Brideshead Revisited (1981) [4 of 11]

Episode 4 "Sebastian Against the World" (3 Nov. 1981) : Sebastian's decline continues and there is little anyone seems able to do about it. He is terribly unhappy about his family situation and seems bent on destroying any relationships he may still have left. Soon he is sent down and Charles subsequently learns that Sebastian and Mr. Samgrass will be departing for a tour of Middle Eastern monasteries. Change comes for Charles himself when he decides not to return to Oxford but rather to pursue perfecting his talents as an artist. He attends an art school in Paris and hears little of Sebastian during these months.

Brideshead Revisited is a 1981 British television serial starring Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews. Most of the serial was directed by Charles Sturridge, with certain sequences directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who handled the initial phases of the production.

The serial is an adaptation of the novel Brideshead Revisited (1945) by Evelyn Waugh. It follows, from the 1920s to the early 1940s, the life and romances of the protagonist Charles Ryder—including his friendship with the Flytes, a family of wealthy English Catholics who live in a palatial mansion called Brideshead Castle. The screenplay was written by Derek Granger (the series' producer) and others. Charles Sturridge declared that 95% of the dialogue was from Waugh's original text.

The series Stars Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick, Simon Jones, Phoebe Nicholls, Claire Bloom, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud. The theme music was composed by Geoffrey Burgon.