Inherited Happiness (eps. 122)

New Episodes

Ambitious fencer Nelly Stuart is one of the witnesses for her sister Eve and Bill’s wedding. The other is Bill’s best friend Leo, with whom the bride and groom want to set her up. Too bad they’ve already had a chance encounter that didn’t go over so well. To top it off, Eve has another surprise in store for Nelly and their dad, Tony:

She’s invited their Colombian mother to the wedding. Many years ago, Sofia left her daughters behind with her husband, a botanist with a professorship in Bristol. Neither Tony nor Nelly has ever forgiven her. In order not to ruin a very pregnant Eve’s special day, they manage to pull themselves together...

Julian Cavendish, the long-time partner of weather presenter Holly Reynolds, wants to surprise her on their tenth anniversary by proposing to her. Furthermore, the garden architect would like to have…

Lord Douglas Chandon is about to marry Sophie, the love of his life. But as Douglas and the wedding guests wait for the bride, she is waiting for her brother Edward, who is at the pub trying to…

Successful model Jessica Marsh and her fiancé, career-driven corporate lawyer Oliver Barnes, are the envy of London society. Jessica's happiness would be complete if Oliver could finally bring…

Talented chef Rose is working hard to raise money for her own restaurant. But even though she has a run-in with a man that costs her her job, she does have luck, too: she wins a vacation in a luxury…

The ambitious vintner Hannah Powell is hired to get a winery in Cornwall back into shape. However, she has to share her duties with the owner’s nephew Jonathan, a race-car driver with crushing debts…

Paul Gilmore, an Anglican priest with great charisma, is transferred to Cornwall for disciplinary reasons due to false accusations. Accompanied by his housekeeper Jane Calder, he arrives at the St…

Ella appears to have everything she could ever wish for: She is married, with a grown-up son and a beautiful home. But her marriage has long since become routine. When she finds a box with a…

Lush pastures, steep Cornish cliffs, endless white beaches, majestic manors, sheep and dazzlingly beautiful flower gardens - this is the world of Rosamunde Pilcher, an idyllic world full of harmony…

The successful and fun-loving lawyer Owen inherits a mansion from his deceased great uncle. He travels to Cornwall with the intent of selling the estate. There he meets the single mother Holly, with…

Four Balloons and a Funeral, asks the question: when are you ready for love? Florist Gwen, an employee in a wholesale flower shop, is being courted by her likeable boss Joey. Gwen doesn’t object,…

Lush pastures, steep Cornish cliffs, endless white beaches, majestic manors, sheep and dazzlingly beautiful flower gardens - this is the world of Rosamunde Pilcher, an idyllic world full of harmony…

Lush pastures, steep Cornish cliffs, endless white beaches, majestic manors, sheep and dazzlingly beautiful flower gardens - this is the world of Rosamunde Pilcher, an idyllic world full of harmony…

Ray Holmes loses his job as a rescue pilot for "Sea Rescue" when his colleague Bruce Clarks is killed while piloting a non-approved flight for reasons of his own. When still nothing has been done six…

Anna Williams unexpectedly meets the attractive attorney Peter Morisson while selling her boat. In their youth they had a short, passionate affair in Australia. They may have lost sight of each other…

Steve Hedgeson, a talented young architect, is constructing a dream house for Cory, his dream woman, when he stumbles into a nightmare: Cory leaves him, and to top things off, Jennifer Miller, whom…

Lush pastures, steep Cornish cliffs, endless white beaches, majestic manors, sheep and dazzlingly beautiful flower gardens - this is the world of Rosamunde Pilcher, an idyllic world full of harmony…

Lush pastures, steep Cornish cliffs, endless white beaches, majestic manors, sheep and dazzlingly beautiful flower gardens - this is the world of Rosamunde Pilcher, an idyllic world full of harmony…

Lush pastures, steep Cornish cliffs, endless white beaches, majestic manors, sheep and dazzlingly beautiful flower gardens - this is the world of Rosamunde Pilcher, an idyllic world full of harmony…

