洪彪（黄新 饰）、洪豹（郭峰 饰）设下诡计想要吞并赌场，其阴谋被千王罗四海（谢贤 饰）识破终未能遂愿，两人因此对罗四海怀恨在心，想要找机会将他彻底除掉。谭升（任达华 饰）是交际花谭小棠（汪明荃 饰）的弟弟，某日，他因在赌场出千被罗四海抓住，谭小棠出面为弟弟解围，就此得以同罗四海相识，两人之间产生了真挚的感情。 洪彪一行人收买了北方千王卓一夫（杨群 饰）想要陷害罗四海，哪知道罗四海和卓一夫不打不相识，成为肝胆相照的兄弟。遗憾的是，卓一夫和罗四海最终未能逃脱敌人的魔爪，于是，两人决定将毕生绝学传授给谭升。
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.
