Ellen Hardy's home life in her Yorkshire milltown is starting to wear thin, she dotes on her talented son, Victor, but her marriage is tiresome and her only real solace comes in her daily visits with Victor's teacher, Kathy Thompson, but, as their relationship grows, Ellen's husband gets frustrated, creating even more tension. The movie is a fine drama but it really wants for more time spent with the women building their relationship and, sadly, it appears that much of this narrative ended up in the deleted scenes, and the class struggles take precedence over the sexuality issues, making the romance a little thin on the ground.