Russian Doll is set in London and Cornwall, England. A love story with a difference - Russian Doll, tells the story of a successful art dealer and historian, Paul, who falls in love with a much younger girl with a troubled past, Tamara, following the tragic death of his wife and daughter in a car accident. The romance is hampered by many things, but none so much as Tamara's past, which threatens to destroy, not only her but everybody around her, when the truth finally comes to light.