TV series

Decline and Fall

Name: Decline and Fall
Released: 2017
Cast: Jack Whitehall, David Suchet, Eva Longoria, Douglas Hodge, Vincent Franklin

2017· 1 season· 60 min episodes★ 5.7Ended

On BBC One — From Cave Bear Productions · Tiger Aspect

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Synopsis

Paul Pennyfeather is an inoffensive divinity student at Oxford University in the 1920s who is wrongly dismissed for indecent exposure having been made the victim of a prank by The Bollinger Club.

Themes

based on novel or book miniseries oxford university 1920s wrongfully accused

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E1 Part 1Next upMar 31, 2017 · 60 min
Synopsis
When Paul Pennyfeather is unfairly expelled from Oxford, he finds that his only option lies in teaching at a substandard Wales boarding school. There, he meets a colourful cast of characters, including the alluring Margot Beste-Chetwynde, a wealthy widow with designs on the naïve Paul.
Guest stars: Tim Pigott-Smith (Sniggs), Tom Stourton (Alistair Digby-Vaine-Trumpington), Katy Wix (Florence Fagan), Gemma Whelan (Diane Fagan), Felix Griffin Pain (Tangent), Hugo Beazley (Clutterbuck), Tony Guilfoyle (Vicar), Nickolas Grace (Prostlethwaite)
E2 Part 2Apr 7, 2017 · 60 min
Synopsis
Paul finds himself tutoring Peter, the young son of Margot Beste-Chetwynde over summer holidays. As he tries to act natural among the higher echelons of 1920s society crowding Margot's elegant home, Paul wonders whether the feelings he fosters for the wealthy and alluring widow are returned.
Guest stars: Katy Wix (Florence Fagan), Gemma Whelan (Diane Fagan), Felix Griffin Pain (Tangent), Hugo Beazley (Clutterbuck), Tony Guilfoyle (Vicar), Anatole Taubman (Otto), Hadley Fraser (Tom (Reporter)), Katherine Kingsley (Pamela Popham)
E3 Part 3Apr 14, 2017 · 60 min
Synopsis
Valiantly taking the fall for Margot's murky deeds, Paul finds himself in deep trouble with the law. Will he be able to escape imprisonment, and will Margot wait for him if he doesn't?
Guest stars: Tim Pigott-Smith (Sniggs), Tom Stourton (Alistair Digby-Vaine-Trumpington), Eleri Morgan (Jane Jenkins), Jasper Jacob (Monsieur Galeon), Nicholas Murchie (Inspector Bruce), Michael Cochrane (Prosecutor), Geoffrey McGivern (Mr Wilson), Ben McGregor (Journalist)