An evocative heart-warming story of unfulfilled dreams & unrequited love Based on the hit film screenplay by Charles Dance starring Judi Dench & Maggie Smith & on the original short story by William J Locke Ladies In Lavender tells the tale of two sisters Ursula & Janet who live in a close-knit fishing village in picturesque Cornwall in 1936 When a handsome & talented young Polish violinist bound for America is washed ashore the Widdington sisters take him under their wing & nurse him back to health However the presence of the mysterious young man disrupts their peaceful lives & the community in which they live