Patrick Melrose is a TV mini-series directed by Edward Berger in 2018 and based on the book series of the same name by Edward St. Aubyn, which first book was published in 1992. The TV series features Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Maltz, Jessica Raine, Prasanna Puwanarajah, and others.
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“The TV series is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
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.
Movie vs Book
Year
2018
Minutes
302
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
Patrick Melrose
Director: Edward Berger
Country: UK
Year: 2018
Length: 5h2m / 5 episodes
Year
1992
Pages
208
Book Rate
7.56
S: Goodreads
Book
Never Mind
Author: Edward St. Aubyn
Country: UK
First published in: 1992
Length: 208 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Patrick Melrose
User polls & recommendations
“The movie is the movie, and the book is the book. They're different critters, and each must stand on their own merits.”
FRANK PERETTI (Writer)
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