The fate of a young Australian boy is somehow linked with that of a young Roman boy who had traveled to Australia by ship during the time of the Roman Emperor, Nero.

A hotel porter is left a fortune but after living it up for a while he returns to his old place of work which is in financial difficulties.

A young fisherman Sashka Taranets lives in a fishing village on the shore of the Sea of Azov. He loves Tonya, and for her sake he goes to the trick in the competition for the title of the best fisherman. But Tonya loves him and knows that Sasha will regret his deception.

An old con-man fakes an illness and takes advantage of the kindness of one of his nurses.

A Film Directed by David MacDonald ....

Early Vancouver drama by Morrie Ruvinsky

Several stories linked by a hat.

The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which ran from 1980-1984. Commencing transmission on 11 April 1980, the series is notable for being the first British series to feature a female police detective as its leading character, ahead of the similarly themed BBC series Juliet Bravo by four months.

Following a group of five very different student nurses during their first year of training at an NHS hospital in London called St. Augustine’s Hospital (filmed at Guy's Hospital), where they live in a dormitory. Susan (Belinda Lee) is reliable and sensible; Pat (Delphi Lawrence) is flighty and open; Maureen (Adrienne Corri) is Irish and loud; Ann (Henryetta Edwards) is a typical public school girl; and Liz (Barbara Archer) comes from a typical working class background. As they get to know each other, they bond in spite of their differences.

On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London. Realising the other directors want to keep him in the dark he starts asking questions, and is soon undercover as a down-and-out in a hostel which will disappear if a company building project goes ahead.