Cranford [DVD] : the collection / BBC/WGBH production in association with Chestermead Ltd. ; produced by Sue Birtwistle ; written by Sue Birtwistle & Susie Conklin ; written by Heidi Thomas ; directed by Simon Curtis.
Based on the novels by Elizabeth Gaskells. Film originally released 2007 to 2009. Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Philip Glenister, Michael Gambon, Francesca Annis, Imelda Staunton, Julia McKenzie, Greg Wise, Lesley Manville, Alex Jennings, Lesley Sharp, Celia Imrie, Rory Kinnear, Jonathan Pryce, Tom Hiddleston, Jodie Whittaker, Barbara Flynn, and Deborah Findlay.
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.
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