Brideshead Revisited: One of Yorkshire's most iconic TV shows available to watch once again

Now the 1981 classic adaptation of Brideshead Revisited by Granada Television can be seen again as it available to stream on ITVX.

Filmed at Castle Howard and featuring Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews, Brideshead Revisited is based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh which was published in 1945.

Set from the 1920s to the 1940s, it recounts the story of Charle Ryder, played by Irons, and his relationship with the wealthy Flyte family, who live in Brideshead Castle, which in the book is in Wiltshire.

Castle Howard steps in as Brideshead and the success of the drama catapulted the stately home into the public eye, where it has remained ever since.

The mini series has Ryder, as narrator, an undergraduate reading history at a college in 1923 where is befriended by Lord Sebastian Flyte, the younger son of the Marquess of Marchmain, played by Andrews.

The North Yorkshire property reprised its role as Brideshead when Miramax came to the region to shoot the 2008 film version of the book starring Ben Whishaw, Michael Gambon and Emma Thompson.

Arrivals to the house were shot at the north side of the house for the television version, however for the film, changes had to be made and the south side was used instead.

In both versions, various interiors in the house were temporarily modified.

The Long Gallery was used as the sumptuous setting for Julia's ball in the film, whereas Granada transformed it into a cavernous drawing room where Charles contemplated the Flytes.

The Great Hall, Grand Staircase, Temple of the Four Winds, Garden Hall and High South were also pressed into service.

In both versions, Vanbrugh's Temple of the Four Winds played host to a frivolous day of wine-tasting and indulgence as the two young men spend their idyllic days at Brideshead. The Atlas Fountain plays an important part in both productions too.

The Garden Hall was transformed in the Granada production from derelict interior, following the fire of 1940, to the office room where Charles painted his landscapes.

Similarly, the High Saloon, also destroyed by the fire was restored by Miramax and used to represent the grand dining room as well as the bed chamber where Lord Marchmain passed away.

Although it is not certain that Waugh identified his Brideshead with Castle Howard, for many people the two buildings have come to epitomise a nostalgia for England before the Second World War.

The building was one of the first stately homes to welcome filming, something which was championed by George Howard 9th of Carlisle, whose family owns the estate, in the 1960s.

Since Brideshead Revisited, it has been used for a string of series, with his grand facade instantly recognisable as the Duke of Hastings home, Clyvedon Castle, in the first Bridgerton series, leading to Castle Howard becoming known to a new generation of viewers.

Brideshead Revisited can be seen on ITVX now.