Sergei did not support the Tsar's security policies of vacillations and evasions. Yvan's vacillations only fuel the disagreement as his friends criticize his timid neutrality. William's personal instability was reflected in vacillations of policy. During his internment, Petrov's life was one of complex vacillations. Meridian presents Mary Wesley's two novels&colon; "Harnessing Peacocks" and "The Vacillations of Poppy Carew". "The Vacillations of Poppy Carew" was adapted for TV in 1995. The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (1986) is a novel by Mary Wesley. He made his television debut as Willy in "The Vacillations of Poppy Carew". Vacillations in alignment often resulted in greater support from the respective superpowers.