The Barchester Chronicles: As suggested by Bishop Proudie, the Rev. Septimus Harding calls on Rev. Obadiah Slope to discuss the possibility of being reappointed Warden of the hospital. Septimus is offended not only by Slope's manner but also the conditions he's laid down should the appointment be accepted. Slope is clearly using the appointment to his own advantage. Rather than arrange for a meeting with the Bishop as Septimus Harding had requested, he reports that Rev. Harding rejected the offer. Slope then offers the post to Mr. Quiverful who is more than pleased to accept, given that his ...

Starring:

Donald Pleasence, Janet Maw, Nigel Hawthorne, Angela Pleasence, Barbara Flynn, Clive Swift, Geraldine McEwan, Alan Rickman, Susan Hampshire, Susan Edmonstone, Peter Blythe, Joseph O'Conor, William Redgrave, Cyril Luckham, Christopher Maynard, Jonathan Adams, Maggie Jones, Clifford Parrish, Derek New, David Gwillim, Trevor Baxter, George Costigan, Wally Thomas, Richard Bebb, Kenneth Keeling, Denis Carey, Richard Leech, Ursula Howells

Genre:

Drama