阵容强大！廉政公署、警队、律政司署合力调查，抗击各个贪黑势力。
少女娴由经营照相馆的单身母亲慧养大。一次偶然的机会，娴跟随恋人聪来到片场，引起了电影公司孟老板的注意，她一生的命运由此改变。孟老板利用娴的纯洁及对演员身份的向往，给了她明星的荣耀和情感的幻梦，后来却在战乱中为求自保，离弃了已有身孕的娴。母亲慧也因不堪情感支柱老王的背叛黯然离世。对女儿芝的留恋，成了娴活下去的唯一希望。时间飞逝，芝也长大成人，她和同在造船厂工作的同学邹杰相恋。由于身世背景，这对年轻人的爱情受到阻挠，尽管如此，一心追求进步的两人还是坚定地走在一起。人到中年的娴与失散多年的昔日恋人聪重逢，再续前缘，相爱一生。充满悲欢离合的人生境遇让两代人思想碰撞所产生的种种误会终获冰释，母女共同迎来各自的美好生活。
曼城的一位警探 Sam Tyler 在办案中被车撞倒在地，从昏迷中醒来后发现自己的4×4车变成了30年前的款式，车内有把他调到曼城警署的文件。原来他回到了1973年，还是在同一栋楼里办公，成了另一个警探 Gene Hunt 的下属，Gene 是 DCI (Detective Chief Instpector)，Sam 是 DI (Dectective Inspector)，他们俩象是组长副组长的关系，手下还有几个警探，包括制服女警 Annie (WPC Woman Police Constable)。
Joanna moves with her young son, Alfie, to the quiet town of Flinstead, seeking a fresh start. However, she quickly becomes entangled in the lives of local mothers and the unsettling dynamics of the community. When Joanna stumbles upon an online rumour about a child killer living in the town, she uses it to win over the mums at the school gate. As gossip spreads, suspicions build, and Joanna finds herself drawn into a web of secrets and paranoia. Balancing her efforts to protect her son with the growing unease in town, Joanna struggles to distinguish between truth and hearsay. With relationships strained and emotions running high, the boundaries between trust and fear blur. The Rumour explores how quickly small-town gossip can spiral out of control, forcing Joanna to confront the unforeseen consequences of curiosity and mistrust in her search for answers. The story is based on the Sunday Times bestselling book by Lesley Kara.
