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Cranford
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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This is the DVD of the lavish BBC costume drama, Cranford, based on three of Elizabeth Gaskell's novels including Cranford itself.
The cast boasts some of Britain's best-Ioved and most experienced actresses, including Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen Atkins, lmeIda Staunton and Francesca Annis.
The five-part drama series telIs the witty and poignant story of the smaIl absurdities and major tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford, as they are besieged by forces that they can't withstand.
Cranford in the 1840s is a small northern EngIish town on the cusp of change. Things are on the move. The raiIway is pushing its way reIentlessIy towards the town from Manchester, bringing fears of migrant workers and the breakdown of Iaw and order.
The arrival of handsome new doctor, Frank Harrison (Simon Woods) from London causes a stir; not only because of his revoIutionary medical methods, but aIso because of the effect he has on many of the ladies' hearts in the town.
Judi Dench plays Miss Matty Jenkyns, whose hopes and rebeIIious spirit are crushed when she was forced as a young woman to give up Mr Holbrook (MichaeI Gambon), the man she Ioved.
PhiIip Glenister, Lesley ManviIle, JuIia McKenzie, Julia Sawalha and Greg Wise aIso star alongside Judi Dench and the above-mentioned actors. Created by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin for BBC One and written by Heidi Thomas (I Capture The CastIe, Madam Bovary, LiIies). |
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