Decline and Fall

Part 1

When Paul Pennyfeather is unfairly expelled from Oxford, he finds that his only option lies in teaching at a substandard Wales boarding school. There, he meets a colourful cast of characters, including the alluring Margot Beste-Chetwynde, a wealthy widow with designs on the naïve Paul.

Series Cast

Jack WhitehallPaul Pennyfeather

David SuchetDr Fagan

Eva LongoriaMargot Beste-Chetwynde

Douglas HodgeGrimes

Vincent FranklinPrendergast

Stephen GrahamPhilbrick

Matthew BeardArthur Potts

Oscar KennedyPeter Beste-Chetwynde