Patrick Melrose

Resource Information

The work Patrick Melrose represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Menasha Public Library (Elisha D. Smith). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Patrick Melrose

Statement of responsibility

Sky presents in association with Showtime ; director, Edward Berger ; writer David Nicholls

Contributor

• Varma, Indira
• Acorn Media (Firm)
• British Sky Broadcasting
• RLJ Entertainment
• Showtime Networks
• Berger, Edward, 1970-
• Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976-
• Danner, Blythe
• Grainger, Holly, 1988-
• Imrie, Celia, 1952-
• Leigh, Jennifer Jason, 1962-
• Madeley, Anna, 1977-
• Maltz, Sebastian
• Nicholls, David, 1966-
• Puwanarajah, Prasanna
• Raine, Jessica, 1982-
• St. Aubyn, Edward, 1960-
• Torrens, Pip, 1960-
• Walter, Harriet
• Weaving, Hugo, 1960-
• Williams, Allison, 1988-

Actor

• Varma, Indira
• Williams, Allison, 1988-
• Walter, Harriet
• Weaving, Hugo, 1960-
• Danner, Blythe
• Leigh, Jennifer Jason, 1962-
• Imrie, Celia, 1952-
• Puwanarajah, Prasanna
• Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976-
• Raine, Jessica, 1982-
• Madeley, Anna, 1977-
• Maltz, Sebastian
• Torrens, Pip, 1960-

Distributor

• RLJ Entertainment

Presenter

• Showtime Networks
• British Sky Broadcasting

Publisher

• Acorn Media (Firm)

Screenwriter

• Nicholls, David, 1966-

Television director

• Berger, Edward, 1970-

Subject

• Upper class families -- England
• Drug addicts
• Dysfunctional families -- England
• Television adaptations
• Television mini-series
• Television programs
• Upper class -- England
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Television mini-series
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• Television adaptations
• Television programs

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng
• eng

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

Member of

• Patrick Melrose (Television mini-series : 2018)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music composed by Hauschka ; director of photography, James Friend

Dewey number

791.45/75

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

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

LC call number

PN1992.77

LC item number

.P38 2019

PerformerNote

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

Runtime

302

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action