Summary
Chronicling the hilarious highs and devastating lows of his tumultuous life, this blackly humorous drama follows Patrick from his childhood trauma at the hands of an abusive father and neglectful mother, to the peak of his heroin addiction, and his attempts to stay sober and support his family.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Upper class families
-- England
-- Drama.
Drug addicts -- Drama. Dysfunctional families -- England -- Drama. Upper class -- England -- Drama. Television mini-series. Television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Silver Spring, MD :Acorn,2019 RLJ Entertainment, |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Patrick Melrose series. |
| Contributors |
Berger, Edward,
1970- television director. Nicholls, David, 1966- screenwriter. Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976- actor. Leigh, Jennifer Jason, 1962- actor. Weaving, Hugo, 1960- actor. Danner, Blythe, actor. Grainger, Holliday, 1988- actor. Imrie, Celia, 1952- actor. Madeley, Anna, 1977- actor. Maltz, Sebastian, actor. Puwanarajah, Prasanna, actor. Raine, Jessica, 1982- actor. Torrens, Pip, 1960- actor. Varma, Indira, actor. Williams, Allison, 1988- actor. Walter, Harriet, actor. Hauschka (Musician), composer. St. Aubyn, Edward, 1960- Patrick Melrose series. British Sky Broadcasting, presenter. Showtime Entertainment, production company. Two Cities Films, production company. SunnyMarch TV (Firm), production company. Little Island Productions (Firm), production company. Acorn Media (Firm), publisher. RLJ Entertainment, film distributor. |
| Participants/Performers |
Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Blythe Danner, Holiday Grainger, Anna Madeley, Sebastian Maltz, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Jessica Raine, Pip Torrens, Indira Varma, Allison Williams, Harriet Walter. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, James Friend ; music, Hauschka. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English In English; with English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Based on the books by Edward St Aubyn. Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2018. Special features: Behind the scenes ; cast and crew interviews in booklet. |
| System Details |
DVD; widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (302 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9786317814981 |
| Other | Classic View |