All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Pip Torrens, ranked

Over five decades from the 1960s to the early 2000s, wealthy Englishman Patrick Melrose attempts to overcome his addictions and demons rooted in abuse by his cruel father and negligent mother. A critical and often humorous look at the upper class, tracking the protagonist’s harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately, toward recovery.

There are significant differences between this adaptation and the original novel. Whereas the action of the novel takes place in France, this screen version is set in the UK in 1952 as Britain prepares for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

In 1802, Jane Austen receives a proposal of marriage, which she accepts. Her sister Cassandra is concerned and asks her if she is sure of her choice. By the next morning, Jane has changed her mind, although she wonders if she has made the right decision. In 1814, Jane and Cassandra attend a cousin’s wedding, from where favourite aunt Jane accompanies her niece Fanny and brother Edward Austen-Knight home.

Following his graduation from Christ Church, Oxford in 1956, aspiring filmmaker Colin Clark travels to London to get a job on Laurence Olivier’s next production. The press discover the house, but Colin reveals he secured a second house just in case, impressing Olivier and Marilyn’s publicist, Arthur P. Jacobs.

Following his graduation from Christ Church, Oxford in 1956, aspiring filmmaker Colin Clark travels to London to get a job on Laurence Olivier’s next production. The press discover the house, but Colin reveals he secured a second house just in case, impressing Olivier and Marilyn’s publicist, Arthur P. Jacobs.