Jeremy Irons interpreta a un sencillo estudiante de Oxford impresionado por Sebastian Flyte, el hijo más joven de la noble y acaudalada familia de los Marchmain, que reside en la mansión de Brideshead. Pronto la admiración dará paso al amor entre ambos jóvenes.
Retorno a Brideshead (Temporada 1)
Et in Arcadia Ego (Episodio 1) 8.0
Guionista: John Mortimer
Fecha de emisión: 1981-10-12
Duración: 100 min
Sinopsis: In the spring of 1943, disillusioned Army captain Charles Ryder stumbles upon Brideshead, once home to the Marchmain family, and recalls how he visited it for the first time twenty years ago.
Home and Abroad (Episodio 2) 8.0
Guionista: John Mortimer
Fecha de emisión: 1981-10-20
Duración: 53 min
Sinopsis: While Sebastian recovers from a broken foot, Charles is introduced to Sebastian's younger sister Cordelia and his older brother Brideshead "Bridey". Sebastian decides to accept an invitation to Venice by his father, Lord Marchmain, and takes Charles with him.
The Bleak Light of Day (Episodio 3)
Guionista: John Mortimer
Fecha de emisión: 1981-10-27
Duración: 53 min
Sinopsis: As Charles gets closer to Sebastian's family, he and Sebastian begin growing apart. Lady Marchmain visits the university and implores Charles to be a good influence on her rowdy son.
Sebastian Against the World (Episodio 4) 8.0
Guionista: John Mortimer
Fecha de emisión: 1981-11-03
Duración: 53 min
Sinopsis: Sebastian's alcoholism, depression, and misbehaviour become more and more of a problem. At an unhappy Easter at Brideshead, Charles tries to reason with him and is left devastated.
A Blow Upon a Bruise (Episodio 5)
Guionista: John Mortimer
Fecha de emisión: 1981-11-10
Duración: 51 min
Sinopsis: Charles returns from Paris to spend New Year 1925 at Brideshead and finds the family keeping Sebastian penniless to prevent him from spending on alcohol.
Julia (Episodio 6)
Guionista: John Mortimer
Fecha de emisión: 1981-11-17
Duración: 51 min
Sinopsis: Rex Mottram is determined to marry Julia, a prospect which a fatally ill Lady Marchmain is reluctant about. Charles learns that Sebastian stole money and disappeared.
The Unseen Hook (Episodio 7) 9.0
Guionista: John Mortimer
Fecha de emisión: 1981-11-24
Duración: 51 min
Sinopsis: With Lady Marchmain very near to death, Charles searches French Morocco for Sebastian. He finds him, and is shocked by the state he is in.
Brideshead Deserted (Episodio 8)
Guionista: John Mortimer
Fecha de emisión: 1981-12-01
Duración: 52 min
Sinopsis: Bridey commissions Charles to paint some parts of the family's London residence before it is demolished. He meets Cordelia again, and she expresses her unhappiness with the current state of her family.
Orphans of the Storm (Episodio 9)
Guionista: John Mortimer
Fecha de emisión: 1981-12-08
Duración: 53 min
Sinopsis: Charles and Julia meet on a transatlantic liner and begin an affair, to the dismay of Rex and Celia.
A Twitch Upon the Thread (Episodio 10)
Guionista: John Mortimer
Fecha de emisión: 1981-12-15
Duración: 52 min
Sinopsis: Bridey rebukes Julia for having affair with Charles while being married to someone else, stirring up intense emotions in her. Cordelia brings distressing news of Sebastian.
Brideshead Revisited (Episodio 11)
Guionista: John Mortimer
Fecha de emisión: 1981-12-22
Duración: 90 min
Sinopsis: In 1939, the terminally ill Lord Marchmain decides to return to Brideshead, and his children begin preparing for his death.
Temporadas
Episodios 11
Episodios 7