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Cranford

Created by Sue Birtwistle, Susie Conklin

2007–2009

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.

First aired
18 Nov 2007
Episode length
60 min
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Screenplay
Heidi Thomas
Writers
Elizabeth Gaskell, Heidi Thomas
Cinematography
Ben Smithard
Music
Carl Davis
Editor
Frances Parker
Executive producers
Kate Harwood, Rebecca Eaton
Producer
Sue Birtwistle
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Seasons · 7 episodes

  • Season 1

    2007

    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

    Season 2 · 2009

    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.

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