The Pallisers

The Pallisers
Series title over a painting of a Peacock and series characters
GenreCostume drama
Based onPalliser novels
by Anthony Trollope
Written bySimon Raven
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerMartin Lisemore
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release19 January (1974-01-19) –
21 November 1974 (1974-11-21)
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The Pallisers is a 1974 BBC television adaptation of Anthony Trollope's Palliser novels. Set in Victorian era England with a backdrop of parliamentary life, Simon Raven's dramatisation covers six novels and follows the events and characters over two decades.[1]

The series featured a large cast of both prominent and rising actors.

  1. ^ The Pallisers (1974) at Television Heaven, retrieved 5 February 2018