Kľúčové slovo Crete

Na Krétu prichádza mladý anglický spisovateľ gréckeho pôvodu, Basil, aby obnovil ťažbu v bani, ktorú zdedil. Cestou sa zoznámi s dedinčanom Zorbom, ktorého nepredstieraná voľnosť a nezávislosť nie je založená na veľkosti majetku, ale na odhodlaní a chuti užívať si život naplno. V jeho prítomnosti plachý Basil pochopí, že existuje spôsob, ako so vysporiadať s osobnými úspechmi i prehrami. Ten znie: Nikdy neprestať tancovať!

Susan has left publishing and is living in Crete with her long-time boyfriend, Andreas. But her idyll is disturbed by the shadow of a murder committed at a British country hotel eight years ago. Alan Conway visited the hotel and wrote a novel based on what happened there. Cecily MacNeil, the young woman who helps run the hotel, read the book and believed the wrong man had been arrested. Now she has disappeared. Can Susan uncover the secret hidden in the book and find Cecily before it is too late?

Based on the best-selling English novel The Island by Victoria Hislop, the series takes place on the island of Spinalonga, off the coast of Crete, and in the village of Plaka which lies within swimming distance across it. The series premiered on 11 October 2010 to record ratings and critical acclaim. It is the most expensive Greek television production ever with a budget of €4 million.

20/5/1941. Under the code name 'Operation Mercury', Germany begins the airborne invasion of Crete. But the Nazis' estimations for an easy victory prove wrong. A throwback to the legendary Battle of Crete.