aforesaid sleeping mixture into Wood B. Wedd's coffee. Shortly afterwards, Wood B. arrived at a sudden conviction that sleep was the most blessed of Nature's gifts. So he slept. The time for the ceremony drew near. Still he slept. Darby Jenks shook him by the shoulder, jumped on his stomach, and treated him generally without consideration, and still he slept. Finally, by means of alarm clocks, gongs, ice water, and severe physical chastisement. Wood B. was partly aroused. As soon as his friends ceased their ministrations. Wood B. returned to his slumbers. When they finally got him thoroughly aroused, it was the minute of twelve. The wedding was to take place at noon. It means little to say that Wood B. dressed hurriedly, and so rushed to the church. No mere words can express his flight through the obstacles in his path, and when he got there, it was too late, Angela had gone home.

Santiago de Cali of Colombia, a Chinese waitress sinks into the love abyss with a Colombia gangster, but the lust may leads a storm of violence.

Pat Nunn sets out on a journey back to the area where she was born in Swaziland to perform the Gobuyisa ceremony in order to honor her ancestors and her dead child. Along the way, she encounters a cross section of the people of the tiny African kingdom and learns a lot about herself.

A disgraced servant performs her duties while the lady of the house gives birth to an ill-fated child in the year 1900.