Set in 1930s London, this movie involves stage actors and actresses and their experiences with love and revenge.

In 1890s London, two friends (Rupert Everett as Algy, Colin Firth as Jack) use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.

London 1895: Cabinet minister, Sir Chiltern, and bachelor, Lord Goring, are victims of scheming women.