Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited is a moving tragic story, which chronicles the tempestuous journey of Charles Ryder through the tangled and stormy world of the aristocratic Marchmain family. It is an epic tale of his love - for his closest friend Sebastian Flyte, for Sebastian's sister Julia Flyte and for an entire way of life. This classic, visually stunning TV drama directed by Charles Sturridge and Michale Lindsay-Hogg, was adapted for the screen by John Mortimer.
Directed by
Charles Sturridge (11 episodes); Michael Lindsay-Hogg (5 episodes).
Written by
John Mortimer (11 episodes); Evelyn Waugh (11 episodes); Derek Granger (unknown episodes); Charles Sturridge (unknown episodes).
Starring
Jeremy Irons (Charles Ryder (11 episodes)); Diana Quick (Julia Flyte (11 episodes)); Roger Milner (Wilcox (10 episodes)); Phoebe Nicholls (Cordelia Flyte (9 episodes)); Simon Jones (Lord Brideshead 'Bridey' (8 episodes)); Anthony Andrews (Sebastian Flyte (6 episodes)); Charles Keating (Rex Mottram (6 episodes)); John Gielgud (Edward Ryder (5 episodes)); Claire Bloom (Lady Marchmain (5 episodes)). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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