Cranford

Name: Cranford
Genre: Drama
Released: 2007-11-18
Cast: Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Lisa Dillon, Simon Woods, Claudie Blakley

First aired

November 18, 2007

Ended

Avg. episode: 60m

EnglishDrama

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.

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Cast & Crew

Eileen Atkins
Miss Deborah Jenkyns
Judi Dench
Miss Matilda Jenkyns
Lisa Dillon
Mary Smith
Simon Woods
Dr Harrison
Claudie Blakley
Martha
Philip Glenister
Mr Carter
Julia McKenzie
Mrs Forrester
Lesley Manville
Mrs. Rose
Imelda Staunton
Miss Pole
Alex Jennings
Reverend Hutton
Andrew Buchan
Jem Hearne
Alex Etel
Harry Gregson
Dean Lennox Kelly
Job Gregson
Joseph McFadden
Doctor Jack Marshland
Kimberley Nixon
Sophy Hutton
Greg Wise
Sir Charles Maulver
Julia Sawalha
Jessie Brown
Finty Williams
Clara Smith
Crew
Steve Hudson
Director
EG
Elizabeth Gaskell
Writer
Heidi Thomas
Writer

Media

Seasons 3

Specials

3 Episodes

Season 1

20075 Episodes

In season one, talk of a new railway being built brings fears of the breakdown of law and order; and the arrival of a handsome new doctor from London causes a stir among the ladies' in the town.

Return to Cranford

20092 Episodes

Cranford, where everything changes and all remains the same, and Miss Matty's house is full of bustle when her maid Martha gives birth to a daughter. Elsewhere the shadow of the new railway still looms. Miss Matty is concerned about a young girl who lives in an isolated cottage with her mother and domineering brother. Her worries open a Pandora's box and fears that Cranford will never recover.