An affectionate look back at the making of the classic TV dramatisation of Evelyn Waugh's famous novel, Brideshead Revisited. ...
An affectionate look back at the making of the classic TV dramatisation of Evelyn Waugh's famous novel, Brideshead Revisited.
The documentary/tribute features contributions from Derek Granger (Producer), Jeremy Irons (Charles Ryder), Anthony Andrews (Sebastian Flyte), Charles Sturridge (Director), Diana Quick (Julia Flyte), Michael Lindsay-Hogg (Director), Jane Asher (Celia Ryder), Nickolas Grace (Anthony Blanche) and Geoffrey Burgon (Composer).
Also appearing in the programme are TV critics Rupert Smith, Jenni Murray, Tina Brown and Paul Morley, Christina Odone, Clifford Longley, Gore Vidal and TV Executive David Liddiment.
This tribute to Granada TV's finest hour also includes a mini biography of Evelyn Waugh, with excerpts from TV interviews featuring Waugh in the 1960s - and describes how Brideshead Revisited was so enthusiastically received by the British public when first shown in 1981.
