Brideshead Revisited (1981)
10/12/1981 (GB) • 1h
Overview
Befriended by aristocrat Sebastian Flyte, Oxford student Charles Ryder finds that the power and privilege experienced by the family is seductive. On a visit to the ancestral home, Brideshead, he falls in love with his friend's sister, Julia. However, as his ties to the Flytes deepen, Ryder finds himself at odds with their strong Roman Catholicism.
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1981 | 11 Episodes
Befriended by aristocrat Sebastian Flyte, Oxford student Charles Ryder finds that the power and privilege experienced by the family is seductive. On a visit to the ancestral home, Brideshead, he falls in love with his friend's sister, Julia. However, as his ties to the Flytes deepen, Ryder finds himself at odds with their strong Roman Catholicism.
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Status
Ended
Network
Type
Miniseries
Original Language
English
Keywords
paris, france
venice, italy
england
based on novel or book
world war ii
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british empire
friendship
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religious conversion
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labor strike
catholicism
husband wife estrangement
marital separation
catholic guilt
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1920s
1940s
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1930s
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