The Barchester Chronicles is a 1982 British television serial produced by Jonathan Powell for the BBC.

[1] It is an adaptation by Alan Plater of Anthony Trollope's first two Chronicles of Barsetshire, The Warden (1855) and Barchester Towers (1857).

[4] The clerical community around Barchester's cathedral is rocked by a press investigation into the finances of Hiram's Hospital almshouse.

These public events have a significant effect on the private lives of many of those involved.

The series won a BAFTA award for Design (Chris Pemsel) in 1982, also being nominated for Drama Series/Serial (Jonathan Powell, David Giles), Costume Design (Juanita Waterson), Graphics (Stewart Austin), Make Up (Elizabeth Rowell), Sound Supervisor (Chick Anthony), Video Cameraman (Geoff Feld), and Video Lighting (Howard King).