Set in 1934 London, Academy Award winner Sir Ian McKellen plays Jimmy Erskine, the most feared drama critic in town—with Gemma Arterton as Nina Land, the actress determined to win his favor. When Jimmy finds himself in the crosshairs of his newspaper’s new owner, David Brooke played by Mark Strong (Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy), Nina becomes entangled in a dangerous web of blackmail, deceit and murder.