Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, she gets bored and turns to highway robbery for thrills. While on the road she meets a famous highwayman, and they continue as a team, but some people begin suspecting her identity, and she risks death if she continues her nefarious activities.
Faye Dunaway
as Lady Barbara Skelton
Alan Bates
as Captain Jerry Jackson
John Gielgud
as Hogarth
Denholm Elliott
as Sir Ralph Skelton
Prunella Scales
as Lady Kingsclere
Oliver Tobias
as Kit Locksby
Glynis Barber
as Caroline
Joan Hickson
as Aunt Agatha
Helena McCarthy
as Moll Skelton
Mollie Maureen
as Doll Skelton
Derek Francis
as Lord Kingsclere
Marina Sirtis
as Jackson's Girl
