Cranford

9.5(2)|1972-11-26|1 seasons, 4 episodes

Drama

Overview

Set in the early 1840s, this is the original BBC miniseries of Elizabeth Gaskell's classic tale of a fictional Victorian country village in which the genteel ladies of Cranford struggle to face an uncertain future with dignity and 19th Century decorum.

Episodes

Season 1(4)

S1E1 · 1972-11-26 · 45m

Part 1

In Cranford all the householders above a certain rent are women. They are the architects of the town's social image. Occasionally a man breaks into the circle, with interesting results.

S1E2 · 1972-12-03 · 45m

Part 2

Miss Matty takes up again with a dear old friend and the ladies are excited to learn of the impending arrival of Lady Glenmire.

S1E3 · 1972-12-10 · 45m

Part 3

Crime comes to Cranford and starts a wave of terror. Lady Glenmire shocks the ladies by her indecorous behaviour.

S1E4 · 1972-12-17 · 45m

Part 4

Miss Matty is forced into a way of life that is distasteful to her. Hearts beat faster when a well-loved face, long absent from the town, suddenly reappears.

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Gabrielle Hamilton

Miss Matty Jenkyns

Fabia Drake

Mrs. Jamieson

Sarah Grazebrook

Martha

Hazel Bainbridge

Betsy Barker

Helen Christie

Mrs Forrester

Pat Coombs

Miss Pole

Daphne Heard

Mrs. Fitz-Adam