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Patrick melrose morbidly hilarious, terrifically damaged and sharp as a tack, patrick melrose is a product of the faded british aristocracy. In patrick melrose, showtimes new miniseries based on the novels by edward st. Patrick melrose will devote an hour to each of the five novels, with each episode storytelling a few complicated and intense days in patricks life. A childhood destroyed by abuse at the hands of his vicious father and neglect by his overwhelmed mother leads him to drug addiction and despair. Benedict cumberbatch talks about his desire to play patrick melrose and what drives the character throughout the series. Aubyns darkly comic novels about upperclass life in britain, beloved by a generation of distinguished readers, come to showtime next. Benedict cumberbatch, allison williams talk showtime. A true television saga, melrose is both gripping and humorous, with a dramatic sweep that encompasses the south of france in the 1960s. To say that benedict cumberbatch is in high demand would be an understatement.
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. Showtimes new miniseries, patrick melrose, made its debut sunday night. Benedict timothy carlton cumberbatch was born and raised in london, england. Patrick melrose, son of a decadent and damaged aristocratic family, embarks on an odyssey of redemption and recovery. His parents, wanda ventham and timothy carlton born timothy carlton congdon cumberbatch, are both actors. Benedict cumberbatch stars as the title character in the forthcoming miniseries patrick melrose. Benedict cumberbatch, starring in superhit avengers. Critics are praising benedict cumberbatch for his riveting performance as patrick melrose, a man from an upperclass. In 2012, when it came time to publish a paperback version of the patrick melrose novels, the. Benedict cumberbatch is the name, and this time, patrick melrose is the game. In the hands of the screenwriter david nicholls and the. Infinity war, plays a drugfueled rich playboy in showtimes patrick melrose miniseries, based on edward st.