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Director:

David Giles

Writers:

Alan Plater (writer)
Anthony Trollope (books)

Contact:

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Release Date:

10 November 1982 (UK) more

Genre:

Drama more

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations more

User Comments:

Very interesting character study with enough humor to bring you through the slower bits. more (13 total)


Cast

  (Series Cast overview, first billed only)

Donald Pleasence ... Rev. Septimus Harding
David Gwillim ... John Bold
John Ringham ... Finney
Joseph O'Conor ... Bunce
Clifford Parrish ... Handy
Wally Thomas ... Moody
Kenneth Keeling ... Gazy
Janet Maw ... Eleanor Bold (née Harding)
Nigel Hawthorne ... Archdeacon Grantly
Cyril Luckham ... Bishop Grantly
Barbara Flynn ... Mary Bold
Angela Pleasence ... Susan Grantly
Denis Carey ... Skulpit
George Costigan ... Tom Towers
William Redgrave ... Samuel Grantly
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Additional Details

Runtime:

UK:55 min (7 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Donald Pleasence was cast at short notice after the first choice died. more

Quotes:

Archdeacon Grantly: Now for heaven's sake, don't let's have a division in the ranks, unless you wish to be ruined quietly.
Rev. Septimus Harding: If I am to be ruined, I'd much rather be ruined quietly.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Peep Show: Jeremy's Manager (#5.5)" (2008) more


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Very interesting character study with enough humor to bring you through the slower bits., 19 January 2004
Author: Linda (lindaz) from Austria

Starts off seeming as if it's going to be boring, but turns out to be a delight! It just takes awhile laying the foundation of your understanding of each of the characters. Very well done, witty and with excellent acting! - Some parts drag by, but not unbearably so and not often. I've shown this film to "action-addicted" teenagers and was pleasantly surprised with how enthralled they became with the story.

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