清代末年，佛山望族后人陈大有（张卫健）世袭绸缎庄，风流玩乐，不善生意，赌掉万贯家产，竟将妻子倩雯（胡可）典当给宿敌柳原。大有浪荡江湖，认识了杂技女子容希儿（李彩桦），情 色之间萌生斗志。陈大有再续商战奇迹，但却因盗墓被都督纳兰正（谭耀文）通缉。峰回路转，陈大有竟是大清格格（刘晓庆）的亲儿，与纳兰正是同母异父的兄弟，兄弟俩能否相认？ 陈大有咸鱼翻身，重操家业，赎回妻子。但妻子赎回后，该怎么面对容希儿？而回到身边的妻子，竟已有了柳原的骨肉……
讲述三个年青人，各自背负不同的背景和遭遇，于八十年代的香港相遇—— 娴及丈夫根偷渡来港，但只有根能安然抵步，根误以为娴及儿子海已死，心灰意冷之际得老板器重，更将爱女中下嫁，生得一子文。 二十年后，终与根相认。海羡慕文得天独厚，对文轻易夺得好友南之妹媛的芳心更生妒意，自卑下埋首工作，终取得根信任。期间，文与海分别认识由台湾来港的路。因为上一代的误会，路对潦倒好赌的父亲泉盲目维护，一直无法原谅生母娥。路后得商界名女人珊赏识，二人成为好友。 某次大陆之行，海误撞死一途人，为求自保，竟令文入狱。怎料过程被新目击，海怕东窗事发，将新推落悬崖。后来更将怀有自己骨肉的俐抛弃。 文在狱中受尽折磨，整个人变得踏实刻苦。路更对文由怜生爱，但为了与媛的姊妹情，强自抑压对文的爱意。文出狱后，发觉自己所有的不幸，竟是海一手安排，决心作出反击，从此兄弟决裂……
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.
