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Cranford

  • 1972
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~45m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 9.5/10

Set in the early 1840s, this is the original BBC miniseries of Elizabeth Gaskell's classic tale of a fictional Victorian country village in which the genteel ladies of Cranford struggle to face an uncertain future with dignity and 19th Century decorum.

Latest: Season 1 · 1972

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  1. E1. Part 1

    Nov 26, 1972 · 45m

    In Cranford all the householders above a certain rent are women. They are the architects of the town's social image. Occasionally a man breaks into the circle, with interesting results.

  2. E2. Part 2

    Dec 3, 1972 · 45m

    Miss Matty takes up again with a dear old friend and the ladies are excited to learn of the impending arrival of Lady Glenmire.

  3. E3. Part 3

    Dec 10, 1972 · 45m

    Crime comes to Cranford and starts a wave of terror. Lady Glenmire shocks the ladies by her indecorous behaviour.

  4. E4. Part 4

    Dec 17, 1972 · 45m

    Miss Matty is forced into a way of life that is distasteful to her. Hearts beat faster when a well-loved face, long absent from the town, suddenly reappears.