Brideshead Revisited

1981 1 Seasons 11 Episodes ⭐ 7.8 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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Et in Arcadia Ego

In the spring of 1943, disillusioned Army captain Charles Ryder stumbles upon Brideshead, once home to the Marchmain fam

EP 2

Home and Abroad

While Sebastian recovers from a broken foot, Charles is introduced to Sebastian's younger sister Cordelia and his older

EP 3

The Bleak Light of Day

As Charles gets closer to Sebastian's family, he and Sebastian begin growing apart. Lady Marchmain visits the university

EP 4

Sebastian Against the World

Sebastian's alcoholism, depression, and misbehaviour become more and more of a problem. At an unhappy Easter at Brideshe

EP 5

A Blow Upon a Bruise

Charles returns from Paris to spend New Year 1925 at Brideshead and finds the family keeping Sebastian penniless to prev

EP 6

Julia

Rex Mottram is determined to marry Julia, a prospect which a fatally ill Lady Marchmain is reluctant about. Charles lear

EP 7

The Unseen Hook

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

EP 8

Brideshead Deserted

Bridey commissions Charles to paint some parts of the family's London residence before it is demolished. He meets Cordel

EP 9

Orphans of the Storm

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

EP 10

A Twitch Upon the Thread

Bridey rebukes Julia for having affair with Charles while being married to someone else, stirring up intense emotions in

EP 11