《风流艳妇》改编自真实发生在1782年的一场法庭案件，涉及到通奸、八卦、偷窥等当时的热门事件。娜塔莉·多默饰演Lady Seymour Worsley，一个因放荡事迹震惊18世纪英国的女人，她总共有27个情夫，并与其中一个私奔，更惊奇的是她的丈夫，不仅默许这些男人，甚至喜欢从锁眼中偷窥欢好；这样一个惊世骇俗的女人，背后又有怎样的故事，我们只得到剧中去探寻 。

Classic British comedy adapted from a James Thurber story about a tweed manufacturer's elderly accountant who devises a plan to save the company from an American takeover bid. The arrival of an efficiency expert from the States causes enough of a stir but, when it turns out to be a woman, the old-fashioned number cruncher declares war. Man-eating businesswoman, Angela Barrows is sent by her US company to Edinburgh to investigate export opportunities. She meets businessman Robert MacPherson en route and he persuades her to help bring his company into the 20th century. The staff, lead by Mr. Martin, have other ideas and a battle between the old and new business methods breaks out.