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Synopsis:
Five-part costume drama based on three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell set in a Cheshire market town over the course of one year in the 1840s. Change is on the way to Cranford as the railway pushes out from Manchester - change which highlights the small absurdities and major tragedies of life. Adapted by Heidi Thomas, with an all-star cast including Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins and Michael Gambon
Cast:
Judi Dench as Miss Matty Jenkyns, Eileen Atkins as Miss Deborah Jenkyns, Michael Gambon as Mr Holbrook, Francesca Annis as Lady Ludlow, Philip Glenister as Mr Carter, Lesley Manville as Mrs Rose, Julia McKenzie as Mrs Forrester, Imelda Staunton as Miss Pole, Greg Wise as Lord Charles Maulver, Claudie Blakley as Martha, John Bowe as Dr Morgan, Jim Carter as Captain Brown, Barbara Flynn as Mrs Jamieson, Alex Jennings as Rev Hutton, Julia Sawalha as Jessie Brown, Dean Lennox Kelly as Job Gregson, Simon Woods as Dr Frank Harrison
Credits:
Steve Hudson - Director, Heidi Thomas - Dramatised-By, Kate Harwood - Executive-Producer, Sue Birtwistle - Producer, Susie Conklin - Producer
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