Cranford

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1972-11-26

Last Air Date: 1972-12-17

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Gabrielle Hamilton as Miss Matty Jenkyns
Fabia Drake as Mrs. Jamieson
Sarah Grazebrook as Martha
Hazel Bainbridge as Betsy Barker
Helen Christie as Mrs Forrester
Pat Coombs as Miss Pole
Daphne Heard as Mrs. Fitz-Adam

Seasons

Season 1 (1972)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Part 1 (1972-11-26)

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.
Ep. 2: Part 2 (1972-12-03)

Miss Matty takes up again with a dear old friend and the ladies are excited to learn of the impending arrival of Lady Glenmire.
Ep. 3: Part 3 (1972-12-10)

Crime comes to Cranford and starts a wave of terror. Lady Glenmire shocks the ladies by her indecorous behaviour.
Ep. 4: Part 4 (1972-12-17)

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.