Decline and Fall

1h

Comedy

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.

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

1h

31st Mar 2017

When Paul Pennyfeather is unfairly expelled from Oxford University, he finds his only option is to go and teach at a substandard boarding school in rural Wales. There he meets a colourful cast of characters, including the alluring Margot Beste-Chetwynde, a wealthy widow with designs on the naeve Paul.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

1h

7th Apr 2017

Paul Pennyfeather finds himself tutoring the son of Margot Beste-Chetwynde over the school 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.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

1h

14th Apr 2017

Paul Pennyfeather finds himself in deep trouble.

First air date

31st Mar 2017

Last air date

14th Apr 2017

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks