Cranford

Name: Cranford
Genre: Drama
Released: 1972-11-26
Rating: 9.5
Cast: Gabrielle Hamilton, Fabia Drake, Sarah Grazebrook, Hazel Bainbridge, Helen Christie

9.5 IMDb 8.4 (46) Nov 1972 1 Season 4 Episodes 45m/ep

Ended

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.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · English

Cast

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

Ann Penfold

Mary Smith

George Hagen

Reverend Hayter

Brian Croucher

Jem Hearn

Mollie Maureen

Lady Glenmire

Michael Turner

Mr Hoggins

Key Crew

Hugh David

Director

John McRae

Producer

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.

Nov 26, 1972 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.

Dec 3, 1972 45m

Part 3

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

Dec 10, 1972 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.

Dec 17, 1972 45m

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