[1] It is set over a single weekend in the house of a schoolmaster, Howarth, who invites one of his O-Level French students to his home to do some last-minute cramming before an exam.

[5] Believed to be lost,[6] it had the following cast:[5] The production was wiped after broadcast and no copies are known to exist.

Spoiled was adapted by the author for the stage and first performed at the Close Theatre Club, Glasgow, in 1970, directed by Stephen Hollis.

[2] It had the following cast:[3] The play was then performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, also directed by Stephen Hollis, from 24 February 1971.

For Spoiled the ABC filmed an adaptation of a production of the play at the Independent Theatre.