Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2650 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-03-07
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 8
• 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

The Pallisers - An enthralling series
The Pallisers was and still remains an enthralling series. There is no sense of it being dated in any way, and in my opinion it can compete with anything of a similar genre on television today. The adaptation of Trollope's novel is first class and the acting excellent. I watched the first four episodes straight off - I was that hooked. I devoured the next three and won't be content until I have viewed the entire series. I heartily recommend it to anyone who enjoys good historical drama.

Political Costume Drama!
Based on the novels by Anthony Trollop, the Pallisers tells the story of Plantagenant Palliser, a wise Liberal politician in Victorian England, and his winsome young wife, Lady Glencora. Co-erced into marriage with an older man, Lady Glencora (Susan Hampshire)becomes the perfect politicians wife as she guides her brilliant - but dull - husband up the political ladder. Into their lives come many characters including wealthy widow Madam Max, Irish politicain Phinneas Phin and sprited Lady Laura - and their lives are played out against a backdrop of House of Commons intrigue and personal scandal.

Among the well known actors appearing in this beautiful drama are a very young Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews, June Whitfield and Peter Sallis (Last of the Summer Wine - who plays her scheming husband), Martin Jarvis and Anna Carteret. Fabulous locations and stunning costumes make this a delight to view and a drama which you will find yourself watching at a rate of 2 or 3 episodes in one go!

Outstanding Series
I loved this the first time round when I faithfully sat through all of the episodes in the 1970's. I was so pleased when the series was released, first in video and now in DVD. The music is evocative and memorable and the acting excellent. Philip Latham and Susan Hampshire bring this entire series to life and are completely believeable as the characters they portray, so much so that even today I can only think of Philip Latham as Plantagenet Palliser.

The series is many different stories fluttering in and out of the lives of the two main characters sympathetically portrayed by Susan Hampshire and Philip Latham. I would strongly recommend anyone to watch this and would expect them to become totally hooked.