Series · 1972–1972Ended

Cranford

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

9.5·1 season·4 episodes·45 min avg.

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.

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Nov 26, 1972

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.

Part 2

Dec 3, 1972

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

Part 3

Dec 10, 1972

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

Part 4

Dec 17, 1972

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.