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Episode 1

Episode number: 1

Overview: Septimus Harding, the unassuming warden of Hiram's Hospital, becomes the target of John Bold's crusade to rid the church of corruption and nepotism.

Episode 2

Episode number: 2

Overview: Having plied his troth to Eleanor Harding, John Bold withdraws the case against his future father-in-law, but it is too late

Episode 3

Episode number: 3

Overview: A turn of fate initiates a series of power struggles that shake Barchester from its cosy contemplacency

Episode 4

Episode number: 4

Overview: Mr. Slope's offer to restore Septimus as warden of Hiram's Hospital is calculated to guarantee refusal.

Episode 5

Episode number: 5

Overview: Eleanor's simple Christian tolerance towards Mr. Slope engenders wild speculation in many circles.

Episode 6

Episode number: 6

Overview: Miss Thorne's annual fete becomes the sparring ground for ecclesiastical and romantic ambitions alike.

Episode 7

Episode number: 7

Overview: Mr. Slope is encouraged by the press to reach beyond his grasp, and Signora Neroni undertakes an astonishingly selfless gesture.