8.3

Patrick Melrose•Season 1•Episode 1

Bad News

8.3/10 · 2,428 votesMay 12, 201860 min

Ranked #2 of 5 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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London, 1982. Patrick Melrose, 23 years old and in the grip of an all-consuming heroin addiction, flies to New York to collect his father's ashes.

Directed byEdward Berger

Written byDavid Nicholls

Next episodeE2 · Never Mind

Seasons1

All 1

Season 1 Episodes5

Bad News

Never Mind

Some Hope

Mother's Milk

At Last

Cast5

Benedict Cumberbatch

Patrick Melrose

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Eleanor Melrose

Hugo Weaving

David Melrose

Sebastian Maltz

Young Patrick Melrose

Jessica Raine

Julia

Crew3

Edward St. Aubyn

Novel

David Nicholls

Writer

Edward Berger

Director

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Episode Summary

"Bad News" is episode 1 of Patrick Melrose season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 2,428 votes, ranking #2 of 5 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Edward Berger and written by David Nicholls, it aired on May 12, 2018.

Next: E2 · Never Mind Best of Season 1