| Description |
2 videodiscs (291 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Masterpiece Theatre ; Masterpiece Classics |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Note |
Optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins, Simon Woods, Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Alex Etel. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Ben Smithard ; editors, Frances Parker, Dan Roberts ; music, Carl Davis ; series costume designer, Jenny Beavan ; series production designer, Donal Woods. |
| Note |
Based on three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell. |
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Originally broadcast on BBC television in 2007. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Cranford, in 1842, is a market town in northwest England. It is a place governed by etiquette, custom and above all, an intricate network of ladies. It seems that life has always been conducted according to their social rules. For spinsters Deborah Jenkyns, the arbiter of correctness, and Matty, her dumurring sister, the town is a hub of intrigue. Handsome new doctor Frank Harrison has arrived from London; a retired Captain and his daughters move in across the street and preparations for Lady Ludlows garden party are underway. The town has some secrets which are about to be revealed. But news comes that shakes the town, a railway line from Manchester is coming to Cranford. |
| Contents |
Special feature : The making of Cranford. |
| Subject |
Market towns -- England -- Drama.
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Single women -- England -- Drama.
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Gossip -- England -- Drama.
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Sisters -- England -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama.
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England -- Drama.
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Market towns -- England -- Drama. |
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Single women -- England -- Drama. |
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Gossip -- England -- Drama. |
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Sisters -- England -- Drama. |
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Man-woman relationship -- England -- Drama. |
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England -- Drama. |
| Genre |
Television mini-series.
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Historical television programs.
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Melodrama.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Historical -- Television mini-series.
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Melodrama -- Television mini-series.
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Television movies.
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Melodrama.
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| Added Author |
Birtwistle, Sue.
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Conklin, Susie.
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Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865.
Cranford.
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Thomas, Heidi, 1967-
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Curtis, Simon, 1960-
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Hudson, Steve.
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Woods, Simon, 1980-
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Dench, Judi, 1934-
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Annis, Francesca, 1944-
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Atkins, Eileen, 1934-
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Staunton, Imelda, 1953-
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Gambon, Michael.
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Etel, Alex.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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Chestermead Ltd.
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BBC Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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2 Entertain (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
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| ISBN |
883929012404 |
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1419867156 |
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9781419867156 : $34.99 |
| Standard No. |
883929012404 |
| Music # |
1000037442 BBC Video |
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