《The Halcyon》的背景设置在上世纪四十年代，讲述了一家在伦敦市中心的五星级酒店的“繁华而迷人”的故事，以及它在战时所展现的另一个世界。本剧由Charlotte Jones创作，由Left Bank Pictures公司制作，由Sharon Hughff以及《唐顿庄园》制作人Chris Croucher担任执行制作人。本剧讲述了在战时的背景下，以酒店为依托，展现了家庭、政治、人物关系和工作等社会各层次各方面的场景，并会通过一个而美国访问记者Joe O'Hara的角度表现出来。 本剧引用狄更斯那句著名的话开篇“这是最好的时代，也是最坏的时代”，将于2017年与观众见面。ITV的影剧部门主管Steve November说：“酒店是反映二战时期各种雄心壮志最好的场所，那是我们国家历史上最非凡的一段时期，而伦敦也在这样一个时间里不断地改变。《The Halcyon》让我们进入到战时这所酒店的核心，体验它的忙绿、繁华和勃勃生机，同时也反映出人们在那样一种环境下如何在对抗外敌时继续各自的生活。”

1901:- Poor but intelligent Emily Fox Seton accepts a marriage proposal from the older Lord James Walderhurst,a widower pushed into providing an heir by his haughty aunt Maria,Emily's employer. It is an arrangement for them both - in James' case to stop the family home passing to James' cousin Alec Osborn and his Anglo-Indian wife Hester. However affection soon grows between m.yakubd.cc them but James is posted to India with his regiment and the Osborns come to stay with Emily,telling her James sent them to look after her. But they have lied and Alec's alarming mood swings brought on by illness threatens Emily's pregnancy and drives the staff away. Soon Emily realises that the couple is up to no good.