
In the spring of 1943, disillusioned Army captain Charles Ryder stumbles upon Brideshead, once home to the Marchmain family, and recalls how he visited it for the first time twenty years ago.
Guest Stars:
Roger Milner, Simon Chandler, Richard Hope, Gary Waldhorn, Kenneth Cranham
While Sebastian recovers from a broken foot, Charles is introduced to Sebastian's younger sister Cordelia and his older brother Brideshead "Bridey". Sebastian decides to accept an invitation to Venice by his father, Lord Marchmain, and takes Charles with him.
Guest Stars:
Roger Milner, Michael Bilton, John Gielgud, Phoebe Nicholls, Stéphane Audran
As Charles gets closer to Sebastian's family, he and Sebastian begin growing apart. Lady Marchmain visits the university and implores Charles to be a good influence on her rowdy son.
Guest Stars:
Roger Milner, Jenny Runacre, Charles Keating, Phoebe Nicholls, Anthony Andrews
Sebastian's alcoholism, depression, and misbehaviour become more and more of a problem. At an unhappy Easter at Brideshead, Charles tries to reason with him and is left devastated.
Guest Stars:
Roger Milner, Michael Bilton, John Gielgud, Phoebe Nicholls, Anthony Andrews
Charles returns from Paris to spend New Year 1925 at Brideshead and finds the family keeping Sebastian penniless to prevent him from spending on alcohol.
Guest Stars:
Roger Milner, Charles Keating, Phoebe Nicholls, Mona Washbourne, Anthony Andrews
Rex Mottram is determined to marry Julia, a prospect which a fatally ill Lady Marchmain is reluctant about. Charles learns that Sebastian stole money and disappeared.
Guest Stars:
Roger Milner, Jenny Runacre, John Le Mesurier, Charles Keating, Phoebe Nicholls
With Lady Marchmain very near to death, Charles searches French Morocco for Sebastian. He finds him, and is shocked by the state he is in.
Guest Stars:
Roger Milner, Nickolas Grace, John Gielgud, Charles Keating, Phoebe Nicholls
Bridey commissions Charles to paint some parts of the family's London residence before it is demolished. He meets Cordelia again, and she expresses her unhappiness with the current state of her family.
Guest Stars:
Phoebe Nicholls, Simon Jones, Jane Asher
Charles and Julia meet on a transatlantic liner and begin an affair, to the dismay of Rex and Celia.
Guest Stars:
Roger Milner, Nickolas Grace, Charles Keating, Jane Asher
Bridey rebukes Julia for having affair with Charles while being married to someone else, stirring up intense emotions in her. Cordelia brings distressing news of Sebastian.
Guest Stars:
Roger Milner, John Gielgud, Charles Keating, Phoebe Nicholls, Mona Washbourne