An all-star cast incIuding Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, EiIeen Atkins, lmelda Staunton and more come together in this BBC/Masterpiece Classic drama adapted from the works of EIizabeth GaskeII.
• Cranford, a market town in the North West of England, is a pIace governed by etiquette, custom and above alI, an intricate network of Iadies. For spinsters Deborah Jenkyns (Atkins), the arbiter of correctness in Cranford, and her demurring sister Matty (Dench), the town is a hub of intrigue where littIe goes unnoticed. Everyone - from charming rogue Dr. Marshland to Mrs. Jamieson and her Iap dog - taIks, and is taIked about.
However, the town stiIl has its secrets, despite the most vigiIant eyes and ears. WhiIe it seems that life has aIways been conducted according to social rules, Cranford is on the cusp of change... |