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Cranford

Drama: Classic & Period

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 2

Judi Dench

Imelda Staunton

Jonathan Pryce

Julia McKenzie

Francesca Annis

Deborah Findlay

Barbara Flynn

Alex Jennings

Jim Carter

Lesley Sharp

Andrew Buchan

Jodie Whittaker

Rory Kinnear

Nicholas Le Prevost

Lisa Dillon

Tom Hiddleston

Greg Wise

Alex Etel

Michelle Dockery

Emma Fielding

Matthew McNulty

Adrian Scarborough

Debra Gillett

Claudie Blakley

Emma Lowndes

Hannah Hobley

Nicholas Bishop

Bessie Carter

Sue Birtwistle

Simon Curtis

Heidi Thomas

Cranford: Series 2: Episode 1

Episode 1

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BBC One - Cranford, Series 2, Episode 1

Miss Matty becomes concerned about an isolated youngster as Mr Buxton returns to town.

Period drama. Miss Matty becomes concerned about an isolated youngster as Mr Buxton returns to town, and the shadow of the railway looms over Cranford.

Miss Matty's house is full of life and bustle. Her dream of having a child in the house has been realised with the birth of Tilly, daughter of her maid Martha and carpenter Jem. Elsewhere, the shadow of the railway still looms, but the line has been halted five miles outside Cranford - a disaster for the town, in Captain Brown's view. 

As Lady Ludlow waits for her son Septimus to return from Italy, Harry Gregson is sent away to school. 

Meanwhile, as Mr Buxton returns to town with his son, William, and his niece, Erminia, Miss Matty becomes concerned about another young person - Peggy Bell - who lives in an isolated cottage with her mother and domineering brother, Edward. Miss Matty decides to intervene and engineers an invitation that will bring the four young people together.

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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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