Brideshead Revisited, Book 2

Synopsis of Brideshead Revisited, Book 2

Originally telecast on the BBC, Brideshead Revisited gained enormous popularity in America when it was offered on PBS' Great Performances series. Adapted by John Mortimer from the novel by Evelyn Waugh, this 11-part saga of the Marchmain family has been released to video in a six-part set. "Book Two" contains two hour-long episodes. In the first (PBS telecast date: January 25, 1982), Charles Ryder's (Jeremy Irons) daunting visit to Brideshead Castle, the ancestral home of his deliciously decadent college friend Sebastian Flyte (Anthony Andrews) is disrupted by the arrival of Sebastian's sober-sided brother. There is nothing for it but to head for Venice, there to visit Sebastian's father, Lord Marchmain (Laurence Olivier). The second episode (PBS telecast date: February 1, 1982) finds Sebastian running afoul of Oxford don Samgrass (John Grillo), who has been ordered by Lady Marchmain (Claire Bloom) to curb Sebastian's insouciance and excesses. (See separate entries for subsequent episodes). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Director(s):

Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Charles Sturridge

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