Brideshead Revisited (1981)

Drama · Romance

Agnostic Charles Ryder is seduced by the allure of the Flytes, a wealthy aristocratic family. Although he finds himself at odds with their strong Catholicism, his ties to the family deepen for the decades between the two world wars.

IMDb rating: 8.5 (8,825 votes)
Episode average: 8.2 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

8.20 avg 11 episodes 8.2 → 8.4 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Et in Arcadia Ego	8.2	307
2	Home and Abroad	8.3	243
3	The Bleak Light of Day	8.2	220
4	Sebastian Against the World	8.3	207
5	A Blow Upon a Bruise	8.3	209
6	Julia	8.1	200
7	The Unseen Hook	8.2	204
8	Brideshead Deserted	8.0	198
9	Orphans of the Storm	8.1	193
10	A Twitch Upon the Thread	8.1	194
11	Brideshead Revisited	8.4	219