Brideshead Revisited 4DVD set (30th Anniversary Remastered edition)

2011 UK release

4 disc set containing all 11 episodes and new special features. Presented in a slimline dvd case, listed as secondhand the discs and inlay are in excellent condition.

Running time of over 11 hours with English subtitles.

Digitally re-mastered for the very first time, Brideshead Revisited is based on Evelyn Waugh's classic novel. Jeremy Irons stars as Charles Ryder, a disillusioned army captain who is moved to reflect on his languid days in the enchanted castle that was Brideshead, home of the aristocratic Marchmain family whose acquaintance Charles made in the company of Oxford classmate, the charming wild-child Sebastian.

Anthony Andrews co-stars as the doomed Sebastian. Sebastian takes Charles under his wing but vows early on that he is not going to let Charles get mixed up with his family. But mixed up Charles gets. He becomes a friend and confidante, not to mention a lover, to Sebastian's sister Julia (Diana Quick). Meanwhile, the self-destructive Sebastian's life spirals out of control.

Brideshead Revisited boasts a distinguished ensemble cast, including Laurence Olivier in his Emmy Award-winning role as the exiled Lord Merchmain, Claire Bloom as Lady Merchmain, and the magnificent John Gielgud as Charles' estranged father. Grand locations and a haunting musical score make this a memorable revisit of an irretrievable bygone era.

Winner of 17 international awards including two Golden Globes and a Primetime Emmy
Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special - Laurence Olivier
7 BAFTA TV Awards
Golden Globes - Winner of Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV & Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (Anthony Andrews
British Broadcasting Press Guild - Best Television Series/Serial
Television Craft Awards - Make-up, Costume Design

DVD Extras

Commentaries with: Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick, Nickolas Grace, Anthony Andrews, Producer Derek Granger and Director Charles Sturridge
Audio Commentaries: Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Stills Gallery - Featuring previously unseen stills from private collections
Documentary 'The Making of Brideshead'
Deleted Scenes