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Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited
★ 7.9/10•1981•1h 0m•15•Drama
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Agnostic Charles Ryder is seduced by the allure of the Flytes, a wealthy aristocratic family. Although he finds himself at odds with their strong Catholicism, his ties to the family deepen for the decades between the two world wars.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 12, 1981

Episodes

Episode 1 - Et in Arcadia EgoE1100m

Et in Arcadia Ego

In the spring of 1943, disillusioned Army captain Charles Ryder stumbles upon Brideshead, once home to the Marchmain family, and recalls how he visited it for the first time twenty years ago.

Oct 12, 1981

Episode 2 - Home and AbroadE253m

Home and Abroad

While Sebastian recovers from a broken foot, Charles is introduced to Sebastian's younger sister Cordelia and his older brother Brideshead "Bridey". Sebastian decides to accept an invitation to Venice by his father, Lord Marchmain, and takes Charles with him.

Oct 20, 1981

Episode 3 - The Bleak Light of DayE353m

The Bleak Light of Day

As Charles gets closer to Sebastian's family, he and Sebastian begin growing apart. Lady Marchmain visits the university and implores Charles to be a good influence on her rowdy son.

Oct 27, 1981

Episode 4 - Sebastian Against the WorldE453m

Sebastian Against the World

Sebastian's alcoholism, depression, and misbehaviour become more and more of a problem. At an unhappy Easter at Brideshead, Charles tries to reason with him and is left devastated.

Nov 3, 1981

Episode 5 - A Blow Upon a BruiseE551m

A Blow Upon a Bruise

Charles returns from Paris to spend New Year 1925 at Brideshead and finds the family keeping Sebastian penniless to prevent him from spending on alcohol.

Nov 10, 1981

Episode 6 - JuliaE651m

Julia

Rex Mottram is determined to marry Julia, a prospect which a fatally ill Lady Marchmain is reluctant about. Charles learns that Sebastian stole money and disappeared.

Nov 17, 1981

Episode 7 - The Unseen HookE751m

The Unseen Hook

With Lady Marchmain very near to death, Charles searches French Morocco for Sebastian. He finds him, and is shocked by the state he is in.

Nov 24, 1981

Episode 8 - Brideshead DesertedE852m

Brideshead Deserted

Bridey commissions Charles to paint some parts of the family's London residence before it is demolished. He meets Cordelia again, and she expresses her unhappiness with the current state of her family.

Dec 1, 1981

Episode 9 - Orphans of the StormE953m

Orphans of the Storm

Charles and Julia meet on a transatlantic liner and begin an affair, to the dismay of Rex and Celia.

Dec 8, 1981

Episode 10 - A Twitch Upon the ThreadE1052m

A Twitch Upon the Thread

Bridey rebukes Julia for having affair with Charles while being married to someone else, stirring up intense emotions in her. Cordelia brings distressing news of Sebastian.

Dec 15, 1981

Episode 11 - Brideshead RevisitedE1190m

Brideshead Revisited

In 1939, the terminally ill Lord Marchmain decides to return to Brideshead, and his children begin preparing for his death.

Dec 22, 1981

Actors

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Charles Ryder

Diana Quick

Diana Quick

Lady Julia Flyte

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