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Funny and touching drama about the lives of the people of Cranford.

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.

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Cranford: Series 1

Judi Dench

Eileen Atkins

Philip Glenister

Francesca Annis

Imelda Staunton

Julia McKenzie

Julia Sawalha

Greg Wise

Lesley Manville

Barbara Flynn

Deborah Findlay

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Heidi Thomas

Cranford: Series 1: Episode 1: June 1842

June 1842

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Episode 1: June 1842

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BBC One - Cranford, Series 1, June 1842

With the arrival of new residents the women of the town are sparkling with anticipation.

Drama that brings together the lives of the people of Cranford. With the arrival of new residents and a new doctor, the women of the town sparkle with anticipation.

Funny and touching drama that brings together the idiosyncrasies and misfortunes of the lives of the people of Cranford. With the arrival of new residents the women of the town are sparkling with anticipation. Centring on Matty Jenkyns and her older, stricter sister Debora, we share in their excitement as a new house guest and neighbours arrive. When Jem, the local carpenter, falls from a tree, all eyes are upon on the new doctor and his untested modern methods.

Funny and touching drama that brings together the idiosyncrasies and misfortunes of the lives of the people of Cranford.

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