Miniseries poster

Miniseries

(1981)

Cast

Jeremy Irons as Charles Ryder
Jeremy Irons

as Charles Ryder

Anthony Andrews as Lord Sebastian Flyte
Anthony Andrews

as Lord Sebastian Flyte

Diana Quick as Lady Julia Flyte
Diana Quick

as Lady Julia Flyte

Claire Bloom as Teresa Flyte, Lady Marchmain
Claire Bloom

as Teresa Flyte, Lady Marchmain

Phoebe Nicholls as Lady Cordelia Flyte
Phoebe Nicholls

as Lady Cordelia Flyte

Simon Jones as 'Bridey', Lord Brideshead
Simon Jones

as 'Bridey', Lord Brideshead

John Gielgud as Edward 'Ned' Ryder
John Gielgud

as Edward 'Ned' Ryder

Laurence Olivier as Alexander Flyte, Lord Marchmain
Laurence Olivier

as Alexander Flyte, Lord Marchmain

Jane Asher as Celia Ryder
Jane Asher

as Celia Ryder

Charles Keating as Rex Mottram
Charles Keating

as Rex Mottram

Jeremy Sinden as 'Boy', Viscount Mulcaster
Jeremy Sinden

as 'Boy', Viscount Mulcaster

Mona Washbourne as Nanny Hawkins
Mona Washbourne

as Nanny Hawkins

Nickolas Grace as Anthony Blanche
Nickolas Grace

as Anthony Blanche

Jenny Runacre as Brenda Champion
Jenny Runacre

as Brenda Champion

Robin Sachs as Etonian
Robin Sachs

as Etonian

Michael Bilton as Hayter
Michael Bilton

as Hayter

John Grillo as Mr. Samgrass
John Grillo

as Mr. Samgrass

Ralph Nossek as Plender
Ralph Nossek

as Plender

Ronald Fraser as Red-Haired Man
Ronald Fraser

as Red-Haired Man

John Nettleton as Commanding Officer
John Nettleton

as Commanding Officer

Kenneth Cranham as Sergeant Block
Kenneth Cranham

as Sergeant Block

Joseph Brady as Chief Purser
Joseph Brady

as Chief Purser

Gary Waldhorn as Major Wilson
Gary Waldhorn

as Major Wilson

John Le Mesurier as Father Mowbray
John Le Mesurier

as Father Mowbray

Brian Oulton as Man from the Tate
Brian Oulton

as Man from the Tate

Andy Rashleigh as Policeman
Andy Rashleigh

as Policeman

Niall Tóibín as Father Mackay
Niall Tóibín

as Father Mackay

Anna Quayle as Nancy Tallboys
Anna Quayle

as Nancy Tallboys

Bill Owen as Lunt
Bill Owen

as Lunt

Maggie Steed as Diplomat's Wife
Maggie Steed

as Diplomat's Wife

Paul Clayton as Tom
Paul Clayton

as Tom

Michael Gough as Doctor Grant
Michael Gough

as Doctor Grant

Stephen Moore as Jasper
Stephen Moore

as Jasper

Maria Charles as Ma Mayfield
Maria Charles

as Ma Mayfield

Stephen Mallatratt as Medical Officer
Stephen Mallatratt

as Medical Officer

Robert Urquhart as Quartering Commandant
Robert Urquhart

as Quartering Commandant

Sally Bazely as Grizel
Sally Bazely

as Grizel

Geoffrey Chater as Consul
Geoffrey Chater

as Consul

Graham Seed as Jorkins
Graham Seed

as Jorkins

Simon Chandler as Lieutenant James
Simon Chandler

as Lieutenant James

Roger Milner as Wilcox
Roger Milner

as Wilcox

Richard Hope as Lieutenant Hooper
Richard Hope

as Lieutenant Hooper

Episodes

Et in Arcadia Ego poster

Et in Arcadia Ego 0.0

October 12, 1981

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

Home and Abroad poster

Home and Abroad 0.0

October 20, 1981

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

The Bleak Light of Day poster

The Bleak Light of Day 0.0

October 27, 1981

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

Sebastian Against the World poster

Sebastian Against the World 8.0

November 3, 1981

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

A Blow Upon a Bruise poster

A Blow Upon a Bruise 0.0

November 10, 1981

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

Julia poster

Julia 0.0

November 17, 1981

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

The Unseen Hook poster

The Unseen Hook 9.0

November 24, 1981

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

Brideshead Deserted poster

Brideshead Deserted 0.0

December 1, 1981

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

Orphans of the Storm poster

Orphans of the Storm 0.0

December 8, 1981

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

A Twitch Upon the Thread poster

A Twitch Upon the Thread 0.0

December 15, 1981

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

Brideshead Revisited poster

Brideshead Revisited 0.0

December 22, 1981

In 1939, the terminally ill Lord Marchmain decides to return to Brideshead, and his children begin preparing for his de…