Two young men from different backgrounds form an unlikely friendship at Oxford University. Charles Ryder, a young man from humble means, befriends Sebastian Flyte after a chance encounter. As they spend more time together, Charles becomes embroiled in Sebastian's eccentric family, who are Catholic nobility in Protestant England. The story unfolds through Charles' recollections of his youth and early adulthood, as he reflects on his experiences, relationships, and spiritual struggles while stationed at an English country estate, Brideshead, which holds a special significance for him.
Aired: Oct 12, 1981In the spring of 1944, Capt. Charles Ryder finds that he and his men are relo...
