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The Barchester Chronicles

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

Not Rated Drama

Starring: Donald Pleasence, Janet Maw, Nigel Hawthorne, Angela Pleasence

Writer: Alan Plater, Anthony Trollope

Release Date:
November 10, 1982
Ratings:
7.0 / 10
Creator:
Alan Plater
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Overview

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.