35 years ago, an adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic was produced for a miniseries for TV. Eleven episodes were produced and the series proved to be very popular in the UK and later in the States. Although it contained elements of the series, "Upstairs, Downstairs", this production was much more: it brought Waugh's philosophy of life and religion to an audience that continues to debate and discuss the same topics, some 70 years later.
It is not Hollywood; it's Britain, and British. For those viewers who enjoy 2014's "Downton Abbey", Brideshead has many of the same attractive elements. The time frames involved overlap, with Brideshead focused on the inter war period- 1918-1939. This fateful period, now understood as a time of lost opportunity and foreboding, is fascinating to babyboomers and their offspring.
While this review will probe more deeply into the themes, characters, and settings of Brideshead, this piece will serve only as introduction.
More will follow as the host sorts out many aspects of the series.
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