The Barchester Chronicles

*The Barchester Chronicles*
The Barchester Chronicles
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Genre	Drama
Based on	The Warden and Barchester Towers; by Anthony Trollope
Written by	Alan Plater
Directed by	David 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;
Composer	Derek Bourgeois
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Producer	Jonathan Powell
Running time	55 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC2
Release	10 November –; 22 December 1982

The Barchester Chronicles is a 1982 British television serial produced by Jonathan Powell for the BBC. It is an adaptation by Alan Plater of Anthony Trollope's first two Chronicles of Barsetshire, The Warden (1855) and Barchester Towers (1857). The series was directed by David Giles. Location work was videotaped in and around Peterborough Cathedral, using locations such as the Deanery and Laurel Court.