Meet Harry Starks, lord of the Soho underworld in the sixties. He's no ordinary crime boss: he's an intelligent, complex Judy Garland-loving man who yearns for something more than the rough and tumble of criminal life. For those who come into his realm over the years - from the penniless Lord with a predilection for young boys to the beautiful actress Ruby, who is helped by Starks but eventually deprives him of the one thing he truly loves - life will never be the same again. As Harry negotiates the changing years, including a stretch in prison and a final, vengeful murder, the power of his personality captivates all around him, and also bring them into subterfuge and danger.