Against the sumptuous background of Peterborough Cathedral and its environs, one is carried into Trollope's world of the intriguing machinations of the clerical establishment of Barchester. Backed by the authenticity of the period detail, the portrayal of all the characters accurately conveys the whole range of human emotions within the stories.

• Donald Pleasence
• Barbara Flynn
• Nigel Hawthorne
• Alan Rickman
• Angela Pleasence
• Janet Maw
• Geraldine McEwan
• Susan Hampshire