Eddie Izzard co-writes and stars in this drama set in England during the Second World War. In the summer of 1939, Thomas Miller (Izzard) is hired to teach English at a private boarding school in Bexhill-on-Sea. Tasked with teaching daughters of the Nazi high command, Miller becomes suspicious of his predecessor's demise and sets out to find proof of the school's collaboration with Nazi Germany, a task made more dangerous by the looming outbreak of war. The cast also includes Judi Dench, Carla Juri, James D'Arcy and Jim Broadbent.