An adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel sequence: a sharp, comic portrait of upper-class and bohemian England, spanning almost a century, from the early 1920s to modern times
Episode 1
The Twenties: Kenneth Widmerpool was teased at school but becomes a determined influence on his friends
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The Thirties: Marriages are crumbling and youthful optimism is fading fast
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The War: It's World War II. Nick Jenkins is in the army, leaving his pregnant wife, Isobel, alone.
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Post-War: A decade has passed. Nick and Isobel have moved to the country. Widmerpool is an MP.
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