TV series

The Barchester Chronicles

1982 · 1 season

A stately, gently witty costume drama where clerical politicking and small-town gossip carry surprising emotional sting.

Tagline: Donald Pleasence is the clergyman at the centre of a scandal.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Satirical, earnest, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, class, faith, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
class
faith
family
morality
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild