Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds that her family has for many years been running a bordello next door to their home. When her mother dies shortly after, she next discovers that her real father is in fact a well-respected politician. Meeting him and then falling in love with his young advisor Harry Somerford leads to a life of ups and downs and conflict between the classes. Periodically the scoundrel of a Lord crosses her path, always to tragic effect.
James Mason
Phyllis Calvert
Stewart Granger
Jean Kent
Wilfrid Lawson
Margaretta Scott
John Laurie
Cathleen Nesbitt
Helen Haye
Nora Swinburne
Stuart Lindsell
Amy Veness
Ann Wilton
Guy Le Feuvre
Ann Stephens
Esma Cannon
Beresford Egan
Helen Goss
Peter Jones
Vi Kaley
Virginia Keiley
Beryl Laverick
Joan Rees
Johnnie Schofield
Jack Sharp
Cyril Smith
John Turnbull
Gloria Sydney