After a plane crash, a group of schoolboys find themselves stranded on a tropical island without adults. Ralph is elected leader and, with the help of the intelligent Piggy, strives to maintain order and civilization. Jack, responsible for the signal fire, becomes increasingly focused on hunting and power struggles. This leads to tensions within the group, gradually pushing the boys from hope and structure into chaos and tragedy.

A librarian begins a passionate affair with a mysterious woman who walks into his library. When she suddenly disappears he travels down to London to search for her only to discover that she has three identities - dancer, dominatrix and con-woman. But which one is the real Miranda?

故事发生在19世纪的英国，贝姬（娜塔莎·里特 Natasha Little 饰）出生在贫寒的家庭之中，长大后，她和同样出生平凡的夏普先生（Paul Brightwell 饰）结为了夫妻，尽管前途渺茫，但在贝姬的内心里，她从未放弃过进入上流社会的幻想。
一次偶然中，贝姬进入了考利爵士（Anton Lesser 饰）家中，在那里，天资聪慧的她不仅得到了孩子们的喜爱，还获得了严苛的玛蒂尔达姑妈（米瑞安·玛格莱斯 Miriam Margolyes 饰）的赏识，这让贝姬看到了一丝希望。之后，贝姬遇见了久违的好友艾米利亚（Frances Grey 饰），并和考利家的继承人罗顿（内森奈尔·帕克 Nathaniel Parker 饰）之间产生了感情。战争爆发了，罗顿和艾米利亚的丈夫乔治（Jeremy Swift 饰）共同走上了战场，留下艾米利亚和贝姬，在乱世之中，两个女人又会经历怎样的人生呢？