Description

Anthony Trollope's Barchester Chronicles

Region 2 PAL DVD

Made in England

Product Details

UPC: 5014138305666
Studio: Acorn Media UK
Genre: Drama, Period Drama
Number of discs: 2
Language: English (Dolby Digital)
Subtitles: English (for the Hard of Hearing)
Release date: [Product release date]

Product Specifications

Picture Format: 4:3 (PAL)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Region Code: Region 2 (Europe, Japan, Middle East, Egypt, South Africa)
Running Time: 199 minutes

Overview

Anthony Trollope's beloved Barchester novels come to life in this engaging production from the golden age of Masterpiece Theatre. Featuring a dream cast, including Alan Rickman in his breakthrough role as the odious Obadiah Slope, the series follows the community of Barchester as it is shaken from its complacency by a newspaper's crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment.

Rev. Harding (Donald Pleasence) becomes a pawn in a battle between his younger daughter's beau, John Bold, and his older daughter's husband, Archdeacon Grantly (Nigel Hawthorne). As a regime change delivers Barchester into the hands of a most unholy trinity—the weak-willed Bishop Proudie, the domineering Mrs. Proudie, and the insufferable Rev. Obadiah Slope—the worst is yet to come.

Cast and Crew

Donald Pleasence as Rev. Harding
Nigel Hawthorne as Archdeacon Grantly
Alan Rickman as Rev. Obadiah Slope
Geraldine McEwan as Mrs. Proudie
Susan Hampshire as Miss Thorne
Adapted by Alan Plater, based on the novels "The Warden" and "Barchester Towers" by Anthony Trollope
Directed by David Giles
Produced by Jonathan Powell
Incidental music by Deddy Bourgeois