Q&A with Jennifer Jason Leigh. Moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt, New York Magazine.
Get ready for the lowdown on the British upper class. This five-part limited series based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn tracks Patrick from a privileged but deeply traumatic childhood in the South of France through severe substance abuse in his twenties in New York and, ultimately, toward recovery back home in Britain. At once harrowing and hilarious, Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the troubled titular character.
Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as Patrick’s mother Eleanor, an American heiress of great wealth and weak character. Patrick’s father married her to save his upper class family’s fading fortunes. Although playful at times and with generally good intentions, her narcissism and ineffectiveness make her incapable of looking out for the well-being of her only child.
