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The Best Episodes of Decline and Fall Season 1

Every episode of Decline and Fall Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Decline and Fall Season 1!

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Paul Pennyfeather is 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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Decline and Fall Season 1 Episode 1 - Part 1
    7.3/10(112 votes)

    #1 - Part 1

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Decline and Fall Season 1 Episode 2 - Part 2
    6.8/10(90 votes)

    #2 - Part 2

    S1:E2

    Paul finds himself tutoring Peter, the young son of Margot Beste-Chetwynde over 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Decline and Fall Season 1 Episode 3 - Part 3
    7.2/10(80 votes)

    #3 - Part 3

    S1:E3

    Valiantly taking the fall for Margot's murky deeds, Paul finds himself in deep trouble with the law. Will he be able to escape imprisonment, and will Margot wait for him if he doesn't?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Part 1" is the best rated episode of "Decline and Fall" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 112 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/31/2017. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Part 2".