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The Barchester Chronicles
Miniseries · Ended

The Barchester Chronicles

19821 season7 episodes55 min★ 7.3 (6 votes)Rated S
DramaBBC Two

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.

Created by Alan Plater

Seasons

Miniseries
Miniseries1982 · 7 episodes
Specials
Specials1 episodes

Cast

Donald PleasenceDonald PleasenceSeptimus Harding · 7 ep.JJanet MawEleanor Harding · 7 ep.Nigel HawthorneNigel HawthorneDr Grantly · 7 ep.Angela PleasenceAngela PleasenceMrs. Grantly · 7 ep.Barbara FlynnBarbara FlynnMary Bold · 6 ep.Alan RickmanAlan RickmanObadiah Slope · 5 ep.Susan HampshireSusan HampshireLa Signora Madeline Vesey Neroni · 5 ep.Clive SwiftClive SwiftDr Proudie · 5 ep.Geraldine McEwanGeraldine McEwanMrs Proudie · 5 ep.Peter BlythePeter BlytheBertie Stanhope · 5 ep.SSusan EdmonstoneCharlotte Stanhope · 5 ep.Joseph O'ConorJoseph O'ConorBunce · 4 ep.Cyril LuckhamCyril LuckhamBishop Grantly · 3 ep.WWilliam RedgraveSamuel Grantly · 3 ep.Jonathan AdamsJonathan AdamsQuiverful · 3 ep.Maggie JonesMaggie JonesMrs Quiverful · 3 ep.CChristopher MaynardBaby Bold · 3 ep.DDerek NewFrancis Arabin · 3 ep.CClifford ParrishHandy · 3 ep.David GwillimDavid GwillimJohn Bold · 2 ep.Trevor BaxterTrevor BaxterDr Gwynne · 2 ep.George CostiganGeorge CostiganTom Towers · 2 ep.Richard BebbRichard BebbDr Vesey Stanhope · 2 ep.Richard LeechRichard LeechWilfred Thorne · 2 ep.UUrsula HowellsMiss Thorne · 2 ep.WWally ThomasMoody · 2 ep.KKenneth KeelingGazy · 2 ep.DDenis CareySkulpit · 2 ep.Michael AldridgeMichael AldridgeSir Abraham Haphazard · 1 ep.JJohn RinghamFinney · 1 ep.RRoger BoothPlomacy · 1 ep.Phyllida LawPhyllida LawMrs Stanhope · 1 ep.Ian BrimbleIan BrimbleHarry Greenacre · 1 ep.MMischa De La MotteThe Dean · 1 ep.

Crew

Directing
David Giles (Director)
Writing
Alan Plater (Screenplay), Alan Plater (Writer), Anthony Trollope (Author)
Production
Jonathan Powell (Producer)
Sound
Derek Bourgeois (Original Music Composer)
Editing
Stan Pow (Editor)
Art
Chris Pemsell (Production Design), Roger Harris (Art Direction)
Costume & Make-Up
Elizabeth Rowell (Makeup Artist), Juanita Waterson (Costume Design)

Trailer

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