Patrick Melrose

Season 1

2018 · 5 episodes · 4h 53m in all · 7.9/10

Patrick Melrose is a man from a very privileged yet traumatic childhood in the 1980s. Patrick's father was a very abusive man and Patrick's mother put up with his behavior. Eventually, Patrick's trauma led him down a path of adulthood addiction and severe substance abuse in New York.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Bad News

   12 May 2018 · 60 min · 7.6/10

   London, 1982. Patrick Melrose, 23 years old and in the grip of an all-consuming heroin addiction, flies to New York to collect his father's ashes.

2. 

   2. Never Mind

   19 May 2018 · 60 min · 8.2/10

   France, 1967. During a hot summer's day at the Melrose chateau in Lacoste, 8-year old Patrick explores the grounds, a sanctuary of hiding places from the complex adult world.

3. 

   3. Some Hope

   26 May 2018 · 57 min · 7.7/10

   England, 1990. Patrick Melrose, now 31, is finally clean and practicing law. Despite avoiding social situations and their inevitable temptations, Patrick is persuaded to attend a high society event in the Cotswolds by best friend Johnny.

4. 

   4. Mother's Milk

   2 Jun 2018 · 57 min · 7.5/10

   France, 2003. Patrick, 44, is now married to Mary, with sons Robert and Thomas. Patrick may be off the heroin, but is back tackling his troubles with substance abuse.

5. 

   5. At Last

   9 Jun 2018 · 59 min · 8.5/10

   London, 2005. Having always dreamed of being an orphan, Patrick now has his wish at the age of 46. No longer with Mary, Patrick is clean and living alone in a grim bedsit.