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Brideshead Revisited

1981 Ended 60m episodes

7.8/10 73 votes

Drama

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
Cast:: Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: ITV1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 8.0

Et in Arcadia Ego

1981-10-12 · 100m

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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 8.0

Home and Abroad

1981-10-20 · 53m

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.

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E03

Episode 3

The Bleak Light of Day

1981-10-27 · 53m

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.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 8.0

Sebastian Against the World

1981-11-03 · 53m

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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E05

Episode 5

A Blow Upon a Bruise

1981-11-10 · 51m

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.

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E06

Episode 6

Julia

1981-11-17 · 51m

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.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 9.0

The Unseen Hook

1981-11-24 · 51m

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.

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E08

Episode 8

Brideshead Deserted

1981-12-01 · 52m

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.

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E09

Episode 9

Orphans of the Storm

1981-12-08 · 53m

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

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E10

Episode 10

A Twitch Upon the Thread

1981-12-15 · 52m

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.

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