Decline And Fall
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2017
- 3 episodes (1 series)
Adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's 1928 novel about a young teacher falling in love with the aristocratic mother of one of his pupils. Also features Jack Whitehall, Eva Longoria, David Suchet, Douglas Hodge, Stephen Graham and more.
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Jack Whitehall interview
Jack Whitehall on scandal, public school privilege and new BBC drama Decline And Fall.
Michael Hodges, Radio Times, 31st March 2017Decline and Fall: great performances but book is better
Ben Dowell finds that new BBC TV version of Evelyn Waugh's 1928 classic, starring Jack Whitehall, misses much of the joy and brilliance of the book. But did it ever have a chance of measuring up?
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 31st March 2017Decline and Fall review
Decline and Fall is a Waugh adaptation to stand comparison with the pater of them all.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 31st March 2017TV preview: Decline And Fall, BBC1
Well we've gone back to the 1970s this week, we might as well go the whole hog and go back to the 1920s with this three-part television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel. And talking of hogs, we've barely been a minute into the action when the chumps from Oxford's riotous Bollinger Club have lobbed a pig's head out of the window into the quad.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th March 2017Eva Longoria: from Wisteria Lane to Wales
Eva Longoria made her name playing a woman who ran away from home after being sexually abused by her stepfather, became a model and achieved middle-class instability by marrying a wealthy but emotionally distant businessman.
Dominic Midgley, The Daily Express, 29th March 2017Decline and Fall - would Evelyn Waugh have approved?
The prospect of a new BBC adaptation of Decline And Fall, starring Jack Whitehall and Eva Longoria, is stirring mixed feelings - will Waugh's wit be sold short once again?
DJ Taylor, The Guardian, 28th March 2017TV Review: Decline and Fall
It's a long overdue adaptation, but the first episode is slightly let down by a slight stagnancy that plagues it.
Nasim Asl, The National Student, 28th March 2017Decline and Fall's Jack Whitehall interview
The stand-up and comic actor stars in the first ever screen adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's comedy classic Decline And Fall which has been scripted by Rev creator James Wood.
Gerard Gilbert, The Independent, 27th March 2017Oh! What a lovely Waugh!
Razor-sharp wit, a wickedly entertaining plot - and a stellar cast including David Suchet, Eva Longoria and Jack Whitehall. The Daily Mail raises a glass to the BBC's sparkling new adaptation of the Brideshead author's satire on Champagne-swilling society.
Harry Mount, Daily Mail, 26th March 2017Jack Whitehall on comedy meritocracy, growing up posh
He has found that a sense of emptiness generally follows the buzz of being on stage each night, bringing the chance to reflect on the more embarrassing moments.
Chris Harvey, The Telegraph, 25th March 2017