Synopsis: The turning points in the careers of nine Edwardian figures are explored in this 8-part series. Mr. Rolls and Mr. Royce looks at the relationship between Mr. Henry Royce (Michael Jayston), the electical engineer who had just made his first car, and Mr. Charles Rolls (Robert Powell), a motor dealer looking for a reliable model to sell. Horatio Bottomly - Timothy West plays the financier, founder of John Bull, fraud and swindler. E. Nesbitt - Judy Parfitt stars as the author of The Railway Children who lived in a menage a trois with her husband and his mistress.