故事从民国二十六年的北平戏班开始,白云秋随病重的师傅白玉心前来搭班谋生,受尽人情冷暖,幸而有善良的柳凤英照顾帮助,两人遂产生深刻的友情。白玉心和凤英的琴师唐师傅(天鹏)过去有一段未完成的情感,死前终于得到他的原谅,并视白云秋为徒弟照顾收容。凤英的师姐花艳霞一向爱慕唐师傅,但永远无法取代白玉心在唐师傅心中的地位,感情受挫的她为了救戏班众人生计,无所谓的便嫁了韩会长,却也造成唐师傅的更不谅解。性格尖锐圆滑的花艳霞和强硬固执的唐师傅人生观完全抵触,事事冲突,然而多年的相处,之间有着复杂的情愫。。John Day is a bank manager and lives with his wife Maria Day. The couple has recently lost their only daughter. Maria is always depressed and never opens up with anyone. One day when John is away for office work, a courier-boy enters the house and takes Maria as a captive, then a series of misfortunes start to happen.。