塞巴斯蒂安和维奥拉(塔马拉·劳伦斯 Tamara Lawrance 饰)是情同手足的双胞胎兄妹,彼此之间感情非常的亲密。在一场海难中,他们不幸成为了遇难者,幸存的维奥拉和哥哥失散了,她以为哥哥已经死亡,于是隐藏起悲痛,女扮男装化名西萨里奥,来到了奥西诺公爵(奥利弗·克里斯 Oliver Chris 饰)的门下请求庇护。 奥西诺公爵深爱着美丽的奥利维亚小姐(菲比·福克斯 Phoebe Fox 饰),他派出维奥拉前去向奥利维亚小姐求婚,哪知道奥利维亚小姐竟然爱上了维奥拉。更滑稽的是,维奥拉早已经将芳心暗许给了奥西诺公爵。就在三人的关系纠缠不清的这个节骨眼,塞巴斯蒂安以海盗的身份再度出现在了维奥拉的面前。
Plot Summary:Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare's classic comedy of mistaken identity. A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love.