A critical and often humorous look at the upper class, tracking the protagonist's harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately, toward recovery.
Patrick Melrose (Season 1)
Bad News (Episode 1) 7.6
Writer: David Nicholls
Air date: 2018-05-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: London, 1982. Patrick Melrose, 23 years old and in the grip of an all-consuming heroin addiction, flies to New York to collect his father's ashes.
Never Mind (Episode 2) 8.2
Writer: David Nicholls
Air date: 2018-05-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: France, 1967. During a hot summer's day at the Melrose chateau in Lacoste, 8-year old Patrick explores the grounds, a sanctuary of hiding places from the complex adult world.
Some Hope (Episode 3) 7.7
Writer: David Nicholls
Air date: 2018-05-26
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: England, 1990. Patrick Melrose, now 31, is finally clean and practicing law. Despite avoiding social situations and their inevitable temptations, Patrick is persuaded to attend a high society event in the Cotswolds by best friend Johnny.
Mother's Milk (Episode 4) 7.5
Writer: David Nicholls
Air date: 2018-06-02
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: France, 2003. Patrick, 44, is now married to Mary, with sons Robert and Thomas. Patrick may be off the heroin, but is back tackling his troubles with substance abuse.
At Last (Episode 5) 8.5
Writer: David Nicholls
Air date: 2018-06-09
Runtime: 59 min
Overview: London, 2005. Having always dreamed of being an orphan, Patrick now has his wish at the age of 46. No longer with Mary, Patrick is clean and living alone in a grim bedsit.
Seasons
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