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The Spoils of Poynton

The Spoils of Poynton

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.

Created ByDenis Constanduros
StatusEnded
Original NameThe Spoils of Poynton
First Air DateApril 26, 1970
Last Air DateMay 17, 1970
Seasons1
Episodes4
Episode Runtime 45min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesBBC
NetworksBBC TwoPBS
S01E04

Retribution

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.

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