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Adaption of Evelyn Waugh's comedy novel. When Paul Pennyfeather is unfairly expelled from Oxford University, it kick starts a disastrous chain of events that no one could have anticipated.

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Decline and Fall: Series 1

Tim Pigott-Smith

Nickolas Grace

Tom Stourton

Matthew Beard

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Decline and Fall: Series 1: Episode 1

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When Paul Pennyfeather is expelled from university, he becomes a teacher in rural Wales.

Adaption of Evelyn Waugh's comedy novel. When Paul Pennyfeather is expelled from Oxford University, his only option is to go and teach at a boarding school in Wales.

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 naive Paul.

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