Befriended by aristocrat Sebastian Flyte, Oxford student Charles Ryder finds that the power and privilege experienced by the family is seductive. On a visit to Brideshead, the ancestral home, he falls in love with his friend's sister, Julia . However, as Charles' ties to Sebastian and family deepen, he finds himself at odds with their strong Roman Catholicism.

Cast :

• Matthew Goode
• Charles Ryder

• Hayley Atwell
• Julia Flyte

• Ben Whishaw
• Sebastian Flyte

• Emma Thompson
• Lady Marchmain

• Michael Gambon
• Lord Marchmain

• Greta Scacchi
• Cara

• Jonathan Cake
• Rex Mottram

• Patrick Malahide
• Mr. Ryder

• Ed Stoppard
• Bridey Flyte

• Felicity Jones
• Cordelia Flyte

• James Bradshaw
• Mr. Samgrass

• Joseph Beattie
• Anthony Blanche

• Geoffrey Wilkinson
• Wilcox

• Roger Walker
• Lunt