Brideshead Revisited (1981)
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Cast & Crew.
Jeremy Irons
Charles Ryder
Anthony Andrews
Lord Sebastian Flyte
Diana Quick
Lady Julia Flyte
Claire Bloom
Teresa Flyte, Lady Marchmain
Phoebe Nicholls
Lady Cordelia Flyte
Simon Jones
'Bridey', Lord Brideshead
John Gielgud
Edward 'Ned' Ryder
Laurence Olivier
Alexander Flyte, Lord Marchmain
Stéphane Audran
Cara
Jane Asher
Celia Ryder
Charles Keating
Rex Mottram
Jeremy Sinden
'Boy', Viscount Mulcaster
Mona Washbourne
Nanny Hawkins
Nickolas Grace
Anthony Blanche
Jenny Runacre
Brenda Champion
Robin Sachs
Etonian
Michael Bilton
Hayter
Doris Nolan
Mrs. Stuyvesant-Oglander
John Grillo
Mr. Samgrass
Ralph Nossek
Plender
Ronald Fraser
Red-Haired Man
John Nettleton
Commanding Officer
Kenneth Cranham
Sergeant Block
Joseph Brady
Chief Purser
Gary Waldhorn
Major Wilson
John Le Mesurier
Father Mowbray
Brian Oulton
Man from the Tate
Andy Rashleigh
Policeman
Niall Tóibín
Father Mackay
Anna Quayle
Nancy Tallboys
Bill Owen
Lunt
Maggie Steed
Diplomat's Wife
Paul Clayton
Tom
Michael Gough
Doctor Grant
Stephen Moore
Jasper
Maria Charles
Ma Mayfield
Stephen Mallatratt
Medical Officer
Robert Urquhart
Quartering Commandant
Sally Bazely
Grizel
Geoffrey Chater
Consul
Nicholas Le Prevost
Doctor
Graham Seed
Jorkins
Simon Chandler
Lieutenant James
Roger Milner
Wilcox
Derek Granger
Writer / Producer
Richard Hope
Lieutenant Hooper
Charles Sturridge
Writer / Director
Samuel Paul
Producer
Robert B. Kotlowitz
Executive Producer
Jac Venza
Executive Producer
Evelyn Waugh
Novel
Geoffrey Burgon
Music
Ray Goode
Cinematography
Anthony Ham
Editor
Peter Phillips
Production Design
Jane Robinson
Costume Design
Sue Milton
Makeup Artist
Ruth Quinn
Makeup Artist
Deborah Tinsey
Makeup Artist
Doreen Jones
Casting
Phil Smith
Sound
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Director
John Mortimer
Writer
Mark Chapman
Graduate (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 12, 1981
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes11
Running Time1h
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Brideshead Revisited is a 1981 British television serial starring Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews. It was produced by Granada Television for broadcast by the ITV network. Significant elements of it were directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who handled the initial phases of the production, before Charles Sturridge carried on with the series. The first episode is credited to both men equally.
The serial is an adaptation of the novel Brideshead Revisited (1945) by Evelyn Waugh. It follows, from the 1920s to the early 1940s, the life and romances of the protagonist Charles Ryder—including his friendship with the Flytes, a family of wealthy English Catholics who live in a palatial mansion called Brideshead Castle. The screenplay was written by Derek Granger (the series' producer) and others. Although the credits attribute the screenplay to John Mortimer, Mortimer's script was not used. Charles Sturridge declared that 95% of the dialogue was from Waugh's original text. The 11-episode serial premiered on ITV in the UK on 12 October 1981; on CBC Television in Canada on 19 October 1981; and as part of the Great Performances series on PBS in the US on 18 January 1982.
In 2000, the serial was tenth on the list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Institute, based on a poll of industry professionals. In 2007, the serial was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-Time". In 2010, it was second in The Guardian newspaper's list of the top 50 TV dramas of all time. In 2015, The Daily Telegraph listed it at number 1 in its list of the greatest television adaptations, stating that "Brideshead Revisited is television's greatest literary adaptation, bar none. It's utterly faithful to Evelyn Waugh's novel yet it's somehow more than that, too."