BBC One · Ended

Cranford

Drama · 2007 · Rated 7.9/10

Last aired: S2 E2, October 1844 · 2009-12-27

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.

Cast

Judi Dench Miss Matty Jenkyns

Lisa Dillon Mary Smith

Imelda Staunton Miss Pole

Jim Carter Captain Brown

Alex Jennings Rev. Hutton

Deborah Findlay Miss Augusta Tomkinson

Julia McKenzie Mrs Forrester

Emma Fielding Miss Galindo

Barbara Flynn Mrs Jamieson

Andrew Buchan Jem Hearne

Francesca Annis Lady Ludlow

Claudie Blakley Martha

Alex Etel Harry Gregson

John Bowe Dr. Morgan

Philip Glenister Mr Carter

Julia Sawalha Jessie Brown

Greg Wise Sir Charles Maulver

Kimberley Nixon Sophy Hutton

Lesley Manville Mrs Rose

SW Simon Woods Dr. Frank Harrison

Dean Lennox Kelly Job Gregson

Nicholas Le Prevost Peter Jenkyns

Martin Shaw Peter Jenkyns

Eileen Atkins Miss Deborah Jenkyns

Season 2

Season 1 Season 2

E1 August 1844 2009-12-20 · 90 min Miss Matty's house is full of life and bustle. Her dream of having a child in the house has been realised with the birth of Tilly, daughter of her maid Martha and carpenter Jem. Elsewhere, the shadow of the railway still looms, but the line has been halted five miles outside Cranford - a disaster for the town, in Captain Brown's view. As Lady Ludlow waits for her son Septimus to return from Italy, Harry Gregson is sent away to school. Meanwhile, as Mr Buxton returns to town with his son, William, and his niece, Erminia, Miss Matty becomes concerned about another young person - Peggy Bell - who lives in an isolated cottage with her mother and domineering brother, Edward. Miss Matty decides to intervene and engineers an invitation that will bring the four young people together.

E2 October 1844 2009-12-27 · 90 min Defying his father, William finds a job with Captain Brown working on the railway that is making its way into the heart of Cranford. Meanwhile, Harry disappears from school. The ladies have high expectations of the pending visit of Lady Glenmire, but all does not go to plan. As Peggy and William are separated, a surprise wedding causes a fracture in friendships and, when tragedy strikes, Miss Matty feels she is to blame and fears that Cranford will never recover.

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