The Barchester Chronicles

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

• 1982
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• Ended
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• U

• 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

Seasons

1

Episodes

7

Episode length

~55m

First aired

Nov 10, 1982

Networks

BBC Two

Original language

English

Origin

United Kingdom