Patriarch Alex reigns over the estate with a mildness that infuriates his eldest son Stephen, a high-powered financier, but perfectly suits his younger, more relaxed son Charles. After many years of unruffled tranquility, life at Endellion is about to enter a turbulent new phase with the return of Stephen's ex-wife, and division over her granddaughter Abby, whose mother had died never revealing the father's name.

Scandal, vengeance, jealousy and desire rage as furiously as the sea in this powerful drama from best selling author Rosamunde Pilcher.

Starring: Michael York, Senta Berger, Frank Finlay, Juliet Mills, Natalia Wörner, Paula Kalenberg, Franco Nero as Max, John Light as Simon, and Tom Conti as Charles.