Original title
The Barchester Chronicles
Released
11/10/1982
Origin country
GB
Genre
Drama
Production companies
BBC
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
7
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.
A commemorative profile of Peterborough Cathedral as it celebrated its 750th anniversary in 1989
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.
Septimus Harding, the unassuming warden of Hiram's Hospital, becomes the target of John Bold's crusade to rid the church of corruption and nepotism.
Having plied his troth to Eleanor Harding, John Bold withdraws the case against his future father-in-law, but it is too late
A turn of fate initiates a series of power struggles that shake Barchester from its cosy contemplacency
Mr. Slope's offer to restore Septimus as warden of Hiram's Hospital is calculated to guarantee refusal.
Eleanor's simple Christian tolerance towards Mr. Slope engenders wild speculation in many circles.
Miss Thorne's annual fete becomes the sparring ground for ecclesiastical and romantic ambitions alike.
Mr. Slope is encouraged by the press to reach beyond his grasp, and Signora Neroni undertakes an astonishingly selfless gesture.
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