Commander Vasco Moscoso de Aragão entertains the small town of Periperi with the stories of his many adventures travelling around the world as a captain of the merchant navy. Stubborn Chico Pacheco is the only one in town who doesn't believe his tales.

Chantigadu and Pandugadu are two good-for-nothing moral-less individuals who love to make life a living hell for everyone in their village, especially the women. But their life changes once Venkatalakshmi comes to their village.

Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.

Where the Heart Is is a British television family drama series set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Skelthwaite. It focuses on the professional and personal lives of the district nurses who work in the town.

A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be.

A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be.

In order to learn about his past, a Beijing man known as Dong-dong, who was born in a toilet, searches in the public toilets around the world.

Doctor Ian Lazarre is a hopeless alcoholic. After the tragic death of his wife and the failure of his second marriage, liquor is his only friend. As a last resort, he commits to an experimental rehab with bizarre methods.

Nurse and con artist Belle Haimes lives with her dull-witted husband Rex Haimes in the Hart Mansion in British Columbia. There, she cares for the invalid 103 year old Slim Hart, aka Pappy, and his comatose wife Minnie. Fed up with her job, Belle plots the death of old Mrs. Hart and the kidnapping of Old Pappy, but things don't go quite according to plan.

An interview with composer Erik Ekstrand about Hanging Heart (1989)