Lush pastures, steep Cornish cliffs, endless white beaches, majestic manors, sheep and dazzlingly beautiful flower gardens - this is the world of Rosamunde Pilcher, an idyllic world full of harmony…

Lush pastures, steep Cornish cliffs, endless white beaches, majestic manors, sheep and dazzlingly beautiful flower gardens - this is the world of Rosamunde Pilcher, an idyllic world full of harmony…

Eric, the single father of two daughters, falls in love with the policewoman Hannah upon his return to Cornwall; she has stopped him for speeding - and is in a new relationship with Eric’s brother…

Richard Johnson, a one-time bank robber who spent several decades in Brazilian exile, returns to Cornwall accompanied by his son Fernando after the statute of limitations expires. Richard had…

Valentina Martino, an Argentinian tango teacher, has no other choice than staying illegal in Cornwall with her niece Elena because of the tax evasion of her former husband. She gets a job as a…

As a young woman, Kate testified against her criminal husband Ted Kinnock. Kate was admitted into witness protection programme, because Ted swore after the sentencing to take revenge on her. Kate…

The brewery owner Oscar and his wife Ella are happily married for 25 years. On the contrary their daughter, the young single mother Lexi, is less lucky with the choice of her partner. David, the…

The idyllic village St. Mark is in need of a new country doctor. Dr. Nael Rayan is the only applicant. Of all things, he is the great love of Helen Thomson who is also the voluntary mayor. However,…

When young journalist and heiress-in-waiting Lilly returns to Cornwall for her father’s funeral, her life as she thought she knew it collapses like a house of cards. At the reading of the will,…

On the way to meet his mother in his vintage car, Bruno has a breakdown that will change his life forever. He suddenly finds himself face to face with Sophie, a woman he was once madly in love with…

Sarah and Michael use a house exchange agency to swap their house in Australia for a country cottage in rural Cornwall. They hope the change of scene will help save their rocky relationship. But…

Since the death of her parents, Natalie has been looking after her younger brother John, who has gone down the criminal path since their tragic loss. When Natalie loses her job at the supermarket…

Oscar is Sienna's dream man. But when the successful Bristol lawyer gets a surprise proposal, she hesitates. The reason is simple: She's already married to a pub owner in Cornwall. Though Tyler…

Riley Owen, a bodyguard, is given the job of protecting Lady Anjali Cassley from a ghost. Even though the job seems ridiculous to him, he still takes it on. Riley has to pay off his large debts…

Liz is a lawyer at a big London law firm. Her boss, Mr. Harper makes her a very tempting offer, which would give her the chance to become junior partner earlier than expected. She’s meant to…

Ambitious fencer Nelly Stuart is one of the witnesses for her sister Eve and Bill’s wedding. The other is Bill’s best friend Leo, with whom the bride and groom want to set her up. Too bad they’ve…

Journalism graduate Iris Harding receives a letter from a stranger – Greta Winterbottom – asking her to do some research. Greta is terminally ill and no longer able to fulfill the last wish of her…

Amy Truman has a problem: She has just messed up the second job she has had during her probationary year as graduate of the famous nanny school in Boldham by throwing chips at the paparazzi. Now…

Amy Harding has a dream. She wants to bring the run-down flower farm that belonged to her grandparents on the Isles of Scilly back to life. Despite much hard work, the business does not make…

When Emma accidentally gets pregnant, her boyfriend secretly clears out their joint account and disappears from one day to the next. Luckily, her childhood friend Marc has a tempting offer: The gay…

Lynette Dawson wants to fulfill her late husband’s final wish and establish a foundation in his name. But to do so, she will have to hand over the reins of her company for natural remedies to her…

Annabelle has made a career out of her favorite hobby: She goes to airports to bid on seemingly abandoned suitcases, to later open them and reveal the contents on her TV show. Since her show can also…

For the first time in 20 years, the successful corporate consultant Sandra Cale plans to attend a college reunion in her Cornish hometown. And she’s not planning to go alone. She proudly announces…

