The story took place in the 1930s, Louis (Keeley Hawes) of her husband's death, leaving four children grant (Milo Parker), Lawrence (Josh O'Connor Josh O'Connor), Leslie (Callum Woodhouse), margaret (Daisy Waterstone), as well as a legacy. Now, the legacy has been spent almost, the children are also growing up, and the problems are becoming more and more prominent, making Louis feel powerless. Under great pressure, Louis decided to take the family to settle in Corfu, Greece, where the cost of living is relatively small, hoping to start a new life there. However, her decision was obviously not welcomed and approved by the children, not to mention that Corfu did not even have electricity. Louis's decision to repair family relations, but instead made the brothers and sisters full of gunpowder.