故事探索了两个女人之间出人意料又充满不快的关系，在从伊斯坦布尔到巴黎和伦敦的路上，她们进行着一场关于真相与谎言的致命游戏。一个女人拥有一个秘密，另一个女人的使命就是在数千人丧命前揭晓这个秘密。

　　In series one, Barbara from Blackpool realised her dream and became TV comedy star, Sophie Straw, the nation’s favourite. In series two, Sophie finds out that ‘having a voice’ doesn’t mean it will be heard and that fame is a fickle friend.
　　Fed up with being the comic muse in old school comedy shows, Sophie tries her hand at arthouse cinema hoping it will be more progressive – it isn’t!
　　Undeterred, Sophie decides to create her own comedy show where she can tell authentic stories in all their messy and hilarious glory.  She’s found her voice, and no one can stop her using it! She learns that the power is in the word.
　　Funny Woman is produced by Potboiler and Rebel Park Productions, in association with Sky Studios. Executive produced by Nick Hornby, Gemma Arterton, Andrea Calderwood, Gail Egan, Jessica Parker and Jessica Malik.

　　希梅娜正在努力维持生活的秩序，她一边抚养三个孩子，一边竞争公司总裁的职位，同时还要应对她（几乎已经）成为前夫的丈夫。这时，她遇到了盖比，盖比竟然成为了她孩子们最好的保姆。

第二季中，露西（杰西卡·雷恩饰）和吉迪恩（彼得·卡帕尔蒂饰）结成了不稳定的联盟，以防止再次发生悲剧并追捕一个神出鬼没的怪物。露西的双重生活让她在家庭和责任之间左右为难，因为她发现自己成为了前世丈夫拉维·迪隆（尼克什·帕特尔饰）的眼中钉。协助迪隆调查的是侦缉警长山姆·博伊德（萨弗隆·霍金饰），他在前世曾是侦缉警长露西·钱伯斯的导师。与此同时，艾萨克（本杰明·奇弗斯饰）每天都在发现新的情感，努力在拒绝他存在的现实中保持平衡。随着我们的故事集中在一个爆炸性的时刻，新的谜团逐渐揭开，这一时刻将改变我们角色的命运，影响他们一生。