Known for both his self-indulgent lifestyle and his celebrated poetry, 19th-century British writer Lord George Gordon Byron (Jonny Lee Miller) scandalizes upright sensibilities with his sexual exploits in this sumptuous BBC biopic. After he spurns -- and devastates -- lover Lady Caroline Lamb (Camilla Power), Byron's obsession with his half sister, Augusta Leigh (Natasha Little), leads to his downfall. Vanessa Redgrave and Julie Cox co-star.