Description

Befriended by aristocrat Sebastian Flyte, Oxford student Charles Ryder finds that the power and privilege experienced by the family is seductive. On a visit to the ancestral home, Brideshead, he falls in love with his friend's sister, Julia. However, as his ties to the Flytes deepen, Ryder finds himself at odds with their strong Roman Catholicism.

Cast

Matthew Goode

Ben Whishaw

Hayley Atwell

Emma Thompson

Michael Gambon

Patrick Malahide

Ed Stoppard

Greta Scacchi

Anna Madeley

Jonathan Cake

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