Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) was a British novelist known for his biting satire. His books critiqued the behaviors of the British upper classes as well as other groups (Scoop strikes at journalism while The Loved One tackles the American funeral industry). His notable early novels include Vile Bodies and A Handful of Dust. The more serious Brideshead Revisited (1945) continued to probe the aristocracy but combined more complex relationships and an examination of British Catholicism.

Brideshead Revisited would later become one of Waugh's more enduring titles through adaptations, notably as a 1981 miniseries for British TV, re-aired on PBS in 1982 as part of Great Performances. Other versions include a 2008 film and multiple BBC Radio adaptations, while other Waugh adaptations include the 2003 film of Vile Bodies retitled Bright Young Things.

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• For the second season of Muppets Tonight, the recurring "The Tubmans of Porksmith" segment was renamed "Boarshead Revisited" and announced as a Muppet Classic Theater presentation (alluding to the Brideshead Revisited TV series' PBS airings).

• Oscar's bookshelves in the 2002 book What's in Oscar's Trash Can? include A Handful of Mud (referencing 1934's A Handful of Dust) and Grouch-Head Revisited.

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• Hayley Atwell played Julia Flyte in Brideshead Revisited (2008 film)
• Timothy Bateson played MacDougal in A Handful of Dust (1988 film)
• Milton Berle played Mr. Kenton in The Loved One (1965 film)
• Jim Broadbent played the Drunken Major in Bright Young Things (2003 film)
• James Coburn played an immigration officer in The Loved One (1965 film)
• Jonathan Coy played Kurt in Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
• Graham Crowden played Mr. Graceful in A Handful of Dust (1988 film)
• Robert Eddison played Lord Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited (radio, 1972) and Troutbeck in Scoop (TV, 1987)
• Stephen Fry played Reggie in A Handful of Dust (1988 film) and directed and played a chauffeur in Bright Young Things (2003 film)
• Michael Gambon played Lord Marchmain in Brideshead Revisited (2008 film)
• John Gielgud played Sir Francis Hinsley in The Loved One (1965 film) and Edward Ryder in Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
• Rupert Graves played John Beaver in A Handful of Dust (1988 film)
• Tony Haygarth played Pigge in Scoop (TV, 1987)
• Michael Hordern played Uncle Theodore in Scoop (TV, 1987)
• Anjelica Huston played Mrs. Rattery in A Handful of Dust (1988 film)
• Jeremy Irons played Charles Ryder in Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
• Toby Jones played Brideshead in Brideshead Revisited (radio, 2003)
• Liberace played Mr. Starker in The Loved One (1965 film)
• Helen Lindsay played Mrs. Boot in Scoop (TV, 1987)
• James McAvoy played Simon Balcairn in Bright Young Things (2003 film)
• Patrick Malahide played Mr. Ryder in Brideshead Revisited (2008 film)
• Vincent Marzello played a desk clerk in Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
• Robert Morley played Sir Ambrose Abercrombie in The Loved One (1965 film)
• Phoebe Nicholls played Cordelia Flyte in Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
• Peter O'Toole played Colonel Mount in Bright Young Things (2003 film)
• Matthew Scurfield played Shumble in Scoop (TV, 1987)
• Charles Sturridge directed Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981) and A Handful of Dust (1988 film)
• Niall Toibin played Father Mackay in Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
• James Wilby played Tony Last in A Handful of Dust (1988 film)
• Paul Williams played Gunther Fry in The Loved One (1965 film)
• Jonathan Winters played Wilbur Glenworthy and Harry Glenworthy in The Loved One (1965 film)