Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited is a novel by Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945. It has become well-known to modern audiences as a result of the ITV drama serialisation of 1981, produced by Granada Television. In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, the adaptation was placed 10th. It attracted attention both for its gay overtones and because of Sebastian's affection for his teddy bear.

Television adaptation in 1981

The book was adapted for television by John Mortimer, directed by Charles Sturridge (part of one or more episodes by Michael Lindsay-Hogg), and starred Jeremy Irons as Charles Ryder, Anthony Andrews as Lord Sebastian Flyte, Laurence Olivier as Lord Marchmain, Claire Bloom as Lady Marchmain, Diana Quick as Lady Julia Flyte; also featuring Phoebe Nicholls as Lady Cordelia Flyte, John Gielgud as Edward Ryder, Simon Jones as Lord Brideshead, Nickolas Grace as Anthony Blanche, and Charles Keating as Rex Mottram. The Oxford scenes were largely filmed at Hertford (where Waugh studied) and Christ Church Colleges. The location for Brideshead was Castle Howard in Yorkshire. Scenes on the deck of a Transatlantic liner were filmed aboard the QE2. In 1974 Irons and Andrews had appeared, with Nicholls' sister Kate, as college friends in the last few episodes of the BBC's serialisation of Anthony Trollope's Palliser novels.

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John Mortimer - Charles Sturridge - Michael Lindsay-Hogg - Jeremy Irons - Anthony Andrews - Laurence Olivier - Claire Bloom - Diana Quick - Phoebe Nicholls - John Gielgud - Simon Jones - Nickolas Grace - Charles Keating - Hertford - Christ Church - Castle Howard - Yorkshire - QE2 - 1974 - Anthony Trollope - Palliser

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