Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)

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Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981) is a critically acclaimed British television serial adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel, renowned for its lavish production, faithful storytelling, and exploration of faith, class, and memory in interwar England.

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instanceOf British television drama
television series
adaptationOf Brideshead Revisited
surface form: Brideshead Revisited (novel)
authorOfSourceWork Evelyn Waugh
basedOn Brideshead Revisited
surface form: Brideshead Revisited (novel)
broadcastFormat miniseries
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception critically acclaimed
depicts English country house culture
Oxford University student life
explores decay of the British aristocracy
moral responsibility
religious conversion
firstAired 1981
genre drama
period drama
hasAdaptationRelationshipWith film "Brideshead Revisited" (2008)
surface form: Brideshead Revisited (2008 film)
mainCharacter Charles Ryder
Julia Flyte
Lord Marchmain
Sebastian Flyte
medium television
narrativePerspective first-person recollection by Charles Ryder
notableFor faithful adaptation of the novel
lavish production values
lengthy running time for a serial
numberOfEpisodes 11
numberOfSeries 1
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ITV
partOf British television canon
portrays English Catholic aristocracy
aristocratic family life
producedBy Granada Television
productionType serial
recognizedAs classic television serial
setInCountry England
setInPeriod interwar period
settingLocation Brideshead Castle
theme British class system
Catholic faith
family
friendship
memory
nostalgia
timeSpanOfNarrative from 1920s to World War II

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Edward Fox notableWork Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
Castle Howard featuredIn Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
this entity surface form: television series "Brideshead Revisited" (1981)
Brideshead Revisited adaptation Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
this entity surface form: Brideshead Revisited (1981 television serial)
Suzanna Hamilton notableWork Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
this entity surface form: Brideshead Revisited (TV series)
Sebastian Flyte adaptedIn Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
this entity surface form: 1981 Brideshead Revisited television series
Lord Marchmain appearsIn Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
this entity surface form: Brideshead Revisited (1981 television serial)
Lord Marchmain adaptation Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
this entity surface form: Brideshead Revisited (1981 Granada Television series)
Brideshead Castle appearsIn Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
this entity surface form: Brideshead Revisited (1981 TV series)
Brideshead Castle appearsIn Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
this entity surface form: Brideshead Revisited (television adaptation)
Brideshead Castle settingFor Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
this entity surface form: Brideshead Revisited (1981 TV series)
Brideshead Castle usedAsPrimarySettingIn Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
this entity surface form: Brideshead Revisited (1981 TV series)