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Cranford [videorecording (DVD)] / produced by Sue Birtwistle ; directed by Simon Curtis, Steve Hudson.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: BBC VideoPublication details: [England] : BBC Worldwide, c2008.Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 2 videodiscs (291 min.) (1 container) : sd., colISBN:
  • 1419867156
Uniform titles:
  • Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • A BBC Drama/WGBH Boston production in association with Chestermead Ltd ; writtten by Heidi Thomas ; music, Carl Davis.
Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Philip Glenister, Michael Gambon, Francesca Annis, Imelda Staunton, Julia Sawalha, Simon Woods, Alex Jennings, Dean Lennox Kelly, Lesley Manville, Julia McKenzie, Greg Wise.Summary: Cranford, in 1842, is a market town in northwest England. It is a place governed by etiquette, custom and above all, an intricate network of ladies. It seems that life has always been conducted according to their social rules. For spinsters Deborah Jenkyns, the arbiter of correctness, and Matty, her dumurring sister, the town is a hub of intrigue. Handsome new doctor Frank Harrison has arrived from London; a retired Captain and his daughters move in across the street and preparations for Lady Ludlows garden party are underway. The town has some secrets which are about to be revealed. But news comes that shakes the town, a railway line from Manchester is coming to Cranford.
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Created by Sue Birtwistle & Susie Conklin, from three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.

Originally broadcast on BBC television in 2007.

A BBC Drama/WGBH Boston production in association with Chestermead Ltd ; writtten by Heidi Thomas ; music, Carl Davis.

Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Philip Glenister, Michael Gambon, Francesca Annis, Imelda Staunton, Julia Sawalha, Simon Woods, Alex Jennings, Dean Lennox Kelly, Lesley Manville, Julia McKenzie, Greg Wise.

Cranford, in 1842, is a market town in northwest England. It is a place governed by etiquette, custom and above all, an intricate network of ladies. It seems that life has always been conducted according to their social rules. For spinsters Deborah Jenkyns, the arbiter of correctness, and Matty, her dumurring sister, the town is a hub of intrigue. Handsome new doctor Frank Harrison has arrived from London; a retired Captain and his daughters move in across the street and preparations for Lady Ludlows garden party are underway. The town has some secrets which are about to be revealed. But news comes that shakes the town, a railway line from Manchester is coming to Cranford.

Canadian Home Video rating: PG.

Home use only.

In English, optional English subtitles.

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