Jane (Maggie Smith Maggie Smith) is a female teacher full of charm and enthusiasm. Although she is in a girls' school with strict rules, there is no boring teaching in her class, only her praise and yearning for beauty and power released from her heart. Jane is particularly keen on politics. Simple and romantic, she worships the radicalism and purity of fascism and instills this idea into her students. Unexpectedly, her reckless attitude indirectly leads to the death of a student. On the other hand, Jane, who does not follow common sense, has always been a thorn in the side of the conservative headmaster, Miss McKay (Celia Johnson Celia Johnson), who is eager to find an excuse to get this big trouble out of school. when a student whom Jane loves and trusts deeply knocks on her office door, Miss McKay knows that the opportunity has come.