Londres, 1930. Tres niñas huérfanas, Pauline, Petrova y Posy Fossil, son adoptadas por un excéntrico explorador, el profesor Gum. Las niñas ven ahora una oportunidad de cumplir sus sueños: Pauline quiere ser actriz, Petrova aviadora y Posy bailarina. Todo cambia cuando Gum desaparece, abandonando a las jóvenes a su suerte y dejándolas sin dinero para sobrevivir.
Twenty Four year-old Corsican refugee Napoleon Bonaparte is a lowly artillery captain in the French army at the siege of Toulon. Destitute and relying on his success in the new and dangerous revolutionary society, his mother and siblings become embroiled in Napoleon's struggle. The opponents are the English but the enemy are the revolutionaries authorities who seek to keep him in his place. Using his astonishing tactical mind, his sheer audacity and extraordinary military bravery, Napoleon emerges victorious and sets out on a path that would one day lead him to the throne of France.
The film follows Gabriel Angel (Rakie Ayola), a young Caribbean aviator who falls in love with the forger Duncan Stewart (Jonathan Pryce) on her journey to England. Stewart is pursued by his nemesis Rex Goodyear (John Hurt), and the group are supported by Dr Angela Bead (Vanessa Redgrave) and Miss Gwendolyn Quim (Dorothy Tutin), retired missionaries who become lovers during the voyage.
Inglaterra sigue tan lluviosa como siempre, y Lottie Wilkings está muy deprimida, ya que su vida se reduce a oír cada noche las quejas de su marido. Un día, lee un anuncio en el que se alquila por un mes un castillo en Italia, y en él encuentra la ocasión de vivir una aventura. Es abril en Italia, y cualquier cosa puede suceder... incluso el amor.
