Brideshead Revisited, Book 1

Synopsis of Brideshead Revisited, Book 1

Originally telecast on the BBC, Brideshead Revisited gained enormous popularity in America when it was offered on PBS' Great Performances series. Based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh, this 11-part saga of an Aristocratic Catholic family is currently available in a six-volume video set. "Book One" consists of the 2-hour introductory episode, which debuted in the U.S. on January 18, 1982. From the vantage point of 1944, British Army captain Charles Ryder (Jeremy Irons) remembers his days as an Oxford student in the early 1920s. Befriended by Sebastian Flyte (Anthony Andrews), the youngest resident of Brideshead Castle, Ryder is invited to bask in the glory of the fabulously wealthy and powerful Marchmain family. Dazzled by the experience, Ryder is blinded to the undercurrent of decadence at Brideshead. (See separate entries for further episodes). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Director(s):

Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Charles Sturridge

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