故事发生在二十世纪的英国，刚刚结束的战争让英国人民们看到了重新过上美好生活的希望，对于乔伊（马修·麦克诺提 Matthew McNulty 饰）来说，动荡的时局个千变万化的格局让他得以获得向上流社会攀爬的机会，凭借着战争时代在战俘营里获得的会计资格证，乔伊来到了财务局，成为了那里的高级审计职员。 然而，野心勃勃的乔伊对自己的现状并不感到满足，他觉得，自己值得更好的生活。一次偶然中，乔伊遇见了...
A year has passed, Lord Glendenning has died and Moray is working in Paris. Recently married to the philandering Tom Weston, who has a young daughter Flora, Katherine, now owner of the Paradise, summo...