在七岁那年，达林（凯文·史派西 Kevin Spacey 饰）被医生预言，无法活过十五岁。然而，在母亲波利（布兰达·布莱斯 Brenda Blethyn 饰）、姐姐妮娜（卡罗娜·艾伦 Caroline Aaron 饰）和杰夫查理（鲍勃·霍斯金斯 Bob Hoskins 饰）的帮助和支持之下，达林最终长大成人，并且成为了一名小有名气的歌手。
之后，达林遇见了史蒂夫（约翰·古德曼 John Goodman 饰），在后者的帮助下，达林成为了当时最有名也是最受欢迎的爵士乐手。一次偶然中，达林结识了名为桑德拉（凯特
Set in the 1930s, an American with a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic must do an about-face in order to win back the woman of his dreams.
Dick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr. Butcher, one of their former teachers, living next door. Mandy's unmarried sister, Gloria, is constantly dropping in, and will not take any hi
