Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10424 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-03-07
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 999 minutes

Synopsis
Drama which exposes the scandal and intrigue of the elite social strata of mid-Victorian society. Based on the political novels of Anthony Trollope.

Customer Reviews

Top class drama
Having just re-watched all 26 episodes I feel that this is one of the best TV series ever made. Years ago I read the series of Trollope novels that comprise the Pallisers' saga and think that this dramatization captures the novels superbly well. The acting is of the best: everyone is first class. Immense trouble was taken with the costumes. They don't make them like this anymore! Time is taken to develop the characters; no frenetic camera-work; no intrusive back-ground music to drown out what people are saying: sheer bliss.

Palisers. Missing Minutes?
1300 minutes running time in the VHS series compared to 900 minutes here. Where have these gone and what difference to the series?

Superb in Every Way!
I watched just a little of The Pallisers back in the seventies, but this time I'm completely hooked and am devouring episode after episode! The storyline(s), the politics and the characters of Trollope's books, combined with the amazingly good acting and wonderful costumes and locations, make an almost hypnotic mix. My only regret is that because this series is based on a number of individual novels by Trollope, there are several characters who get "written out" of the story, when in fact I wish we could see more of them later on!
The interview with Susan Hampshire is a little jewel in itself.