Patrick Melrose

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.). St. Aubyn, Edward, 1960- Television adaptation of (work). Patrick Melrose series. (Added Author). Acorn Media (Firm) (publisher.). RLJ Entertainment, (distributor.). Showtime Networks. (presenter.). British Sky Broadcasting, (presenter.). Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Blythe Danner, Holliday Grainger, Celia Imirie, Anna Madeley, Sebastian Maltz, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Jessica Raine, Pip Torrens, Indira Varma, Allison Williams, Harriet Walter. (Cast).

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.

Record details

Physical Description: DVD videorecording
videodisc
2 videodiscs (approximately 302 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Silver Spring, MD : Acorn, [2019]
Distributor: [United States] : RLJ Entertainment

Content descriptions

General Note:	Wide screen (16:9). Based on the books by Edward St Aubyn. Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2018. Special features: Behind-the-scenes featurette ; cast and crew interviews in booklet.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music composed by Hauschka ; director of photography, James Friend.
Participant or Performer Note:	Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Blythe Danner, Holliday Grainger, Celia Imirie, Anna Madeley, Sebastian Maltz, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Jessica Raine, Pip Torrens, Indira Varma, Allison Williams, Harriet Walter.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, NTSC, wide screen; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:	English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Source of Description Note:	Title from disc surface.