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Cranford

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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

Philip Glenister

Francesca Annis

Imelda Staunton

Julia McKenzie

Julia Sawalha

Lesley Manville

Barbara Flynn

Deborah Findlay

Simon Woods

Alex Jennings

Jim Carter

Emma Fielding

Lisa Dillon

Kimberley Nixon

Andrew Buchan

John Bowe

Dean Lennox Kelly

Alex Etel

Joseph McFadden

Claudie Blakley

Selina Griffiths

Debra Gillett

Adrian Scarborough

Emma Lowndes

Hannah Stokely

Rosy Byrne

Hester Odgers

Rod Arthur

Adam Henderson Scott

Sue Birtwistle

Heidi Thomas

Simon Curtis

Cranford: Series 1: Episode 4: April 1843

April 1843

Episode 4

Episode 4: April 1843

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BBC One - Cranford, Series 1, April 1843

Period drama. A maze of misunderstandings leads the ladies of Cranford astray.

An ambiguous conversation between Miss Tompkinson and the young doctor sets in motion a disastrous chain of events.

Star-studded period drama. A maze of misunderstandings leads the ladies of Cranford astray as May Day fills hearts with hopes of love. Mrs Forrester and Miss Pole hatch a plan after the young doctor makes a puzzling purchase, whilst Miss Tompkinson's ambiguous conversation with him sets in motion a disastrous chain of events. Will the innocent doctor be able to survive the turmoil and secure the affections of the one he loves?

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

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