Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- The Barchester Chronicles
- Release
- November 10, 1982
- Screen Time
- 1 season · 55min/ep
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Alan Plater
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Donald Pleasence
Septimus Harding
7 eps.
Janet Maw
Eleanor Harding
7 eps.
Nigel Hawthorne
Dr Grantly
7 eps.
Angela Pleasence
Mrs. Grantly
7 eps.
Barbara Flynn
Mary Bold
6 eps.
Alan Rickman
Obadiah Slope
5 eps.
Susan Hampshire
La Signora Madeline Vesey Neroni
5 eps.
Clive Swift
Dr Proudie
5 eps.
Geraldine McEwan
Mrs Proudie
5 eps.
Peter Blythe
Bertie Stanhope
5 eps.
Susan Edmonstone
Charlotte Stanhope
5 eps.
Joseph O'Conor
Bunce
4 eps.
