Episode Ratings Grid

M
Loading chart...
Great
Good

Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S1E5 8.5
At Last

London, 2005. Having always dreamed of being an orphan, Patrick now has his wish at the age of 46. No longer with Mary, Patrick is clean and living alone in a grim bedsit.

#2
S1E1 8.3
Bad News

London, 1982. Patrick Melrose, 23 years old and in the grip of an all-consuming heroin addiction, flies to New York to collect his father's ashes.

#3
S1E2 8.3
Never Mind

France, 1967. During a hot summer's day at the Melrose chateau in Lacoste, 8-year old Patrick explores the grounds, a sanctuary of hiding places from the complex adult world.

#4 Some Hope S1E3 8.3
#5 Mother's Milk S1E4 7.8

Lowlights

#5 S1E4 Mother's Milk 7.8

France, 2003. Patrick, 44, is now married to Mary, with sons Robert and Thomas. Patrick may be off the heroin, but is back tackling his troubles with substance abuse.

#4 Some Hope S1E3 8.3
#3 Never Mind S1E2 8.3
#2 Bad News S1E1 8.3
#1 At Last S1E5 8.5

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

Loading chart...

Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

Loading chart...