As world war ii looms in europe an ambitious young english lawyer embarks on his turbulent career and even stormier love life set amidst the politically turbulent times surrounding world war ii this acclaimed 13 part bbc drama adapted from c p snows novel chronicles the impassioned life of young englishman lewis eliot shaughan seymour in a world where truth and justice test the moral fibre of even the most solid of men eliot is the ambitious lawyer fighting the temptations that could