Drama19811 season★ 7.8
Brideshead Revisited
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.
Created by Derek Granger
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Episodes
1Et in Arcadia Ego
Oct 12, 1981100 min
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.
2Home and Abroad
Oct 20, 198153 min
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.
3The Bleak Light of Day
Oct 27, 198153 min
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.
4Sebastian Against the World
Nov 3, 198153 min
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.
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A Blow Upon a Bruise
Nov 10, 198151 min
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.
6Julia
Nov 17, 198151 min
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.
7The Unseen Hook
Nov 24, 198151 min
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.
8Brideshead Deserted
Dec 1, 198152 min
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.
9Orphans of the Storm
Dec 8, 198153 min
Charles and Julia meet on a transatlantic liner and begin an affair, to the dismay of Rex and Celia.
10A Twitch Upon the Thread
Dec 15, 198152 min
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.
11Brideshead Revisited
Dec 22, 198190 min
In 1939, the terminally ill Lord Marchmain decides to return to Brideshead, and his children begin preparing for his death.
Cast
Jeremy Irons
Charles Ryder
Diana Quick
Lady Julia Flyte
