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The Best Episodes of Brideshead Revisited Season 1

Every episode of Brideshead Revisited Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Brideshead Revisited Season 1!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Brideshead Revisited Season 1 Episode 1 - Et in Arcadia Ego
    8.0/10(300 votes)

    #1 - Et in Arcadia Ego

    S1:E1

    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.

    Directors:Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Writer:John Mortimer

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  2. Brideshead Revisited Season 1 Episode 2 - Home and Abroad
    8.0/10(238 votes)

    #2 - Home and Abroad

    S1:E2

    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.

    Directors:Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Writer:John Mortimer

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  3. Brideshead Revisited Season 1 Episode 3 - The Bleak Light of Day
    0.0/10(215 votes)

    #3 - The Bleak Light of Day

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Mortimer

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  4. Brideshead Revisited Season 1 Episode 4 - Sebastian Against the World
    8.0/10(202 votes)

    #4 - Sebastian Against the World

    S1:E4

    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.

    Directors:Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Writer:John Mortimer

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  5. Brideshead Revisited Season 1 Episode 5 - A Blow Upon a Bruise
    0.0/10(204 votes)

    #5 - A Blow Upon a Bruise

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Mortimer

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  6. Brideshead Revisited Season 1 Episode 6 - Julia
    0.0/10(196 votes)

    #6 - Julia

    S1:E6

    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.

    Directors:Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Writer:John Mortimer

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  7. Brideshead Revisited Season 1 Episode 7 - The Unseen Hook
    9.0/10(201 votes)

    #7 - The Unseen Hook

    S1:E7

    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.

    Directors:Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Writer:John Mortimer

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  8. Brideshead Revisited Season 1 Episode 8 - Brideshead Deserted
    0.0/10(195 votes)

    #8 - Brideshead Deserted

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Mortimer

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  9. Brideshead Revisited Season 1 Episode 9 - Orphans of the Storm
    0.0/10(190 votes)

    #9 - Orphans of the Storm

    S1:E9

    Charles and Julia meet on a transatlantic liner and begin an affair, to the dismay of Rex and Celia.

    Directors:Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Writer:John Mortimer

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  10. Brideshead Revisited Season 1 Episode 10 - A Twitch Upon the Thread
    0.0/10(192 votes)

    #10 - A Twitch Upon the Thread

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Mortimer

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  11. Brideshead Revisited Season 1 Episode 11 - Brideshead Revisited
    0.0/10(216 votes)

    #11 - Brideshead Revisited

    S1:E11

    In 1939, the terminally ill Lord Marchmain decides to return to Brideshead, and his children begin preparing for his death.

    Directors:Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Writer:John Mortimer

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Et in Arcadia Ego" is the best rated episode of "Brideshead Revisited" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 300 votes. Directed by Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg and written by John Mortimer, it aired on 10/12/1981. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Home and Abroad".