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The BBC jewel that became a PBS classic!

"Wonderfully detailed etchings of manners, fashion and Parliamentary maneuvering" —The New York Times

Set in the palatial country houses and grand Mayfair salons of mid-Victorian England, The Pallisers is a sprawling BBC saga of wealth, passion, and power. Based on Anthony Trollope’s six "political" novels—called the finest sequence of fiction ever written about British Parliamentary life—and adapted by contemporary British novelist Simon Raven, the series proved powerfully addictive to television audiences on both sides of the Atlantic.

Starring Emmy®-winner Susan Hampshire as the beautiful and passionate Lady Glencora, whose arranged marriage to rising politician Plantagenet Palliser (Philip Latham) touchingly endures despite being tested by public and private crises. Also starring Derek Jacobi <i>(Cadfael), Penelope Keith (To the Manor Born), Anthony Andrews (Brideshead Revisited), Kate Nichols <i>(Nicholas Nickleby), and Jeremy Irons (Damage).

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE exclusive Susan Hampshire interview, 36-page viewer’s guide, Trollope materials, cast filmographies and Victoriana.

The social intrigues and parliamentary maneuverings of the great Palliser family come to a dramatic conclusion with the last nine episodes of this addictive 26-part series. Lady Glencora struggles amidst adversity to hold her family together and retain its social standing.

This 26 episode bbc serialization of anthony trollopes political novels chronicles passions and politics in victorian england. A lavish period drama about love marriage and the inner workings of the parliament. Studio: Acorn Media Release Date: 09/17/2002 Starring: Philip Latham Susan Hampshire Run time: 400 minutes

Clamoring fans get another dose of "The Pallisers" with the release of episodes 9-17 of this opulent 26-episode drama, based on the six great political novels by Anthony Trollope.

This special boxed set includes the entire classic drama series.