Patrick Melrose ( TV series ) - wikipedia Patrick Melrose ( TV series ) Patrick Melrose Official poster Genre Drama Black comedy Based on Patrick Melrose by Edward St Aubyn Written by David Nicholls Directed by Edward Berger Starring Benedict Cumberbatch Jennifer Jason Leigh Hugo Weaving Composer ( s ) Hauschka Country of origin United Kingdom United States No. of series No. of episodes 5 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Rachael Horovitz Michael Jackson Adam Ackland Benedict Cumberbatch Helen Flint Producer ( s ) Stephen Smallwood Cinematography James Friend Editor ( s ) Tim Murrell Release Original network Showtime ( US ) Sky Atlantic ( UK ) Original release May 12 ( 2018 - 05 - 12 ) -- June 9, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 09 ) Patrick Melrose is a 2018 five - part drama miniseries starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular Melrose. The show is based on semi-autobiographical novels about Britain 's upper class by Edward St Aubyn. Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Episodes 6 Reception 6.1 Critical response 6.2 U.S. ratings 6.3 Accolades 7 References 8 External links Premise Following the death of his father in the 1980s, Englishman Patrick Melrose attempts to overcome his addictions and demons rooted in abuse by his father and negligent mother. Cast Benedict Cumberbatch as Patrick Melrose Jennifer Jason Leigh as Eleanor Melrose Hugo Weaving as David Melrose Jessica Raine as Julia Pip Torrens as Nicholas Pratt Prasanna Puwanarajah as Johnny Hall Holliday Grainger as Bridget Watson Scott Indira Varma as Anne Moore Anna Madeley as Mary Melrose Blythe Danner as Nancy Celia Imrie as Kettle Harriet Walter as Princess Margaret Allison Williams as Marianne Morfydd Clark as Debbie Hickman Production It was announced in February 2017 that Benedict Cumberbatch would star in and produce a television adaptation of Edward St Aubyn 's Patrick Melrose book series that would air on Showtime in the United States and Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom. David Nicholls wrote the five episodes of the series, with Edward Berger directing. In July, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Hugo Weaving joined as Patrick 's mother and father, and Anna Madeley was cast as Patrick 's wife. Allison Williams and Blythe Danner joined in August 2017, with filming having begun by October in Glasgow. Release The first trailer debuted in April 2018, with the series set to premiere on May 12 on Showtime. The series will consecutively stream new episodes on CraveTV in Canada. It 's showing on Sky Atlantic in the UK. Episodes No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) `` Bad News '' Edward Berger David Nicholls May 12, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 12 ) 0.219 In 1982, Patrick Melrose is dispatched to New York City to retrieve the ashes of his father David. He decides to quit using drugs but finds himself unable to stop as he recollects his father 's abuse and encounters associates of his father. Patrick resorts to using heroin, alcohol, and other drugs and finally breaks down with a botched suicide attempt. Patrick places a call to his friend Johnny telling him he wishes to finally give up drugs. `` Never Mind '' Edward Berger David Nicholls May 19, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 19 ) 0.186 While going through heroin withdrawal, Patrick recalls a traumatic day he experienced as an 8 year old while on holiday in France with his parents. His father David is manipulative and cruel, his mother Eleanor an alcoholic who is terrified of her husband. It is revealed through a series of flashbacks that the young Patrick was abused by his father, while his mother more or less acquiesced. `` Some Hope '' Edward Berger David Nicholls May 26, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 26 ) 0.236 It 's 1990 and Patrick has been invited to go to a party of the upper class where Princess Margaret will be present. We see a Patrick who is trying to put his substance abuse in the past and has help from his friend Johnny who is in a therapy group. At the party, we find Princess Margaret behaving unpleasantly due to her social status and humiliating the French ambassador. She also dismisses the hostess ' daughter from meeting her and this reminds Patrick of himself as a boy when his father would n't allow his mother to talk to him during dinner in France. Patrick later reveals to Johnny that he was sexually abused by his father for a number of years as a young boy. The episode ends with Patrick meeting the drug dealer Chilly Willy, who we as the audience met in the first episode as the drug dealer who passed out, as he is about to leave from playing in the band at the party. `` Mother 's Milk '' Edward Berger David Nicholls June 2, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 02 ) 0.264 In 2003, Patrick is sober and has become a lawyer. He brings his wife Mary and three children to the South of France to visit his