| The Pallisers - The Complete Collection |  | Actors: Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Donald Pickering, Moray Watson, Barbara Murray
Studio: Acorn Media
Category: DVD
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 2,749
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 12
Running Time: 1335 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 7.4 x 5.5
MPN: ACRDAMP7257D
ISBN: 1569387257
UPC: 054961725793
EAN: 9781569387252
ASIN: B0002S648C
Theatrical Release Date: January 24, 1977
Release Date: September 21, 2004
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Product Description
Follows three generations of an aristocratic and politically powerful English family and their circle of family and friends.
Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 21-SEP-2004
Media Type: DVD
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What would you get if you combined the BBC, six Victorian novels, and a cheesy 1970s soap opera? Well, this! The Pallisers is as lavish in its aristocratic intrigues (political scandal and opportunity, lecherous dukes, palatial country houses, a world where everyone knows their place) as it is in its soap opera aesthetic (characters' tumultuous struggles for power, money, love). This made-for-television production is a strange blend of exquisite costuming, remarkable sets, and surprisingly good acting on the one hand and video-quality production and an utterly melodramatic script on the other. Definitely pleasurable viewing for all who enjoy watching the period passion, pomp, and politics of upper-class Victorians. The BBC's 12-disc, 26-episode serialization of Anthony Trollope's Palliser novels (1865-1880) introduces Plantagenet Palliser and Lady Glencora, whose politically expedient marriage sets the stage for the rest of the Palliser dynasty's saga. Future episodes follow Plantagenet Palliser and Lady Glencora's rise to an even higher social echelon and the challenges that their growing family, including a new generation of Pallisers, must face. These episodes emphasize two family intimates--the ambitious and attractive Phineas Finn (Donal McCann), who divides his energies between politics and romance, and Lizzie Eustace (Sarah Badel), the comely young widow with diamond troubles. The splendid cast also includes Derek Jacobi as the lovelorn Lord Fawn and Penelope Keith as his overbearing sibling, and Brideshead Revisited's Anthony Andrews (Lord Silverbridge) and Jeremy Irons (Frank Tregear). Special features include a 36-page viewer's guide, an interview with Susan Hampshire (Lady Glencora), and information on Anthony Trollope, his fiction, and the Trollope Society. --Tara Chace
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Great - a must see February 24, 2010
Linda S. Grambusch (Florence, OR, US)
This is a wonderful series that deserves watching again and again. Well written and acted. The costumes are wonderful. It takes you back in time. If you love being in a time and place that doesn't exist anymore, this is the movie for you.The Pallisers - The Complete Collection
masterpiece theater perfection February 8, 2010
Julie B. (chicago, il usa)
It doesn't get better than this. Susan Hampshire shines. All the great British character actors are here. The series has historic interest as it shows the growing love between a headstrong beauty who is forced to marry this quiet, staid man. I like the way that they are able to develop their relationship over such a long time and show how two very different people can grow in their love, respect, and understanding of one another, while giving us lots of period drama, costuming, and interesting historical background of the era.
 Took me a while but I finally loved it! September 23, 2009
Medusa
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
As w/The Duchess of Duke Street, this series is visually stunning and makes one forget that you're actually viewing a DVD and not there in person. The costumes, furniture and landscape are so spectacular that it made me envious of those born in that time period except for the fact that women had virtually no rights back then.
It did take me until nearly halfway through the series before I began to actually like the story and the characters, though, because the acting is so over the top. Dramatic doesn't even begin to describe it. The lead character, Plantagenet Palliser, or "Planty Pal" as he was sometimes called, as played by Philip Latham was distracting for me at first because, forgive me for this, his voice sounds exactly like the voice of comedian Norm MacDonald! I kept waiting to hear him say "Is my face ever red!" (one of MacDonald's classic lines in his standup) Once I got past that, however, I was able to enjoy his character. Susan Hampshire is another who grew on me. In the beginning, I found her character, Lady Glencora, to be annoying because Hampshire has a habit of always touching her hands to her abdomen; why, I don't know but it, too, was distracting. Finally, when I decided to overlook these things and just get into the story, I found myself totally immersed in it and was sad when the series ended.
The series primarily follows the lives of Plantagenet and Glencora but it is divided into several novels all of which stand on their own and add much to the series as a whole. I'll admit to never having read Trollope until I stumbled upon the Pallisers but now that I've seen this marvelous work, I look forward to reading his novels and to viewing more productions of his work.
Highly recommended!
Sad when it ended August 8, 2009
Velvet (So. California)
I have just completed the whole series. I feel like something has been added to my life as a result of watching this story unfold. I cried when it ended because I will miss this family. The costumes and the acting were superb. The story held my interest so well because it moves along quickly, weaving in and out of different characters lives and the progression of time. It is interesting from an historical perspective to see how people interacted with each other back then.
Never disappoints! June 19, 2009
Jody (Northwest Ohio)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love Victorian novels. There's nothing like immersing oneself in a long-gone way of life and experiencing the subtleties of character and language that the likes of Dickens, Collins and Trollope did so well, and for 400 plus pages at a time.
The Pallisers is an excellent translation of Trollope's novels to the small screen. Because of the series format, none of the characters gets short shrift and all of the intricacies of the various plots are given their due. Unforgettable characters such as Phineas Finn, Lady Eustace and the enchanting Lady Glencora play out their dramas against the rigid societal structure of the 19th century, and the BBC's production is flawless down to the wallpaper and china patterns.
I consider The Pallisers and Upstairs Downstairs to be the two must-haves of any collection, and neither EVER disappoints. Both worlds are as wonderful to visit for the fiftieth time as they are for the first.
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