After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which opens the way to "The Mikado," one of the duo's greatest successes.

• Newmarket Capital Group
• Goldwyn Films
• Jim Broadbent
• Allan Corduner
• Timothy Spall
• Lesley Manville
• Ron Cook
• Wendy Nottingham
• Kevin McKidd
• Shirley Henderson