Overview: It is Christmas 1908 in Messina, one of the richest merchant cities of the Mediterranean. Peter, the 13 year-old son of a rich English family is notorious for his cruelty to children, animals and servants. One night he is ambushed and wakes up in a coffin underground in the city's Gothic cemetery, buried in retaliation for his callousness by a servant boy from his mother's estate. When a powerful earthquake razes Messina to the ground, Peter is trapped and his whereabouts are forgotten. Until a century later an English archaeologist and his daughter arrive in the city.
Overview: Despite the excellent ratings, after twelve successful years a popular Italian soap opera is in danger of being canceled. Taking advantage of a period of non-filming, a group of actors - who have now become a real family thanks to the time spent together on the set - decide to join their colleague Roberto, their leader, on a small paradise island where he owns a vineyard. .
