故事发生在位于英国的一座小小村庄之内，女佣朵拉（梅尔·托特纳姆 Merle Tottenham 饰）和她的雇主布拉姆森夫人（梅·惠蒂 Dame May Whitty 饰）生活在一起，朵拉的男友丹尼（罗伯特·蒙哥马利 Robert Montgomery 饰）深得布拉姆森夫人的信赖，虽然夫人的侄女奥利维亚（罗莎琳德·拉塞尔 Rosalind Russell 饰）一直告诫姑母要多多提防这个年轻的小伙子，但布拉姆森夫人显然听不进去她的忠告。 布拉姆森夫人的律师贾斯汀（艾伦·马歇尔 Alan Marshal 饰）给布拉姆森夫人带来了一笔钱，夫人将这笔钱存进了自己的保险箱里，这一举动被丹尼尽收眼底。一个可怕的阴谋在他的脑海里成型了。

　　Dinosaur follows Nina (Ashley Storrie), an autistic woman in her 30s, who adores her life living with her sister and best friend Evie. However, when Evie rushes into an engagement after only six weeks and makes Nina her maid of honour, Nina is floored. Forced to reconcile with her sister’s impulsive decision, Nina grapples with what this new challenge means.　　Nina’s relationship with her sister isn’t the only change that she’s navigating, as she explores new possibilities in her palaeontology career and a potential new relationship in her own life with the introduction of kind-hearted Lee, who helps Nina to see these new challenges in a more positive light. As their relationship blossoms, we see that Nina helps Lee just as much as he helps her.