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Decline and Fall

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20172017
  • 3h
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6.7/10
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Eva Longoria, David Suchet, and Jack Whitehall in Decline and Fall (2017)
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The series sees Paul Pennyfeather as 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 ... Read allThe series sees Paul Pennyfeather as 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.The series sees Paul Pennyfeather as 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.

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  • Stars
    • Jack Whitehall
    • Douglas Hodge
    • Stephen Graham
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    • Jack Whitehall
    • Douglas Hodge
    • Stephen Graham
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    Jack Whitehall
    Jack Whitehall
    • Paul Pennyfeatheras Paul Pennyfeather
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Douglas Hodge
    Douglas Hodge
    • Grimesas Grimes
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Stephen Graham
    Stephen Graham
    • Philbrickas Philbrick
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    David Suchet
    David Suchet
    • Dr. Faganas Dr. Fagan
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Vincent Franklin
    Vincent Franklin
    • Prendergastas Prendergast
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Matthew Beard
    Matthew Beard
    • Arthur Pottsas Arthur Potts
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Oscar Kennedy
    Oscar Kennedy
    • Peter Beste-Chetwyndeas Peter Beste-Chetwynde
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Eva Longoria
    Eva Longoria
    • Margot Beste-Chetwyndeas Margot Beste-Chetwynde
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Jayc O'Neill
    • Chauffeuras Chauffeur…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Katy Wix
    Katy Wix
    • Florence Faganas Florence Fagan
    2 episodes2 eps • 2017
    Gemma Whelan
    Gemma Whelan
    • Diane Faganas Diane Fagan
    2 episodes2 eps • 2017
    Felix Griffin Pain
    • Tangentas Tangent
    2 episodes2 eps • 2017
    Hugo Beazley
    Hugo Beazley
    • Clutterbuckas Clutterbuck
    2 episodes2 eps • 2017
    Tony Guilfoyle
    Tony Guilfoyle
    • Vicaras Vicar
    2 episodes2 eps • 2017
    Tim Pigott-Smith
    Tim Pigott-Smith
    • Sniggsas Sniggs
    2 episodes2 eps • 2017
    Tom Stourton
    Tom Stourton
    • Alistair Digby-Vaine-Trumpingtonas Alistair Digby-Vaine-Trumpington
    2 episodes2 eps • 2017
    Martyn Ellis
    Martyn Ellis
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    2 episodes2 eps • 2017
    Eleri Morgan
    • Jane Jenkinsas Jane Jenkins
    2 episodes2 eps • 2017
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    The series sees Paul Pennyfeather as 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.
    • 1920s
    • british comedy
    • comedian in cast
    • period drama
    • wales
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      Jack Whitehall admitted that he had a long time crush on Eva Longoria prior to filming this series.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Michael Caine/Morgan Freeman/Jack Whitehall/Gemma Whelan/Take That (2017)

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    7/10
    Great adaptation of a classic novel
    DECLINE AND FALL is a three-part series based on the novel of the same title by Evelyn Waugh. Perhaps you read his masterpiece Brideshead Revisited but at the tender age of 25 he produced a comic novel Decline and Fall partly based on his teaching experience. The principal character is Paul Pennyfeather who is sent down from Oxford for indecent behaviour and goes on a series of strange adventures including obtaining a teaching position at a chaotic school and an engagement to high society beauty. Waugh's novel is generally considered to be a high-society satire exploring the topics of elitism, racism and xenophobia. Although sometimes the point might be difficult to get and some people say that the novel written in 1928 is not relevant at all (but some say the story is still relevant and has many links to today's society) the story retains its universal appeal due to flamboyant characters whose eccentricity borders on insanity. Dr. Fagan who runs the school is afraid of his students, despises his daughter Florence (because she is fat and good-hearted) and adores his daughter Diane (because she is butchy and bitchy). Some of the teachers are literally crazy and some are miserable. The very first episode contains a brilliant line:

    We class schools into four grades - leading schools, first-rate schools, good schools and schools.

    Dare not to say that it does not ring any bells with you! The cast is great. Paul is played by Jack Whitehall, he is a popular stand-up comedian and you could see him in a hilarious sitcom Bad Education. Legendary David Suchet is Dr. Fagan and high-society beauty is portrayed by luminous Eva Longoria. All in all the series is well made, funny and boasts solid budget with some of the scenes having been filmed in the real medieval castle.
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    • Release date
      • March 31, 2017 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Auge y caída
    • Filming locations
      • St. Donats Castle, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK
    • Production companies
      • Cave Bear Productions
      • Tiger Aspect Productions
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      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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