The opulence of mid-Victorian England provides the backdrop for this chronicle of three generations of one aristocratic family. A BBC dramatization based on the six 'political' novels of Anthony Trollope, The Pallisers depicts both the Parliamentary maneuverings of the day and the social mores that ruled private passions.

In this second installment of the 26-episode series, the action focuses on Palliser intimates Phineas Finn, the handsome and ambitions radical MP from Ireland, and Lizzie Eustace, a beautiful and conniving young widow. Plantagenet Palliser (Philip Latham) and his wife, Lady Glencora (emmy Award winner Susan Hampshire), cope with the demands of a growing family and ascend to an even higher social stratum. The stellar cast also includes Derek Jacobi (Cadfael) as the lovelorn Lord Fawn and Penelope Keith (To the Manor Born) as his domineering eldest sister.

DVD Time: approx. 467 minutes on four discs

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