EndedBBC Two1982-11-10

The Barchester Chronicles

Name: The Barchester Chronicles
Genre: Drama
Released: 1982-11-10
Rating: 7.333
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Janet Maw, Nigel Hawthorne, Angela Pleasence

Drama~55 min

Seasons

Episodes

Networks

BBC Two

Countries

First aired

1982-11-10

Last aired

1982-12-22

Language

Rating

7.3 / 10

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Synopsis and details

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.

Seasons and episodes

Miniseries

7 episodes · 1982-11-10

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.