Miniseries
(1981)
Cast
as Charles Ryder
as Lord Sebastian Flyte
as Lady Julia Flyte
as Teresa Flyte, Lady Marchmain
as Lady Cordelia Flyte
as 'Bridey', Lord Brideshead
as Edward 'Ned' Ryder
as Alexander Flyte, Lord Marchmain
as Cara
as Celia Ryder
as Rex Mottram
as 'Boy', Viscount Mulcaster
as Nanny Hawkins
as Anthony Blanche
as Brenda Champion
as Etonian
as Hayter
as Mr. Samgrass
as Plender
as Red-Haired Man
as Commanding Officer
as Sergeant Block
as Chief Purser
as Major Wilson
as Father Mowbray
as Man from the Tate
as Policeman
as Father Mackay
as Nancy Tallboys
as Lunt
as Diplomat's Wife
as Tom
as Doctor Grant
as Jasper
as Ma Mayfield
as Medical Officer
as Quartering Commandant
as Grizel
as Consul
as Doctor
as Jorkins
as Lieutenant James
as Wilcox
as Lieutenant Hooper
Episodes
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…