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Cranford
Overview
This adaptation of three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell explores the hopes and fears of a rural community facing the upheaval of the Industrial Revolution. Set in the 1840s, it follows a year in the life of Cranford, a Cheshire market town presided over by a group of eminently respectable, middle-aged ladies. But the march of progress cannot be denied. With the construction of a railway line from Manchester and the arrival of a handsome new doctor from London, the lives of the people of Cranford are about to change for ever.
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Cast and Crew
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Miss Matty Jenkynsplayed by
Judi Dench -
Miss Deborah Jenkynsplayed by
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Mr Carterplayed by
Philip Glenister
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Alison Graham's TV Watch
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Why I Love...Cranford
One blogger explains why he rates Cranford so highly.
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Interview with Cranford's composer
Musical maestro Carl Davis chats to us about working on the acclaimed Sunday-night period drama.
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