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Brideshead Revisited (1981): TV Series vs Book
TV series · 1981 · Directed by Charles Sturridge and Michael Lindsay-Hogg · Starring Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews
About the tv series
A young man's friendship with an aristocratic family changes his life and his faith.
How close is it to the book?
Very close to the bookThe long television series follows the novel's narration and tone almost chapter by chapter.
Read or watch first?
The book is nostalgic and elegiac, and very beautiful.
What the book gives you
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
A lush, wistful story about youth and a family you will not forget.
Who will like it: Readers who love nostalgic stories of friendship, faith and a grand country house.