The Pallisers (1974)

This sprawling BBC saga follows an aristocratic family through three generations of power, wealth, intrigue, and scandal in Victorian England. Based on Anthony Trollope’s “political” novels .

The Pallisers

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Philip Latham
Philip Latham
as Plantagenet Palliser
Susan Hampshire
Susan Hampshire
as Lady Glencora M'Cluskie
Barbara Murray
Barbara Murray
as Marie Finn as Marie Goesler as Mme Max Goesler
Moray Watson
Moray Watson
as Barrington Erle
Donald Pickering
Donald Pickering
as Dolly Longstaffe
Maurice Quick
Maurice Quick
as Collingwood
Roger Livesey
Roger Livesey
as Duke of St Bungay
Donal McCann
Donal McCann
as Phineas Finn
Bryan Pringle
Bryan Pringle
as Mr Monk
Roland Culver
Roland Culver
as Duke of Omnium
Anna Massey
Anna Massey
as Laura Kennedy as Laura Standish
Sarah Badel
Sarah Badel
as Lizzie Eustace
Derek Godfrey
Derek Godfrey
as Robert Kennedy
Mel Martin
Mel Martin
as Violet Effingham as Violet Chiltern
John Hallam
John Hallam
as Lord Chiltern
Lockwood West
Lockwood West
as Lord Brentford
Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
as Lord Fawn
Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews
as Earl of Silverbridge
Máire Ní Ghráinne
Máire Ní Ghráinne
as Mary Flood as Mary Finn
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley
as Reverend Emilius
Clifford Rose
Clifford Rose
as Quintus Slide
Caroline Mortimer
Caroline Mortimer
as Alice Vavasor
Barry Justice
Barry Justice
as Burgo Fitzgerald
Kate Nicholls
Kate Nicholls
as Lady Mary Palliser
Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons
as Frank Tregear
Robin Bailey
Robin Bailey
as Mr Gresham
Gary Watson
Gary Watson
as George Vavasor
Peter Sallis
Peter Sallis
as Mr Bonteen
Anna Carteret
Anna Carteret
as Lady Mabel Grex
Neil Stacy
Neil Stacy
as Lawrence Fitzgibbon
Brenda Cowling
Brenda Cowling
as Mrs Bunce
Stuart Wilson
Stuart Wilson
as Ferdinand Lopez
Sheila Ruskin
Sheila Ruskin
as Emily Lopez as Emily Wharton
Sonia Dresdel
Sonia Dresdel
as Marchioness of Auld Reekie
Fabia Drake
Fabia Drake
as Countess of Midlothian
Brewster Mason
Brewster Mason
as Abel Wharton
Bernard Brown
Bernard Brown
as John Grey
Michael Cochrane
Michael Cochrane
as Gerald
Karin MacCarthy
Karin MacCarthy
as Kate Vavasor
John Glyn-Jones
John Glyn-Jones
as John Vavasor
Basil Dignam
Basil Dignam
as Sir Orlando Drought
Jo Kendall
Jo Kendall
as Adelaide Palliser
David Ryall
David Ryall
as Sextus Parker
Lynne Frederick
Lynne Frederick
as Isabel Boncassen
Martin Jarvis
Martin Jarvis
as Frank Greystock
June Whitfield
June Whitfield
as Mrs Bonteen
Helen Lindsay
Helen Lindsay
as Mrs Carbuncle
John Stratton
John Stratton
as Mr Bott
Terence Alexander
Terence Alexander
as Lord George
Jeremy Clyde
Jeremy Clyde
as Gerard Maule
Gordon Gostelow
Gordon Gostelow
as Mr Scruby
Norman Shelley
Norman Shelley
as Mr Mildmay
Josie Kidd
Josie Kidd
as Miss Cassewary
Haydn Jones
Haydn Jones
as Mr Bunce
Sydney Bromley
Sydney Bromley
as Mr Clarkson
Helen Christie
Helen Christie
as Lady Monk
Gareth Forwood
Gareth Forwood
as Everett Wharton
Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan
as Mr Chaffanbrass
Jerry Stovin
Jerry Stovin
as Mr Boncassen
John Phillips
John Phillips
as Sir Gregory Grogram
Eileen Erskine
Eileen Erskine
as Mrs Boncassen
Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith
as Mrs Hittaway
Donald Eccles
Donald Eccles
as Squire Vavasor
Carleton Hobbs
Carleton Hobbs
as Lord Chief Justice
John Ringham
John Ringham
as Major Tifto
Edith Saville
Edith Saville
as Lady Hartletop
Kenneth Benda
Kenneth Benda
as Major Domo
James Cossins
James Cossins
as Sergeant Bunfit
Carolyn Jones
Carolyn Jones
as Patience Crabstick
Antony Carrick
Antony Carrick
as Superintendent Worth
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Seasons

Season 1

Series 1

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Interview with susan hampshire (1)

  • 0x2

    Interview with susan hampshire (2)

  • 0x3

    Interview with susan hampshire (3)

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Can you forgive her? (1)

  • 1x2

    Can you forgive her? (2)

  • 1x3

    Can you forgive her? (3)

  • 1x4

    Can you forgive her? (4)

  • 1x5

    Can you forgive her? (5)

  • 1x6

    Can you forgive her? (6)

  • 1x7

    Phineas finn (1)

  • 1x8

    Phineas finn (2)

  • 1x9

    Phineas finn (3)

  • 1x10

    Phineas finn (4)

  • 1x11

    Phineas finn (5)

  • 1x12

    The eustace diamonds (1)

  • 1x13

    The eustace diamonds (2)

  • 1x14

    The eustace diamonds (3)

  • 1x15

    Phineas redux (1)

  • 1x16

    Phineas redux (2)

  • 1x17

    Phineas redux (3)

  • 1x18

    Phineas redux (4)

  • 1x19

    Phineas redux (5)

  • 1x20

    The prime minister (1)

  • 1x21

    The prime minister (2)

  • 1x22

    The prime minister (3)

  • 1x23

    The prime minister (4)

  • 1x24

    The prime minister (5)

  • 1x25

    The duke's children (1)

  • 1x26

    The duke's children (2)

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  • Parenthood
  • Victoria
  • The Paradise
  • The Forsyte Saga
  • Emma
  • A Touch of Frost
  • Silk
  • Home Fires
  • Harry Wild
  • The Kennedys
  • Resurrection
  • Hotel
  • Father Brown
  • Miss Austen

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