Customer Reviews
Donald Pleasance is uncanny - By: johnnybird, 09 Mar 2005 
Donald Pleasance is uncanny - in a new, good way - in this fair adaptation of the beloved Barchester Chronicles' first two stories. It became imprinted on my mind decades ago when I first saw it - on WGBH/PBS Masterpiece Theatre in the USA - & I have not forgotten it. The emotionallly satisfying & very subtle resolution to a love affair is presented carefully enough for the Victorian reticence & sentimentality to shine through. Anthony Trollope was very good at exploring the question, "What is a gentleman?" for his mid-Victorian compatriots - & in illumining what is now for us a forgotten & foreign society.
BBC at its prime - By: , 06 Feb 2005 
An excellent BBC mini series about the Church & the Victorians. Excellent acting, beautiful settings, & amusing sub-plots make for some very worth while entertainment.
Trollope done full justice - By: , 21 May 2004 This excellent comedy of manners & church morality with a superb British cast faithfully renders the plot & tone of the original books. Donald Pleasance is outstanding as the gentle warden, playing against type of his usual screen roles; Nigel Hawthorne is a delight as the bombastic archdeacon; & who can ever forget Alan Rickman's marvellously odious Obadiah Slope! BBC Drama at its best
Rickmaniacs Rejoice! - By: spamitz, 29 Jul 2002 This series is a faithful adaption of the novels by Trollope & alll the actors starring in it do a fantastic job, particularly Alan Rickman & Donald Pleasance. Nigel Hawthorne in also on top form. My original reason for watching was my interest (obsession?) with Rickman, but I found the whole experience extremely enjoyable & very funny in places. my only question is: when will it be on DVD?
A great adaption of the Trollope Novels! - By: , 30 Jan 2001 The video series of the Barchester novels certainly serves the written versions justice. A particular suprise is seeing a younger Alan Rickman at his finest, alongside a great cast of UK talent. A pleasure for those who have read the Trollope novels!
