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Anthony Trollope's The Warden

Dramatisations of Anthony Trollope's witty stories set in the fictional town of Barchester

Dramatisations of Anthony Trollope's much-loved series of satirical stories of provincial life set in the fictional town of Barchester and the surrounding county of Barsetshire.

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Maggie Steed

Iain Glen

Doug Booth

Pippa Bennett-Warner

Ron Cook

Lisa Tarbuck

Kieran Hodgson

Pippa Haywood

Michael Bertenshaw

Nick Haverson

Jaimi Barbakoff

Wilf Scolding

Susan Roberts

Charlotte Riches

Michael Symmons Roberts

Anthony Trollope

The Barchester Chronicles: Anthony Trollope's Dr Thorne: Episode 2

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Anthony Trollope's Dr Thorne

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dramatised by Michael Symmons Roberts with Iain Glenn, Douglas Booth, Pippa Bennett-Warner

Frank is more determined than ever to win Mary’s hand, but his mother is equally determined he won’t. Stars Pippa Haywood.

Anthony Trollope's Dr Thorne by Michael Symmons Roberts
 
Back from a term at Cambridge, young Frank Gresham is more determined than ever to win the hand of Mary Thorne. Frank's mother Lady Arabella, is equally determined that such a match will never take place, for Frank must marry money to save the indebted Greshambury estate.
 
Music composed by David Tobin, Jeff Meegan and Julian Gallant

Mrs Baxter .... Maggie Steed
Dr Thorne .... Iain Glen
Frank Gresham .... Douglas Booth
Mary Thorne ... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Roger Scratcherd .... Ron Cook
Lady Scratcherd .... Liza Tarbuck
Louis Scractherd ... Keiran Hodgson
Lady Arabella .... Pippa Haywood
Squire Gresham .... Michael Bertenshaw
Revered Oriel ... Nick Haverson
Patience Oriel .... Jaimi Barbakoff
George de Courcy .... Wilf Scolding


Written by Michael Symmons Roberts
Directed by Susan Roberts
Produced by Charlotte Riches

Dr Thorne is the third instalment in a new series of dramatisations of Anthony Trollope's complete Barchester Chronicles. Dr Thorne has always kept the parentage of his niece and ward Mary a secret. When young Frank Gresham, the heir to the aristocratic Greshambury estate, expresses his desire to marry Mary, she suddenly finds her standing in society under scrutiny. Dr Thorne realises that the secret he has concealed for so long can no longer stay secret.

The Barchester Chronicles: Anthony Trollope's Dr Thorne

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Dramatisation of Trollope's third novel set in the fictional cathedral town of Barchester

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