南宋宫中两大阵营，皇后之子大王子赵贵诚（敖嘉年 饰）、及慧妃之子二王子赵贵和（黎诺懿 饰）皆觊觎帝位。负责献计的左右丞相余靖（黎耀祥 饰）和董昭（郑则士 饰）本为世交，亦师亦友，共同辅助贵诚。但余靖父亲余博文（张国强 饰）因功高盖主失言而招来抄家之祸，与弟余清（邓健泓 饰）及妹余晴（唐诗咏 饰）从此失散，弟弟被骗入宫做太监受尽凌辱，妹妹失忆幸得漕帮帮主之女严三娘（田蕊妮 饰）收养，余靖更误以为董昭为一己私利出卖父亲，与董昭反目成仇，不惜投靠大奸臣杨次山（李国麟 饰），杨家辅助贵和，两派势成水火，恶斗不休，展开连番明争暗斗。一场造王之战，连场朝廷杀戮、尔虞我诈、幕幕触目惊心……
This 7-year series chronicled the adventures of the Impossible Mission Taskforce (IMF), a team of government spies and specialists who were assigned "impossible missions" by the unseen "Secretary". Although the cast varied over the years, the main characters included The Team Leader (Dan Briggs the first season, then Jim Phelps the other six), The Techno-Wizard (Barney Collier), The Strongman (Willy Armitage), The Master of Disguise (first Rollin Hand, then The Amazing Paris), and The Femme Fatale (Cinnamon Carter, Casey, Dana Lambert, Mimi Davis). The series is best known for its opening mission assignment (conducted by a pre-recorded tape), the theme composed by Lalo Schifrin, the leader's selection of mission agents from a dossier, the opening briefing, the intricate use of disguises and a typical "mask pulloff" scene near the end of most episodes, and the relative lack of characterization of the characters.
