Brideshead Revisited: 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review

Based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited took a staggering two years to make and is the equivalent of seven feature films back-to-back. Waugh tells a poignant story of romantic yearning and loss set in the world of British aristocracy.  The story is told in flashbacks as Irons, an officer in the British Army, is stationed with his company at a remote country home that turns out to be Brideshead, a home in which he spent much of his younger years.  The stationing triggers a multitude of memories of his youth and young manhood, his loves, life, and his journey of faith and anguish.  Premiering in the UK on ITV in October 1981 and on PBS Great Performances in January 1982, the visually ravishing production won 17 international awards, including seven BAFTA awards including Best Actor and Best Drama Series; an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor for Laurence Olivier; and Golden Globe for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV.  In 2000, the series placed tenth on the British Film Institute’s 100 Greatest British Television Programmes. 

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