Release Date

10 Nov, 1982

Runtime

00:55: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

7/1

Synopsis

Donald Pleasence is the clergyman at the centre of a scandal.

The Barchester Chronicles is a 1982 BBC television serial produced by Jonathan Powell and dramatised by Alan Plater, based on Anthony Trollope's first two Chronicles of Barsetshire, The Warden (1855) and Barchester Towers (1857). Against the sumptuous background of Peterborough Cathedral and its environs, one is carried into Trollope's world of the intriguing machinations of the clerical establishment of Barchester. Backed by the authenticity of the period detail, the portrayal of all the characters accurately conveys the whole range of human emotions within the stories.

Original Title

The Barchester Chronicles

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Miniseries

10 Nov, 1982

Against the sumptuous background of Peterborough Cathedral and its environs, one is carried into Trollope's world of the intriguing machinations of the clerical establishment of Barchester. Backed by the authenticity of the period detail, the portrayal of all the characters accurately conveys the whole range of human emotions within the stories.

Created By

Actors

Donald Pleasence

Janet Maw

Nigel Hawthorne

Angela Pleasence

Crew

Anthony Trollope

Alan Plater

Jonathan Powell

Derek Bourgeois

Stan Pow

Chris Pemsell

Roger Harris

Juanita Waterson

Elizabeth Rowell