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The Barchester Chronicles
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GenreDrama
Written by
  • Anthony Trollope (novels)
  • Alan Plater (adaptation)
Directed byDavid Giles
Starring
  • Donald Pleasence
  • Nigel Hawthorne
  • David Gwillim
  • John Ringham
  • Joseph O'Conor
  • Alan Rickman
  • Clifford Parrish
  • Angela Pleasence
  • Geraldine McEwan
  • Janet Maw
  • Susan Hampshire
  • Barbara Flynn
ComposerDerek Bourgeois
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerJonathan Powell
Running time55 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC2
Release10 November (1982-11-10) –
22 December 1982 (1982-12-22)
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The Barchester Chronicles is a 1982 British television serial produced by Jonathan Powell for the BBC.[1] It is an adaptation by Alan Plater of Anthony Trollope's first two Chronicles of Barsetshire, The Warden (1855) and Barchester Towers (1857).[2] The series was directed by David Giles.[3] Location work was videotaped in and around Peterborough Cathedral, using locations such as the Deanery and Laurel Court.[4]

  1. ^ "The Barchester Chronicles Part 7 (1982)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018.
  2. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Barchester Chronicles, The (1982)". screenonline.org.uk.
  3. ^ Ward, Rachel (25 April 2015). "Anthony Trollope: best TV adaptations" – via telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Filming Locations - Peterborough Cathedral". peterborough-cathedral.org.uk.

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