The Barchester Chronicles

The Barchester Chronicles1982

The Barchester Chronicles is a 1982 British television serial produced by the BBC. It is an adaptation of Anthony Trollope's first two Chronicles of Barsetshire, The Warden and Barchester Towers. The series was directed by David Giles. Location work… more »



Rev. Obadiah Slope:
And the bishop is generally unhappy about the state of the locks.

Archdeacon Grantly:
Locks? Specific locks, my lord, or locks in general?

Bishop Proudie:
Uh, merely one or two locks, er, on the outhouses.

Rev. Obadiah Slope:
Specifically, the coal house, the wood house, and the locks on the servants' bedrooms.

Mrs. Proudie:
Indeed, the locks in the entire building leave much to be desired.

Bishop Proudie:
Of course, a great deal depends upon a lock, but equally so, er, uh, upon the key. Well, hem, ha-hah, I always think that the fault - if fault there be - frequently lies, er, well, with the key, hmm, rather than the lock.

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