gravely ill mother, who has suffered a stroke. Eleanor has been taken in by a shady guru named Seamus, who has convinced her to sign the deed to the house over to the `` foundation '' which he leads. Being disinherited conjures up Patrick 's buried resentment toward his mother, causing him to begin drinking and using prescription drugs again. His marriage to Mary is also in trouble, which he makes worse by engaging in an affair with his old girlfriend Julia when she visits. Patrick comes to terms with the loss of his childhood home and gives his blessing to his mother 's plans, offering to arrange for her to be brought to London. Thereafter Patrick brings his family to Connecticut to see his snobbish aunt Nancy, where his drinking spirals out of control. After an angry confrontation with Nancy, Mary confronts Patrick and gives him an ultimatum : sober up or leave. 5 `` At Last '' Edward Berger David Nicholls June 9, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 09 ) 0.197 April 2005 - Eleanor Melrose has passed away and Patrick presides over her funeral. There are flashbacks of Patrick 's life over the past two years, in which his drinking problem continued unabated after separating from Mary and his children. Eventually he returns to a rehab center, and after initially resisting the process and even escaping, he returned to focus on his recovery. His mother, bedridden in a London nursing home, insisted on being euthanised, so Patrick petitioned the British government to allow her to be brought to Switzerland. After gaining approval, Eleanor changes her mind at the last minute. There is also a flashback to years earlier, when Mary and Patrick realize that his father was a serial child molester, and Patrick for the first time confronts his mother about the abuse, who claims to have also been abused by David. In the present day, Eleanor 's funeral and wake turn into a bizarre show as old faces converge. Patrick struggles to reconcile the positive portrait of Eleanor which others knew to his own experience of her as a neglectful mother. Reception Critical response The series has received critical acclaim, with particular praise directed towards Cumberbatch 's performance. It currently has a 90 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a score of 80 / 100 on Metacritic. U.S. ratings No. Title Air date Rating ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) `` Bad News '' May 12, 2018 0.03 0.219 `` Never Mind '' May 19, 2018 0.03 0.186 `` Some Hope '' May 26, 2018 0.04 0.236 `` Mother 's Milk '' June 2, 2018 0.04 0.264 5 `` At Last '' June 9, 2018 0.03 0.197 Accolades Year Award Nominee ( s ) Result Ref. 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Limited Series Pending Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Benedict Cumberbatch Pending Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Edward Berger Pending Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special David Nicholls Pending Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Nina Gold and Martin Ware Pending References Jump up ^ How Benedict Cumberbatch became Patrick Melrose, by Henry Alford, Vanity Fair, April 3, 2018 Jump up ^ Benedict Cumberbatch Set to Star in Showtime Limited Series ' Melrose ' Jump up ^ Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving Board Showtime Miniseries ' Patrick Melrose ' Jump up ^ ' Patrick Melrose ' : Allison Williams To Guest Star In Showtime Limited Series Jump up ^ Tony Winner Blythe Danner Joins Cast of Showtime Limited Series PATRICK MELROSE Jump up ^ Benedict Cumberbatch Rocks An Eyepatch For Patrick Melrose TV Series Jump up ^ ' Patrick Melrose ' Trailer : Benedict Cumberbatch Loses His Mind in Brilliant New Look at Showtime Series Jump up ^ Benedict Cumberbatch 's ' Patrick Melrose ' Sets Showtime Premiere Date Jump up ^ SHOWTIME ® Teases New Limited Series PATRICK MELROSE ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( May 16, 2018 ). `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 5.12. 2018 ''. ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved May 16, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Patrick Melrose : Season One Ratings ''. TV Series Finale. June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( May 22, 2018 ). `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 5.19. 2018 ''. ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved May 22, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( May 30, 2018 ). `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 5.26. 2018 ''. ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved May 30, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( June 5, 2018 ). `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 6.2. 2018 ''. ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( June 12, 2018 ). `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 6.9. 2018 ''. ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved June 12, 2018. 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