In the last years of Victoria's reign, London is beset by the "Touched": people — mostly women — who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities, some charming, some very disturbing. Among them are Amalia True, a mysterious, quick-fisted widow, and Penance Adair, a brilliant young inventor. They are the champions of this new underclass, making a home for the Touched, while fighting the forces of… well, pretty much all the forces — to make room for those whom history as we know it has no place.

A heart-warming family film about one girl's dream of dancing in the lead and realizing the only way to do it, is believing that you can.

Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.