Brideshead Revisited (1981– )

Two young men meet at Oxford. Charles Ryder, though of no family or money, becomes friends with Sebastian Flyte when Sebastian throws up in his college room through an open window. He then ... See full summary »

Stars:

Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick, Roger Milner

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jeremy Irons	...	Charles Ryder (11 episodes, 1981)
Diana Quick	...	Julia Flyte (11 episodes, 1981)
Roger Milner	...	Wilcox (10 episodes, 1981)
Phoebe Nicholls	...	Cordelia Flyte (9 episodes, 1981)
Simon Jones	...	Lord Brideshead 'Bridey' (8 episodes, 1981)
Anthony Andrews	...	Sebastian Flyte (6 episodes, 1981)
Charles Keating	...	Rex Mottram (6 episodes, 1981)
Claire Bloom	...	Lady Marchmain (5 episodes, 1981)
John Gielgud	...	Edward Ryder (5 episodes, 1981)

Storyline

Two young men meet at Oxford. Charles Ryder, though of no family or money, becomes friends with Sebastian Flyte when Sebastian throws up in his college room through an open window. He then invites Charles to dinner after his teddy bear Aloysius 'refuses to talk to him' unless he is forgiven. Charles becomes involved with Sebastian's family, Catholic peers of the realm in Protestant England. The story is told in flashback as Charles, now an officer in the British Army, is moved with his company to an English country house that he discovers to be Brideshead, Sebastian's family home where Charles has a series of memories of his youth and young manhood, his loves, life, and a journey of faith and anguish.

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Plot Keywords:

memory | teddy bear | flashback | officer | friend | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 January 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

En förlorad värld

Filming Locations:

Bridgewater House, Cleveland Row, Green Park, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

659 min 659 min (11 parts)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sebastian's teddy bear, Aloysius, was based on a real one called Archie which belonged to John Betjeman, one of Evelyn Waugh's friends from his days at Oxford university.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Jason Bateman/Kelly Clarkson (2005)

User Reviews

The best adaptation I have ever seen

Simply enchanting. Waugh's excellent use of English in recounting the story of the doomed Marchmain family is brought to life without losing one iota of its charm and power. I doubt that anyone will be able to imagine anyone other than Anthony Andrews as Sebastian or Nikolas Grace as Anthony Blanche; Jeremy Irons gives a well-rounded performance, Diana Quick is suitably gorgeous and a host of great English actors (Gielgud, Olivier et al) lend support to a fantastic script and excellent direction. See this.