Just before she’s due to get married, Lilly Miller, a young Scotswoman who was adopted at the age of four, inherits a cottage in Cornwall that is soon to be auctioned off. Though in the midst of her…

Kate and Dan live in an old mansion in the country. Kate’s 15-year-old son Pete lives with them, and is slowly but surely becoming independent. Kate, who became a mother at a very young age,…

Young author Holly has barely sold a single book, so it suits her just fine when rumors of her tragic death make the rounds after quite a turbulent night. Suddenly everyone wants to read her work…

Despite all the warnings from her friends and colleagues, Olivia decides to start her own business, offering theme tours on a vintage bus. But the first setback already occurs on her very first trip…

Ella Morgan and her fiancé Jacob had hoped to be next in line to run Trelawny, England’s only tea plantation. But Ella has become withdrawn since Jacob’s death in a climbing accident. Feeling…

Bill Pexton, a young Navy lieutenant, befriends fellow soldier Mo Miller while they prepare for the qualifying test to become combat divers. Unlike Bill, Mo comes from a rather broken family. He…

Fortune teller Ruby Moyle sees a future for Grace that includes a successful career and the man of her dreams by the name of Robert Hayford, prompting Grace to leave her home in Cornwall to follow…

Flora loves her son more than anything. But Luke, a smart teenager diagnosed with a mild form of ADHD, repeatedly causes problems for his mother by getting into trouble at school. The school’s…

Rebecca Taylor, who prefers to go by Becky, is a newly ordained young vicar in the Anglican Church. Before officially commencing her duties, she decides to visit the parish she has been assigned to…

Lilly Heartfield is young, talented and bursting with ideas. After completing her studies in fashion design in London, Lilly recently opened her own boutique in Cornwall, where she aims to create…

Ever since the death of her mother in a fire many years ago, Jacky has felt obligated to continue her mother’s legacy. Her father Ronald is worried about her, however, because Jacky’s entire life…

Curator Mia Barlow practically grew up in the museum from the time director Trevor Murphy and his wife Hannah, the museum’s conservator, took her in as a foster child. When Hannah becomes seriously…

IT specialist Dr. Mary Cameron is thoroughly convinced that love is not a matter of fate. Instead, it is governed by laws that can be calculated. Her newly developed algorithm brings couples together…

Lisa Edison is an aspiring auctioneer with a strong sense of justice. She easily wins people over and is committed to helping socially disadvantaged children. In doing so, she hopes to give back some…

Grace Brennan is looking forward to celebrating her 17th wedding anniversary with her husband Christopher. On the day of their anniversary, she finds a beautiful and expensive ring in his pocket, but…

Pauline, an interior designer, is an only child who continues to have problems with her domineering mother Eve. When Pauline discovers her husband Ken is cheating on her, she plunges into a state of…

Boatbuilder Helen Brody and insurance agent Liam Shaw could not be more different from each other, at least at first glance: she in her paint-splattered work overalls and jeep, he in his expensive…

A self-employed gardener in Cornwall, Laura Seal has been very active in her small community since she was a teenager, and she has deep roots there. As the youngest member of the town council, Laura…

They live in different worlds: Tessa Grant, a feisty woman who runs a bed and breakfast in Cornwall, and David Johnson, an upper-class smooth talker whose only job is being his wealthy mother’s son…

As long as she can remember, sports photographer Amy Boyd has had a fatherlike friend in Brad Woods, a firefighter and substitute for her biological father Jay, who died before she was born. She…

Anne Harding runs her small fruit and vegetable farm and takes care of her teenage daughter Jamie and her arthritis-stricken mother Molly. Then one day John Smith, her Aunt Sally’s butler, shows up…

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Format

1×90’

Available

ready-made

Produced by

FFP New Media GmbH

Cast

various

Year of Production

1994 - present

Original Language

German

Broadcaster

ZDF

Writer

Martin Wilke, Jochen S. Franken

Director

Stefan Bartmann