Brideshead Revisited (1981) [5 of 11]

Episode 5 "A Blow Upon a Bruise" (10 Nov. 1981) : Charles is invited to Brideshead for Christmas and learns that Mr. Samgrass and Sebastian will be there as well. Sebastian is as morose as he was before he left, if not more so. The atmosphere as Brideshead is gloomy. All of the liquor has been locked away and there is a tension among everyone there due to Sebastian's condition. The more his mother tries to exert control over him, the more Sebastian travels in his downward spiral. Charles remains loyal however and gives Sebastian money knowing that he plans on going to a pub.

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.