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Cranford is a British television series directed by Simon Curtis and Steve Hudson. The teleplay by Heidi Thomas was adapted from three novellas by Elizabeth Gaskell published between 1849 and 1858: Cranford , My Lady Ludlow and Mr Harrison's Confessions .
- 5
- BBC One
- 18 November –, 16 December 2007
With Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Julia McKenzie, Deborah Findlay. In the 1840s, Cranford is ruled by the ladies. They adore good gossip, and romance and change is in the air, as the unwelcome grasp of the Industrial Revolution rapidly approaches their beloved rural market-town.
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- Drama
- TV-PG
- 2008-05-04
Find out who played Miss Matty, Miss Pole, Captain Brown, Reverend Hutton and more in the historical drama series Cranford, based on the novels by Elizabeth Gaskell. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members who worked on the show.
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This witty story, starring the Oscar-winning Judi Dench, follows the absurdities and tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford. Set in the 1840s, Cranford is a small northern English town on the cusp of change. Talk of a new railway being built brings fears of the breakdown of law and order.
S1.E1 ∙ June 1842. Sun, May 4, 2008. In June 1842, Mary Smith arrives in Cranford to stay with her mother's friends Miss Matty and Miss Deborah Jenkyns. Cranford is a small town, on the edge of modernization. The railway now reaches Manchester and there is much change in the air.
Clips. Episodes. All. Available now (0) Next on (0) Series 2. Funny and touching drama about the lives of the people of Cranford. Episode 2. 2/2 Defying his father, William finds a job with...
Drama. This period drama is a witty and poignant story about the small absurdities and major tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford. Starring: Judi Dench Imelda Staunton Julia McKenzie Deborah Findlay Barbara Flynn. Directed by: Simon Curtis Steve Hudson.
