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The Pallisers

The series explores the lives of friends and family members of Glencora, who was forced into a marriage, set against the backdrop of the House of Commons in England, delving into their relationships, loves, and daily lives.

The series follows the lives of friends and children of a couple, Glencora and her husband, against the backdrop of the British House of Commons, exploring their relationships, loves, and tragedies.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Part One

1. Part One

Aired: Jan 19, 1974

Headstrong, beautiful, and rich Glencora is in love with a dashing wastrel bu...

Episode 2 Part Two

2. Part Two

Aired: Jan 26, 1974

While Plantagenet and Glencora are honeymooning in Switzerland, she meets cou...

Episode 3 Part Three

3. Part Three

Aired: Feb 2, 1974

Glencora confides to Alice - now her companion - of her love for Burgo Fitzge...

Episode 4 Part Four

4. Part Four

Aired: Feb 9, 1974

Even though Alice has broken off their engagement, John Grey secretly underwr...

Episode 5 Part Five

5. Part Five

Aired: Feb 16, 1974

After Glencora confesses to Plantagenet of her love for Burgo, he turns down ...

Episode 6 Part Six

6. Part Six

Aired: Feb 23, 1974

Now on holidays in Europe with Plantagenet and Alice Vavasor, Glencora has so...

Episode 7 Part Seven

7. Part Seven

Aired: Mar 2, 1974

Plantagenet Palliser is the Chancellor of the Exchequer in a revamped Liberal...

Episode 8 Part Eight

8. Part Eight

Aired: Mar 9, 1974

Phineas Finn's foolishness in co-signing for a loan on behalf of Lawrence Fit...

Episode 9 Part Nine

9. Part Nine

Aired: Mar 16, 1974

Having rescued Mr. Kennedy from a street mugging, Phineas Finn is now again w...

Episode 10 Part Ten

10. Part Ten

Aired: Mar 23, 1974

Phineas Finn survives his duel with Lord Chiltern and refuses to renounce his...

Episode 11 Part Eleven

11. Part Eleven

Aired: Mar 30, 1974

Phineas Finn intimacy with Mary forces him to consent to a secret engagement ...

Episode 12 Part Twelve

12. Part Twelve

Aired: Apr 6, 1974

Despite advice to the contrary, Finn speaks out in Parliament on behalf of Ir...

Episode 13 Part Thirteen

13. Part Thirteen

Aired: Apr 13, 1974

Lizzie Eustace must travel to London and surrender her diamonds to the courts...

Episode 14 Part Fourteen

14. Part Fourteen

Aired: Apr 20, 1974

Lizzie Eustace faces charges of perjury when her maid turns state's evidence,...

Episode 15 Part Fifteen

15. Part Fifteen

Aired: Apr 27, 1974

Finn ignores Kennedy's insistence that he not visit Laura in Dresden and find...

Episode 16 Part Sixteen

16. Part Sixteen

Aired: May 4, 1974

Bonteen offers his protection to Lady Eustace, who is being abused and extort...

Episode 17 Part Seventeen

17. Part Seventeen

Aired: May 11, 1974

Furious that he has been denied the Exchequer, Bonteen journeys to Prague to ...

Episode 18 Part Eighteen

18. Part Eighteen

Aired: May 18, 1974

Awaiting trial for murder, Finn despairs that everyone has lost faith in him,...

Episode 19 Part Nineteen

19. Part Nineteen

Aired: May 25, 1974

Although Marie Goesler's efforts in Prague are able to produce a witness that...

Episode 20 Part Twenty

20. Part Twenty

Aired: Jun 1, 1974

When the Liberal Party is returns to power with Plantagenet the presumptive P...

Episode 21 Part Twenty-one

21. Part Twenty-one

Aired: Jun 8, 1974

Lopez still hopes to marry Emily Wharton and to get Glencara's help to run un...

Episode 22 Part Twenty-two

22. Part Twenty-two

Aired: Jun 15, 1974

Lopez needs money to pay for his speculative business investments and politic...

Episode 23 Part Twenty-three

23. Part Twenty-three

Aired: Jun 22, 1974

Desperate for money, Lopez tries to extort money from Abel Walton by threaten...

Episode 24 Part Twenty-four

24. Part Twenty-four

Aired: Jun 29, 1974

Plantagenet's Liberal government falls as Sliverbridge becomes involved with ...

Episode 25 Part Twenty-five

25. Part Twenty-five

Aired: Oct 26, 1974

After Tipto feels slighted by Silverbridge, he humiliates him into wagering 4...

Episode 26 Part Twenty-six

26. Part Twenty-six

Aired: Nov 1, 1974

A dying Glencora's last wishes are that Mary become financially independent a...

Info about The Pallisers

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Genres:Drama, Romance