
S01 Episode 1
Et in Arcadia Ego
Army Capt. Charles Ryder (Jeremy Irons) recalls former times at his new billet, Brideshead Castle.
1 h 40 mins · Mon, 12 Oct 1981

S01 Episode 2
Home and Abroad
Sebastian (Anthony Andrews) invites Charles to Brideshead for the summer, where he meets other family members.
53 mins · Tue, 20 Oct 1981

S01 Episode 3
The Bleak Light of Day
When Sebastian returns to school bent on his own destruction, his mother asks an Oxford don to watch over him.
53 mins · Tue, 27 Oct 1981

S01 Episode 4
Sebastian Against the World
Visiting Brideshead, Charles finds alienated Sebastian drunk in his room.
53 mins · Tue, 3 Nov 1981

S01 Episode 5
A Blow Upon a Bruise
New Year at Brideshead furthers Sebastian's descent in the eyes of his family, and Charles angers the Marchmains when he attempts to help.
50 mins · Tue, 10 Nov 1981

S01 Episode 6
Julia
Rex Mottram visits Charles in Paris with news of the Marchmains.
51 mins · Tue, 17 Nov 1981

S01 Episode 7
The Unseen Hook
Julia entrusts Charles to find Sebastian Morocco and bring him back to see his dying mother, Lady Marchmain.
51 mins · Tue, 24 Nov 1981

S01 Episode 8
Brideshead Deserted
After spending two years in Central America, Charles joins his wife, Celia, in New York for an unsuccessful reunion.
52 mins · Tue, 1 Dec 1981

S01 Episode 9
Orphans of the Storm
Julia tells Charles about the fortunes of the Marchmains since he last spent time with them.
53 mins · Tue, 8 Dec 1981

S01 Episode 10
A Twitch Upon a Thread
Julia and Charles make plans to get married, until Lord Brideshead rebuffs his sister's adulterous affair.
51 mins · Mon, 14 Dec 1981

S01 Episode 11
Brideshead Revisited
The dying Lord Marchmain returns from Europe with his mistress to spend his last years at the family home.
1 h 30 mins · Tue, 22 Dec 1981