The Barchester Chronicles

The Barchester Chronicles
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GenreDrama
Based onThe Warden and Barchester Towers
by Anthony Trollope
Written byAlan Plater
Directed byDavid Giles
Starring
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.