The WardenThe tranquil atmosphere of the cathedral town of Barchester is shattered when a scandal breaks concerning the financial affairs of a Church run almshouse for elderly men. In the ensuing furore, Septimus Harding, the almshouse's well meaning warden, finds himself pitted against his daughter's suitor, Dr John Bold, a zealous local reformer. Matters are not improved when Harding's abrasive son in law, Archdeacon Grantly, leaps into the fray to defend him