Patrick Melrose / Sky presents in association with Showtime ; director, Edward Berger ; writer David Nicholls.

Format:

• Video

Contributor:

• 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.
• Acorn Media (Firm), publisher.
• RLJ Entertainment, distributor.
• Showtime Networks, presenter.
• British Sky Broadcasting, presenter.

Standardized Title:

• Patrick Melrose (Television mini-series : 2018)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Upper class families--England--Drama.
• Drug addicts--Drama.
• Dysfunctional families--England--Drama.
• Upper class--England--Drama.
• Drug addicts.
• Dysfunctional families.
• Upper class.
• Upper class families.
• England.

Genre:

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
• Drama.
• Television adaptations.
• Television mini-series.
• Television programs.
• Fiction television programs.
• Video recordings.

Physical Description:

• 2 videodiscs (approximately 302 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm)
• polychrome

Distribution:

[United States] : RLJ Entertainment.

Place of Publication:

Silver Spring, MD : Acorn, [2019]

Language Note:

English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

System Details:

• DVD, region 1 NTSC, 16:9 widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1; color.
• digital
• optical
• surround
• Dolby Digital 5.1
• NTSC
• video file
• DVD video
• region 1

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.

Participant:

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.

Credits:

Music composed by Hauschka ; director of photography, James Friend.

Notes:

• Title from disc surface.
• 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.

Related Work:

Television adaptation of : St. Aubyn, Edward, 1960- Patrick Melrose series.

OCLC:

1099575366

Publisher Number:

• 054961273096
• AMP2730 Acorn Media