Patrick Melrose follows the story of Patrick, a troubled member of the English upper class, from his childhood in the South of France, to his adult life in New York and London. Abused by his father as a child, Patrick suffers psychological trauma, and battles with heroin addiction. The series tracks Patrick’s attempts to rehabilitate, his father’s death, Patrick’s personal struggle to be a good father, his mother’s desire for assisted suicide, and the loss of the family home.