Directed by:
Edward BergerScreenplay:
David NichollsCinematography:
James FriendComposer:
Volker BertelmannCast:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Allison Williams, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Holliday Grainger, Indira Varma, Jessica Raine, Anna Madeley (more)Episodes(5)
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Bad News (E01)
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Never Mind (E02)
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Some Hope (E03)
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Mother's Milk (E04)
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At Last (E05)
Plots(1)
Patrick Melrose was born into wealth and privilege, but his childhood was definitely not a happy one, and as an adult he became addicted to alcohol and drugs. However, now he wants to purify himself and start a new chapter of his life. As it happens, his proud and cruel father, who abused and manipulated young Patrick, died recently overseas. This is, of course, a good opportunity to get wasted and reminisce about the bad old days. But Patrick wants to stop drinking and taking drugs. He abandons his everyday Sisyphean struggle with booze, needles and mobile numbers of friendly dealers, and he flies to New York to recover his father’s ashes. Although the city that never sleeps tries to tempt him, Patrick really wants to change… something… somewhere. Even if only to stop thinking all the time that something needs to change. Will he succeed in turning his life around? (Camerimage)
(more)Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
UK
Best series:
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Sherlock (2010) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Allison Williams
USA
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The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Patrick Melrose (2018) (series)
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Jennifer Jason Leigh
USA
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Twin Peaks (1990) (series)
Atypical (2017) (series)
Hugo Weaving
Nigeria
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Patrick Melrose (2018) (series)
Bangkok Hilton (1989) (series)
Slow Horses (2022) (series)
Holliday Grainger
UK
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Patrick Melrose (2018) (series)
The Borgias (2011) (series)
Strike (2017) (series)
Indira Varma
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
The Legend of Vox Machina (2022) (series)
Rome (2005) (series) - actor, a.f.
Jessica Raine
UK
Best series:
Garrow's Law (2009) (series)
Line of Duty (2012) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
Anna Madeley
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
All Creatures Great and Small (2020) (series)
Hustle (2004) (series)
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Silk (2011) (series)
Patrick Melrose (2018) (series)
Jennifer Armour
USA
Best series:
Homeland (2011) (series)
24: Live Another Day (2014) (series)
Genius (2017) (series)
Cory Peterson
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Patrick Melrose (2018) (series)
Avenue 5 (2020) (series)
Anthony Boyle
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Patrick Melrose (2018) (series)
Derry Girls (2018) (series)
James Fleet
UK
Best series:
All Creatures Great and Small (2020) (series)
Skins (2007) (series)
The Vicar of Dibley (1994) (series)
Pip Torrens
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
To Play the King (1993) (series)
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
Margo Stilley
USA
Best series:
Patrick Melrose (2018) (series)
The Trip (2010) (series)
Nathan Barley (2004) (series)
Morfydd Clark
Sweden
Best series:
Patrick Melrose (2018) (series)
The Alienist (2018) (series)
His Dark Materials (2019) (series)
Harriet Walter
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
Ted Lasso (2020) (series)
Irène Jacob
France
Best series:
Patrick Melrose (2018) (series)
The Affair (2014) (series)
Liaison (2023) (series)
Gary Beadle
UK
Best series:
Hustle (2004) (series)
Andor (2022) (series)
Patrick Melrose (2018) (series)
Jamie Bradley
Best series:
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Patrick Melrose (2018) (series)