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Evelyn Waugh's 1945 novel about an English aristocratic family inspired this multipart drama, among the most acclaimed miniseries ever produced. The sumptuously mounted, brilliantly performed story chronicles the friendship between an artist and the disturbed son of a wealthy family.
Original Release
10/12/1981 on ITV
US Release
01/18/1982
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jeremy Irons | Charles Ryder |
| Diana Quick | Julia Flyte / Lady Julia Flyte / Julia Mottram |
| Roger Milner | Wilcox |
| Phoebe Nicholls | Cordelia Flyte / Lady Cordelia Flyte |
| Simon Jones | Lord Brideshead 'Bridey' / 'Bridey', Lord Brideshead |
| Anthony Andrews | Lord Sebastian Flyte / Sebastian Flyte |
| Charles Keating | Rex Mottram |
| Claire Bloom | Teresa Flyte, Lady Marchmain / Lady Marchmain |
| John Gielgud | Edward 'Ned' Ryder / Edward Ryder |
| Jeremy Sinden | 'Boy', Viscount Mulcaster / Boy Mulcaster |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Et in Arcadia Ego | Monday, 12 October 1981 |
| 2 | Home and Abroad | Tuesday, 20 October 1981 |
| 3 | The Bleak Light of Day | Tuesday, 27 October 1981 |
| 4 | Sebastian Against the World | Tuesday, 03 November 1981 |
| 5 | A Blow Upon a Bruise | Tuesday, 10 November 1981 |
| 6 | Julia | Tuesday, 17 November 1981 |
| 7 | The Unseen Hook | Tuesday, 24 November 1981 |
| 8 | Brideshead Deserted | Tuesday, 01 December 1981 |
| 9 | Orphans of the Storm | Tuesday, 08 December 1981 |
| 10 | A Twitch Upon the Thread | Tuesday, 15 December 1981 |
| 11 | Brideshead Revisited | Tuesday, 22 December 1981 |
Directors
Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jeremy Irons | Charles Ryder |
| Diana Quick | Julia Flyte / Lady Julia Flyte / Julia Mottram |
| Roger Milner | Wilcox |
| Phoebe Nicholls | Cordelia Flyte / Lady Cordelia Flyte |
| Simon Jones | Lord Brideshead 'Bridey' / 'Bridey', Lord Brideshead |
| Anthony Andrews | Lord Sebastian Flyte / Sebastian Flyte |
| Charles Keating | Rex Mottram |
| Claire Bloom | Teresa Flyte, Lady Marchmain / Lady Marchmain |
| John Gielgud | Edward 'Ned' Ryder / Edward Ryder |
| Jeremy Sinden | 'Boy', Viscount Mulcaster / Boy Mulcaster |
| Mona Washbourne | Nanny Hawkins |
| John Grillo | Mr. Samgrass |
| Nickolas Grace | Anthony Blanche |
| Michael Bilton | Hayter |
| Jane Asher | Celia Ryder |
| Michael Haughey | Bar Steward |
| Laurence Olivier | Alexander Flyte, Lord Marchmain / Lord Marchmain |
| Ronald Fraser | Red-Haired Man |
| Ralph Nossek | Plender |
| Brian Hayes | Porter |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Martin Thompson | Producer |
| Derek Granger | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1983 | Golden Globe | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 1983 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 1983 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Costume Design for a Regular or Limited Series | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Graphic Design and Title Sequences | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Won |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
