<P> It was announced in February 2017 that Benedict Cumberbatch would star in and produce a television adaptation of Edward St Aubyn 's Patrick Melrose book series that would air on Showtime in the United States and Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom . David Nicholls wrote the five episodes of the series , with Edward Berger directing . In July , Jennifer Jason Leigh and Hugo Weaving joined as Patrick 's mother and father , and Anna Madeley was cast as Patrick 's wife . Allison Williams and Blythe Danner joined in August 2017 , with filming having begun by October in Glasgow . </P>
<P> It was announced in February 2017 that Benedict Cumberbatch would star in and produce a television adaptation of Edward St Aubyn 's Patrick Melrose book series that would air on Showtime in the United States and Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom . David Nicholls wrote the five episodes of the series , with Edward Berger directing . In July , Jennifer Jason Leigh and Hugo Weaving joined as Patrick 's mother and father , and Anna Madeley was cast as Patrick 's wife . Allison Williams and Blythe Danner joined in August 2017 , with filming having begun by October in Glasgow . </P>
how many episodes are there in patrick melrose
how many episodes are there in patrick melrose
five
five