When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

1957年11月，距演播时刻被意外停播已有一年，缘于Lord Elms颇具争议的采访事件引起的诸多变动。Freddie被开除之后四处游历，而Bel为了留下奋力拼搏。她既要努力提高收视率还要确保Hector不要闯祸；工作狂Bel对伦敦日益猖獗的黑社会越来越感兴趣，可追踪的故事却缺人报导。苏联人造卫星2号的发射事件在新闻工作室内掀起核恐慌。在群情激昂的会议中途，结束旅程的Freddie翩然而至

1956年的伦敦，适逢匈牙利十月事件与苏伊士运河危机，时事栏目「焦点时刻」团队试图揭露一桩隐秘而危险的阴谋。

一天夜里，本（本·威士肖 Ben Whishaw 饰）正驾着车在路上急驶，前方视线里出现了一妙龄女子，该女子将车拦下，不由分说的钻进了车里，抵挡不了女子的柔情蜜意，本和她遂即发展出了一段露水情缘，而本怎么也无法想到的是，当他醒来之时，面对的会是一具冰冷的尸体和一桩蓄意谋杀的罪名。
就这样，本被投入了监狱，在那里，残酷的生活等待着他，能否活下去全靠他自己。当所有人都在劝说本为自己做自卫辩护之时，只有弗朗西斯律师（Vineeta Rishi 饰）坚定的相信着本的无辜，可没过多久，该律师就因为被指控和本有着不正当男女关系而身陷危机。就在这个节骨眼上，一段神秘的录像证明了本的无辜，本得以无罪释放，可是，很快，本就发现，这并不是游戏的结束，而仅仅是开始而已。

In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she finds herself even more drawn to the taciturn Keats. Although he agrees to teach her about poetry, Keats cannot act on his reciprocated feelings for Fanny, since as a struggling poet he has no money to support a wife.