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[1] Plot. Set in the early 1840s in the fictional village of Cranford in the county of Cheshire in North West England, the story focuses primarily on the town's single and widowed middle class female inhabitants who are comfortable with their traditional way of life and place great store in propriety and maintaining an appearance of gentility.
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- 18 November –, 16 December 2007
Nov 27, 2017 · Cranford is a BBC five-part miniseries, based upon a number of novellas and short stories by Elizabeth Gaskell. The series stars Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Jim Carter, Simon Woods, Lisa Dillon, to name but a few. Truly, Cranford boasts an expansive and talented cast.
Oct 1, 2023 · Cranford is a captivating BBC television series that aired from 2007 to 2010. Based on the novels of Elizabeth Gaskell, this period drama takes viewers on a journey to the fictional Cheshire town of Cranford during the late 1830s and early 1840s.
Feb 5, 2022 · Next up: The 2007 BBC adaptation Cranford, a whimsical, quirky series that follows the lives of the residents of the eponymous market village in Cheshire, and a show that feels like it's been essentially assembled in a lab to appeal to every kind of period drama fan.
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121. Play trailer 2:17. 6 Videos. 41 Photos. Drama. 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. Creators. Sue Birtwistle. Susie Conklin. Stars. Judi Dench. Imelda Staunton.
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- 2008-05-04
"Cranford" is the type of drama, in writing (starts with a novel), acting and directing that the British do so well, a period piece that runs the viewer through the gamut of emotions -- frustration, anger, joy, relief, etc. -- in reaction to oh-so-subtle variations of human behavior, by illustrating the mores of the time, from quaint to ...
A rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change in the 1840s. Adapted from the novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.
