和蔼善良的弗兰克·朗福勋爵（吉姆·布劳德本特 饰）是英国政府上议院的领袖，同时也是探监慈善基金的积极倡导者。在他的助力下，众多罪行累累的犯人得以幡然悔悟、改过自新，开启全新人生。1965年，一连串令人发指的凶杀案震惊英国。年轻男子伊恩·布莱迪（安迪·瑟金斯 饰）和女友迈拉·欣德丽（萨曼莎·莫顿 饰）残忍杀害了数名儿童，作案手段极其恶毒。二人被捕伏法后，均被判处无期徒刑。不久后，欣德丽邀请朗福勋爵探监并寻求帮助。经过多次书信往来和当面交流，朗福相信欣德丽已真心忏悔。尽管面临来自政府和民众舆论的重重压力，他仍决定赌上自己的名誉，为欣德丽争取假释机会…… 本片根据真实事件改编，并荣获2008年金球奖最佳迷你电视剧集、最佳男主角（吉姆·布劳德本特）和最佳女主角奖（萨曼莎·莫顿）。

James Burke, after distinguishing himself as a midshipman in the British merchant marine, rapidly rises to the rank of executive officer, second in command of a ship. A broken foot necessitates that he be put ashore to heal. After his recovery, the very proud Jim - his pride rooted in his competence, which had made him a highly respected and admired naval officer - signs on as the executive officer of the Patna, a rusty tub manned by a third-rate crew overseen by a barbarous captain, that is transporting a group of Moslem pilgrims to Mecca. During a severe storm that causes the unseaworthy ship to founder, Jim abandons ship with the rest of the white crew without even lowering the other lifeboat for the passengers.

乐观的伦敦东区水管工伯特・吉布斯，从身为社会主义工会领袖的父亲那里继承了桑顿・希思勋爵爵位。他的未婚妻莱妮娅是坚定的共产主义者，极度反感贵族特权，伯特只得隐瞒身份。一心想嫁入贵族圈的美国电影明星伊利亚・米奥娜得知此事，主动接近伯特；为应付母亲，伯特谎称与她订婚。随后，伯特卷入与可疑俄国分子的纠葛，闹出一连串身份错位与阶级反差的笑料。最终，伯特摆脱明星纠缠，与始终支持他的莱妮娅重归于好，影片以轻松幽默的方式讽刺了英国的阶级观念。

27 minutes.

In this little Russian animated gem Sherlock Holmes is investigating the strange circumstances concerning the murder of Lord Waterbrook. The parodies, jokes and twisted reality, which is a mark of Aleksandr Bubnov, makes this little short one of the funniest experiences in animation.

在这部俄罗斯动画佳作中，夏洛克·福尔摩斯正在调查与沃特布鲁克勋爵谋杀案相关的离奇情况。亚历山大·布勃诺夫作品标志性的恶搞、玩笑和扭曲现实元素，让这部短片成为动画领域中最有趣的体验之一。