Based on the Patrick Melrose Novels by Edward St. Aubyn.
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Patrick struggles with his childhood resentments as he attends his mother's funeral. In flashbacks, he attends to his alcoholism in a rehab facility.
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Patrick learns of his fathers passing and must travel to New York to collect his remains, whilst struggling with drug withdrawals.
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At the Melrose family's house in the South of France, young Patrick has the run of the magical grounds; while the family awaits the arrival of weekend guests, shocking events transpire that tear ...
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| Series cast summary: | |||
| Benedict Cumberbatch | ... | Patrick Melrose 5 episodes, 2018 | |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | ... | Eleanor Melrose 5 episodes, 2018 | |
| Sebastian Maltz | ... | Young Patrick Melrose 5 episodes, 2018 | |
| Jessica Raine | ... | Julia 5 episodes, 2018 | |
| Hugo Weaving | ... | David Melrose 5 episodes, 2018 | |
| Prasanna Puwanarajah | ... | Johnny Hall 4 episodes, 2018 | |
| Pip Torrens | ... | Nicholas Pratt 4 episodes, 2018 | |
| Anna Madeley | ... | Cousin Mary / ... 3 episodes, 2018 | |
| Indira Varma | ... | Anne Moore 3 episodes, 2018 | |
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This five-part limited series based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn, tracks Patrick Melrose (Benedict Cumberbatch) from a privileged but deeply traumatic childhood in the South of France, through severe substance abuse in his twenties in New York and, ultimately, toward recovery back home in Britain.
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Both Hugo Weaving and Benedict Cumberbatch appeared in The Hobbit series. See more »Goofs
Young Patrick Melrose, played by Sebastian Maltz, has dark brown eyes. Adult Patrick, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, has blue/green eyes. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I am as far from drugs, alcohol and child abuse as water from fire. But Benedict is so incredibly good at acting complex emotions that I could not tear myself from the screen. If you are able to appreciate genious acting, then this is your show. The story itself is not to everyone's taste. It is only alive because of Camberbatch.