In the Spring of 1905 the Schlegel family are drawn into the affairs of the Wilcox family via Helen Schlegel who has fallen for Paul Wilcox. Helen's older sister Margaret gets involved in a mix-up at a concert.

• E.M. Forster
• Kenneth Lonergan
• Hettie Macdonald

• Tracey Ullman
• Matthew Macfadyen
• Julia Ormond