Final film directed by Joseph Losey, based upon a play by Nell Dunn. The story centers around a group of women from differnet backgrounds who meet regularly in a steam room where everyday issues and personal traumas are revealed and shared.

格雷厄姆威爾是一位酗酒的學校老師，因爲二戰期間拒絕服役而被記錄在案，這也影響了他的職業發展。他的校長、妻子和學生都很看不起他。唯一仰慕他的腼腆和熱心的是他的一位學生——雪莉泰勒。自從威爾給泰勒免費單獨輔導功課之後，雪莉就慢慢愛上了這位老師。雪莉的迷戀無法滿足，出于絕望和天真，她向老師主動示愛。威爾婉轉地拒絕了她，想讓此事盡快過去。然而，威爾接下來遭遇了人生中的一個新麻煩——泰勒控告他對她進行非禮。

A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.