Thisfirstfilmversionof"TheChildren'sHour"usesaheterosexualtriangleratherthantheplay'slesbiantheme.TheplotconcernsschoolteachersKarenWrightandMarthaDobie,bothofwhomareinlovewithDr.JoeCardin.Themaliciouslieofoneoftheirstudentsinvolvesallthreeinascandalwhichdisruptsalltheirlives.