菲利帕·兰利（莎莉·霍金斯 饰）与前夫约翰（史蒂夫·库根 饰）共同抚养两个儿子。仕途失意的她，在观赏莎士比亚舞台剧时，被主角理查三世吸引，并对这位在历史中记载的残暴“篡权者”产生浓厚兴趣。随着研究日深，她发现了人生新方向，誓要找到理查三世失踪的坟墓并为他正名。究竟她能否在500年后改写英国历史，为理查三世验明正身，还国王一个公道？...

　　After her bittersweet success in series one, Karen has been promoted to Detective Inspector and seemingly given the authority she has long been fighting for. Just as she’s getting into the swing of ...