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The Spoils of Poynton: With Pauline Jameson, Gemma Jones, Ian Ogilvy, Diane Fletcher. Adele Gereth has taken young Fleda Vetch under her wing. Adele is intensely houseproud, and sees a potential future mistress of the house in Fleda, and an inheritor of her life's work.
- (81)
- 1971-04-04
- Drama
- 168
S1.E1 ∙ Pride of Possession. Sun, Apr 4, 1971. The cultivated Mrs Adela Gereth is worried that her son Owen will marry Mona Brigstock - she considers Mona to be brash and completely unsuitable. Owen soon gets engaged to Mona and expects to take over Poynton, the family's large country house, which is filled with valuable antique furniture ...
The Spoils of Poynton. Adapted from the 1897 novel by Henry James, this four-part British miniseries was set in motion by the death of Mr. Gereth, lord and master of the English estate of Poynton ...
The Spoils of Poynton is a novel by Henry James, first published under the title The Old Things as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1896 and then as a book in 1897. This novel traces the shifting relations among three people and a magnificent collection of art, decorative arts, and furniture arrayed like jewels in a country house called Poynton.
- Henry James
- 1897
The Spoils of Poynton (TV Mini Series 1970– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Season 1 of The Spoils of Poynton premiered on April 26, 1970. Retribution (1x4, May 17, 1970) Season Finale. View All Seasons. Social ... On TV season pages.
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Apr 26, 1970 · 0 %. Season Finale. May 17, 1970 • 45m. Mrs Gereth returns all the best furniture to Poynton, just before Owen and Mona get married, and they go abroad on their honeymoon. Owen writes to Fleda, inviting her to choose one item from the house for herself. She goes to Poynton, but finds it has gone up in flames, along with all of its contents.
