The series begins with a profile of Winifred Nicholson, an impressionist painter who valued the abstract use of colour. Along with art historians, the documentary contains archive footage of Nicholson, and narration of her written words.
The outrageous life of artisan Nina Hamnett, including her time in Paris and her tell-all memoir. Also included are never-before-seen art pieces that were rescued from her home after her death by her nephew Edward Booth-Clibborn.