Soames and Irene Forsyte have a marriage of convenience. The Forsytes and the people and society around them is the basis for this love story set in the rigid and strict times of the Victorian age.

Widower Dr. Matt Younger and his daughter go to London for a month of dirt-bike racing. While there, Dr. Younger is surprised by finding himself attracted to Catherine, a charming but elusive woman who seems to have some mysterious men following her. A romance slowly develops between the doctor and Catherine, but there are complications to their happiness.