In the Seventeenth Century, while Hungary is fighting the Turks, the population of a small village in the Carpathian Mountains faces the evil Countess Elizabeth Bathory, accused of drinking and bathing in blood of virgin women.

Movie fan Mike has invented a machine with which he is able to take part in every movie which is currently running on his video tape recorder. But he and his friend Tommy are watched while trying out this new device and soon two electronic companies are on their trail to discover the secret of this invention.

During the Second World War, a small group of students at Munich University begin to question the decisions and sanity of Germany's Nazi government. The students form a resistance cell which they name the "White Rose" after a newsletter that is secretly distributed to the student body. At first small in numbers and fearful of discovery, the White Rose begins to gain massive support after a Nazi Gauleiter nearly incites a student riot after a provokative speech. At this point, the matter is taken over by the German Gestapo, who pledge to hunt down and destroy the members of the White Rose.

Charlotte Bold returns to Cornwall with her 21-year-old daughter Grace after many years. Grace insists on finally meeting her father, who has no idea she exists: Lord James Blixton. Charlotte used to work as a gardener at the Blixton estate and had a passionate affair with James before he married into his class. He is now a widower and lives with his adult children Lilian and Harry at Blixton Manor. On her first evening in Cornwall, Grace meets Lilian's almost-fiancé, Morris Green, while jogging on the beach. They are both fascinated by each other – without knowing who the other is. After his initial shock, Lord Blixton is delighted to see Charlotte again and to meet Grace, and introduces her to Lilian and Harry. Unlike Harry, who is happy about the new addition to the family, Lilian does everything she can to get rid of the Bolds.

Supermodel Everhart is kidnapped by bad guy Prochnow and rescued by good guy Otto in technopop action.

Hansi Sandgruber is on the trail of a dangerous poacher and asks the new mayor of Schönbichl, Lois Mostberger, for help. However, Mostberger is much more interested in the latest project of the sophisticated businesswoman Viktoria Perterer: the construction of a covered ski slope. As her first official act, Mostberger closes the retirement home, which is in need of renovation. This brings Hansi's girlfriend, the TV reporter Christl Huber, who is committed to helping senior citizens, into the picture. Meanwhile, Viktoria meets the well-off Baron Friedrich von Lien, from whom she hopes not only financial support but also a romantic relationship. While Viktoria already fancies herself a future baroness, von Lien has fallen in love with the attractive geriatric nurse Lisa Blum. Due to an intrigue, she is suspected of being a poacher and is taken into custody – until Hansi catches the real culprit.

After Hansi's sister and girlfriend want to move to Munich for their respective reasons, he decides not to be a hurdle in their path and let them pursue their goals.