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The Pallisers - Part 1 [1974] [VHS]

The Pallisers - Part 1 [1974] [VHS]
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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #7014 in VHS
  • Released on: 2001-02-05
  • Rating: Parental Guidance
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Formats: Box set, PAL
  • Number of tapes: 2
  • Running time: 400 minutes

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
From 1863 onwards Anthony Trollope wrote a series of six novels which became classics of the Victorian period. Under the collective title The Pallisers the BBC turned the novels into an epic 22-episode serial in 1974, the single most ambitious drama production in the history of the Corporation. The series is a mixture of political and romantic intrigue as various male characters vie for power and the women look for love--and all are regularly thwarted by the rigid social codes of the era. Lady Glencora (a marvellously subtle and complex performance by Susan Hampshire) is unsuitably in love with Burgo Fitzgerald (Barry Justice) while aspiring politician Plantagenet Palliser (Philip Latham) yearns for another man's wife. The arranged marriage of spirited Glencora and decent but distant Plantagenet is the catalyst for the saga, which gradually expands to encompass considerable political wheeling and dealing. With a wide streak of satire The Pallisers is as witty as it is moving, a high point of 1970's BBC drama only surpassed by I, Claudius (1976). As a prestige BBC drama it is immaculately presented and finely acted, though the occasional obvious back projection or painted backdrop show how much more lavish television production values have since become. --Gary S Dalkin

Synopsis
Plantagenet Palliser and Lady Glencora are in love with others when their family decide that they are a perfect match for one another.

Customer Reviews

Made over 25 years ago, The Pallisers remains a BBC classic.5
We were glued to this video from the beginning. I remember enjoying The Pallisers when it was first screened over 25 years ago. I probably enjoyed it even more this time around. Roll on 5 March when the next episodes are available!

One of the truly classic BBC Dramas - a gem.5
My memory did not play me false - this was such a delight to watch again as the characters came to life on the screen. It stands the test of time and does full justice to Trollops original. New as well as original viewers will thoroughly enjoy this series.