Helene is a shipwreck survivor washed ashore near a small English village. There, she is swept off her feet by widowed pastor Edmund and the two soon marry, with the puritanical Edmund believing his bride to be untouched by another man. But it seems that she has a history, and a dark one at that.

Negdje u XIX vijeku, nakon što je preživjela težak brodolom, Helene (Alexandra Roach; Being Human, The Iron Lady, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher) uspeva da se dokopa obale blizu jednog engleskog sela, gde se ubrzo zaljubljuje u lokalnog pastora po imenu Edmund (Alex MacQueen; Holby City, The Thick of It, The Inbetweeners). Nedugo zatim se i udaje za njega, ali nakon preseljenja u njegovu kuću, dolazi u sukob sa kućepaziteljkom Dorothy (Julia Davis; Nighty Night, Gavin & Stacey, Black Mirror), koja smatra da novopridošla supruga ni u kom slučaju ne može da zamjeni bivšu Edmundovu suprugu. Problemi sa kojima se Helene suočava još više se nagomilavaju - ona čuva jednu mračnu tajnu koju Dorothy nikako ne smije da sazna.

Julia Davisin käsikirjoittama musta komedia sijoittuu 1830-luvun Englantiin, Hunderbyn kylään. Davisin käsikirjoitus palkittiin vuonna 2013 Britannian parhaana komediasarjana. Hän näyttelee myös yhdessä pääroolissa.