A would-be writer tries to raise enough money to marry his sweetheart, but a lost manuscript and several unlucky bets put his goal out of reach. Desperate to turn matters round, he launches himself into 1930s high society, hoping to curry favour with the rich and influential. Comedy based on Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies, directed by Stephen Fry and starring Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, James McAvoy and Michael Sheen.

During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the aspiring novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, who is attempting to raise enough money to marry fellow member Nina Blount. However, after customs officials confiscate his first manuscript, Fenwick-Symes must recover from the financial setback and figure out new ways to earn money for a wedding.