BBC adaptation of the six Barchester Chronicles by Anthony Trollope, very well done indeed. The story is of intrigue and jealousies amongst the clergyman of a fictional city, with a bit of love interest along the way. The main character is the excellent and almost-too-good-to-be-true Mr Harding, but in the latter episodes the villainous Mr Slope rather stole the show, played brilliantly by Alan Rickman. Surely the inspiration that gave him, later on, the part of Snape in the Harry Potter movies.

A little long-winded in places and rather slow-moving, but basically very enjoyable indeed.