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Decline and Fall - Season 1

Series: Decline and Fall

3.8

(372)

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Rating

Year

2017

Language

English

Publisher

Acorn TV

About

Paul Pennyfeather (Jack Whitehall, Fresh Meat) is a quiet and unassuming theology student at Oxford. But his plans for an uneventful life as a priest fall through when he is unceremoniously expelled after a careless prank by one of the university's infamous social clubs.

Without a private fortune to fall back on, Paul is forced to take a position as a teacher at a third-rate boarding school, run by Dr. Fagan (David Suchet, Agatha Christie's Poirot). All too quickly, it becomes disastrously apparent that Paul is not fit for the position, but a visit from the beautiful and wealthy American mother of one of his students (Eva Longoria, Desperate Housewives) stirs up hope that his luck may be changing.

Based on the classic satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh (Brideshead Revisited), this uproarious series also stars Douglas Hodge (Penny Dreadful) and Stephen Graham (Boardwalk Empire, The Secret Agent).

Related Subjects

Comedy

Episodes

1. Episode 1

1h 1m

When Paul Pennyfeather is unfairly expelled from Oxford, he goes to teach at a boarding school. All too quickly it becomes apparent that Paul is not fit for the job, but things start to look up when Paul meets Margot Beste-Chetwynde, a wealthy widow and mother to one of the students.

2. Episode 2

59m

Paul jumps at the opportunity to spend a whole summer at the Beste-Chetwynde household acting as Peter's tutor while trying to win Margot's affection. But Paul is not prepared for Margot's world, filled with the glamorous upper class of society.

3. Episode 3

1h 2m

Paul heads off to Marseilles on what he believes will be a routine business trip following his fiancée's instructions. When things don't go according to plan, Paul fears that he will not make it back in time for his wedding with Margot.