Decline and Fall (TV series)

*Decline and Fall*
Decline and Fall
Genre	Comedy drama
Based on	Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh
Written by	James Wood
Directed by	Guillem Morales
Starring	Jack Whitehall; David Suchet; Eva Longoria; Douglas Hodge; Vincent Franklin; Stephen Graham; Matthew Beard; Oscar Kennedy;
Composer	Paul Englishby
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Shane Allen; Ben Cavey; Will Gould; Chris Sussman; Frith Tiplady; James Wood;
Producer	Matthew Bird
Running time	55 minutes
Production companies	Cave Bear Productions; Tiger Aspect Productions
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	31 March –; 14 April 2017

GenreComedy drama

Based onDecline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh

Decline and Fall is a three-part British comedy drama series based on the 1928 novel of the same name by Evelyn Waugh that first aired from 31 March to 14 April 2017 on BBC One. It was adapted by James Wood and directed by Guillem Morales.^[1]^[2]^[3]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	UK viewers (millions)^[4]
1	"Episode 1"	Guillem Morales	James Wood	31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)	4.49
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.
2	"Episode 2"	Guillem Morales	James Wood	7 April 2017 (2017-04-07)	Under 3.12
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.
3	"Episode 3"	Guillem Morales	James Wood	14 April 2017 (2017-04-14)	Under 2.95
Valiantly taking the fall for the murky deeds of Margot, Paul Pennyfeather finds himself in deep trouble with the law. Will Paul be able to escape imprisonment, and will Margot wait for him if he doesn't?

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Bibliography
Novels	Decline and Fall (1928) Vile Bodies (1930) Black Mischief (1932) A Handful of Dust (1934) Scoop (1938) Put Out More Flags (1942) Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder (1945) Scott-King's Modern Europe (1947) The Loved One (1948) Helena (1950) Love Among the Ruins. A Romance of the Near Future (1953) Sword of Honour Men at Arms (1952) Officers and Gentlemen (1955) Unconditional Surrender (1961) The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold (1957)
Other books	Robbery Under Law (1939) When the Going Was Good (1946) A Tourist in Africa (1960) A Little Learning (1964) The Temple at Thatch (unpublished)
Adaptations	The Loved One (film, 1965) Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (film, 1968) Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981) Scoop (TV movie, 1987) A Handful of Dust (film, 1988) Sword of Honour (TV film, 2001) Bright Young Things (film, 2003) Brideshead Revisited (film, 2008) Decline and Fall (TV, 2017)
Related	Evelyn Gardner (first wife) Auberon Waugh (son) Alexander Waugh (grandson) Daisy Waugh (granddaughter) Arthur Waugh (father) Alec Waugh (brother) Piers Court (house) Combe Florey House (house)
Characters	William Boot (Scoop) Mrs. Stitch (Scoop) Aloysius (teddy bear) (Brideshead Revisited)

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