In 1965 the eve of decriminalization for acts of male homosexuality in the U.K. Matthews, a young gay man at odds with the world, discovers love, sex, and a new family in the backstreets and underground bars of Soho.
故事根据约翰·盖2004年所著传记《真实的玛丽·斯图亚特》改编，讲述玛丽·斯图亚特(罗南饰)和伊丽莎白一世(罗比饰)一度交恶，而她却不知自己已四面楚歌。
