Finally, the long-awaited prequel to the cult sketch Dinner for One. England, the early 20th century - a rural estate near Eastbourne. Faced with financial difficulties, young Miss Sophie decides to get married and invites her suitors to her castle. Before she can make her choice, one of the gentlemen is murdered. Miss Sophie challenges the bachelors to humorous competitions for her heart and secretly tries to uncover the criminal. Always by her side is her butler, James - and a delicate yet seemingly impossible love story develops...