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Patrick Melrose

Benedict Cumberbatch's fast-paced career best

Drama

7.8

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English
A-list actors, Character-driven, Mini-series
2018
Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugo Weaving, Jennifer Jason Leigh

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7.8
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A five-part mini-series where the camera rarely leaves Benedict Cumberbatch, enabling him to deliver possibly the best performance of his career. He plays Patrick Melrose, an autobiographical character from renown British writer Edward St Aubyn. A wealthy man who in the first scene of the show hears about his father’s death, Patrick tries to get his act together to go retrieve his father’s ashes. However, a nasty drug habit and a dark past stand in the way of sobriety. This is a fast-paced and impeccably-acted show with a solid supporting cast that includes Jennifer Jason Leigh and Hugo Weaving.

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