The Barchester Chronicles

The Barchester Chronicles

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

Limited Series 1982 · 7 eps · ★ 7.3 · Drama

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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.

Created by Alan Plater

Network: BBC Two

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Donald Pleasence Septimus Harding
Janet Maw Eleanor Harding
Nigel Hawthorne Dr Grantly
Angela Pleasence Mrs. Grantly
Barbara Flynn Mary Bold
Alan Rickman Obadiah Slope
Susan Hampshire La Signora Madeline Vesey Neroni
Clive Swift Dr Proudie
Geraldine McEwan Mrs Proudie
Peter Blythe Bertie Stanhope
Susan Edmonstone Charlotte Stanhope
Joseph O'Conor Bunce

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