In Victorian England, Sue, a young thief, participates in a scam to defraud a rich heiress by becoming her maid. Things take an unexpected turn and Sue's plan goes horribly wrong.
Cast:Elaine Cassidy , Sally Hawkins , Imelda Staunton , Rupert Evans , Stephen Wight , David Troughton , Bronson Webb , Richard Durden , Polly Hemingway , Demelza Randall , Charles Dance , Sarah Badel , Wendy Morgan , Tina Malone , Sam Graham , Laura Dos Santos , Nick Lucas , William Oliver
Conman Richard Rivers enlists the help of petty thief Sue Trinder in his plot to rob a wealthy heiress.
Sue knows she cannot tell Maud the truth - that she loves her or that Rivers is planning to send her to a madhouse.
While Sue is imprisoned in the madhouse Maud finds out the truth. Sue manages to escape but wants revenge on Maud.