故事发生在十九世纪的英国，皮普（杰瑞米·艾文 Jeremy Irvine 饰）从小成长于贫苦家庭之中，看着他长大的是个性暴躁的姐姐和杰夫乔（杰森·弗莱明 Jason Flemyng 饰）。一次偶然中，皮普来到了一幢神秘的庄园之中，在那里住着的是他的雇主哈文森姆小姐（海伦娜·伯翰·卡特 Helena Bonham Carter 饰）和她的侄女艾斯黛拉（霍利·格林格 Holly Grainger 饰）...

　　On a tireless quest to find his missing daughter Jody, Nelly will go to any length to uncover the truth and he'll discover more about himself and those around him than he could have ever imagine...