Set against the turbulent backdrop of Forties London, The Night Watch tells the stories of four young Londoners inextricably linked by their wartime experiences. In a time when the barriers of sexual morality and social convention have been broken down, Kay (Anna Maxwell Martin), Helen (Claire Foy), Viv (Jodie Whittaker) and Duncan (Harry Treadaway) enjoy a freedom never experienced before as they engage in secret liaisons and passionate trysts. The drama opens in 1947 as the country is trying to rebuild itself after the war; we find Kay mysteriously roaming the streets, haunted by some traumatic personal loss. Meanwhile, Helen and Viv run a marriage bureau, helping people rebuild their shattered lives by finding love. But their own complicated love lives are less easy to solve. Helen obsessively clings to her tumultuous and volatile relationship with Julia while Viv is continuing an affair with a married man whom she seems unable to break free from. Viv's vulnerable young brother Duncan harbours a terrible secret, when a face from his past re-appears which threatens his fragile existence. Moving back in time through the Forties into the maelstrom of the Blitz, the lives, loves and

该片讲述的是上世纪五六十年代曼谷当地的黑帮历史，根据最近释放的原黑帮成员的采访回忆拍成，将大家带往那个老旧的黑帮时代。那时候，先是刀剑，后是枪械，以及浪漫的义气情节。老乔，最后成了传说。

多年来，各式各样的人都在不断的获得职位晋升，而安吉拉·沃克作为一名出色的职员，却始终无法晋升。她作为一名黑人女性职员，对这样的结果深感不公。在精心的策划下，安吉拉决定打破局面，亲手改变自己的命运。

印度十年甘旱，印度法师帕拉法苏，举行圣火仪式，他全心投入祭典长达七年，不眠不休，也无暇关心老婆斐夏哈。帕拉法苏的弟弟阿拉法苏，爱上一个比他低阶层的女子妮蒂拉，阿拉法苏为了娶妮蒂拉，只好离开贵族所居之地。帕拉法苏的死对头亚拉克里，在森林中学习了十年的巫术，为了复仇，他去勾引帕拉法苏寂寞的妻子斐夏哈。一连串的阴错阳差，导致阿拉法苏失去妮蒂拉的爱。

故事描写一对美国夫妇，路德·克拉克(蒂姆o艾伦饰)与诺拉(杰米·李·柯蒂斯饰)在圣诞节前夕作出了一个“惊人”的决定--今年不过圣诞节。