Cranford - 2-Disc Set ( Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford )

Cranford - 2-Disc Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Golden Globes
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
295 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2007 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Simon Curtis
Steve Hudson

Written By:
Sue Birtwistle
Susie Conklin

Actors:
Judi Dench ..... Miss Matty Jenkyns (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Julia McKenzie ..... Mrs. Forrester (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Imelda Staunton ..... Miss Octavia Pole (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lisa Dillon ..... Mary Smith (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Deborah Findlay ..... Miss Tomkinson (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Barbara Flynn ..... Mrs. Jamieson (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alex Etel ..... Harry Gregson (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alex Jennings ..... Reverend Hutton (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jim Carter ..... Captain Brown (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Emma Fielding ..... Miss Galindo (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Adrian Scarborough ..... Mr. Johnson (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Andrew Buchan ..... Jem Hearne (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Claudie Blakley ..... Martha (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Debra Gillett ..... Mrs. Johnson (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Francesca Annis ..... Lady Ludlow (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Emma Lowndes ..... Bella Gregson (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Simon Woods ..... Dr. Harrison (5 episodes, 2007)
Rosy Byrne ..... Lizzie Hutton (5 episodes, 2007)
Kimberley Nixon ..... Sophy Hutton (5 episodes, 2007)
John Bowe ..... Dr. Morgan (5 episodes, 2007)
Selina Griffiths ..... Caroline Tomkinson (5 episodes, 2007)
Philip Glenister ..... Mr. Carter (5 episodes, 2007)
Lesley Manville ..... Mrs. Rose (5 episodes, 2007)
Hester Odgers ..... Helen Hutton (5 episodes, 2007)
Julia Sawalha ..... Jessie Brown (5 episodes, 2007)
Greg Wise ..... Sir Charles Maulver (5 episodes, 2007-2009)
Hannah Hobley ..... Bertha (4 episodes, 2007-2009)
Hannah Stokely ..... Bessie (4 episodes, 2007)
Bessie Carter ..... Margaret Gidman (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dean Lennox Kelly ..... Job Gregson (3 episodes, 2007)
Andrew Byrne ..... Malachi Gregson (3 episodes, 2007)
Joe McFadden ..... Jack Marshland / ... (3 episodes, 2007)
Finty Williams ..... Clara Smith / ... (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tom Hiddleston ..... William Buxton (2 episodes, 2009)
Eileen Atkins ..... Miss Deborah Jenkyns (2 episodes, 2007)
Lesley Sharp ..... Mrs. Bell (2 episodes, 2009)
Jodie Whittaker ..... Peggy Bell (2 episodes, 2009)
Matthew McNulty ..... Edward Bell (2 episodes, 2009)
Jonathan Pryce ..... Mr. Buxton (2 episodes, 2009)
Michelle Dockery ..... Erminia Whyte (2 episodes, 2009)
Haydon Downing ..... Walter Hutton (2 episodes, 2007)
Nicholas Le Prevost ..... Mr. Peter Jenkyns (2 episodes, 2009)
Alistair Petrie ..... Major Gordon (2 episodes, 2007)
Michael Gambon ..... Mr. Holbrook / ... (2 episodes, 2007)
Adam Henderson Scott ..... Assistant Auctioneer (2 episodes, 2007)
Roger Ennals ..... Mulliner (2 episodes, 2007)
Patricia Leach ..... Gypsy Woman (2 episodes, 2007)
Andrew Westfield ..... Farmer Graves (2 episodes, 2007)
Rory Kinnear ..... Septimus Hanbury / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Imogen Byron ..... Kate (2 episodes, 2007)
Philippa Burt ..... Villager (2 episodes, 2007)

Synopsis:

This BBC dramatization of three of Elizabeth Gaskell's novels captures the small absurdities and tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford, a small rural Cheshire town, inhabited largely by women. This is a community that runs on cooperation and gossip, at the very heart of which are the daughters of the former rector: Miss Deborah Jenkyns and her sister Miss Matty. But domestic peace is constantly threatened in the form of financial disaster, imagined burglaries, tragic accidents, and the reappearance of long-lost relatives.

Season 1

June 1842 S1, Ep1

Nov. 18, 2007

In June 1842, Mary Smith arrives in Cranford to stay with her mother's friends Miss Matty and Miss Deborah Jenkyns. Cranford is a small town, on the edge of modernization. The railway now reaches Manchester and there is much change in the air. The village gossips are all aflutter when the local doctor announces that his cousin's son, Dr. Harrison, will soon be joining him in his medical practice. Harrison is a young bachelor who brings new medical ideas to the community.

August 1842

S1, Ep2 Nov. 25, 2007

After a few months in the village, Dr. Harrison has caught the eye of several of the young ladies. He has focused his attention on the parson's daughter, Sophie Hutton, and hopes to spend some time with her at Lady Ludlow's garden party. Her younger brother Walter takes ill however. Captain Brown receives a visit from Major Gordon who has an interest in his daughter, Jessie. While she too is interested in the Major, she's not sure she can leave her father alone. Mayhem ensues when Mrs. Forrester's cow, Bessie, goes missing after someone leaves the gate open.

November 1842

S1, Ep3 Dec. 2, 2007

It's Christmas-time and Miss Matty isn't sure it would appropriate to celebrate with friends and neighbors given the death of her sister. Mary Smith convinces her otherwise. Matty renews her friendship with her long ago love. Dr. Harrison hopes for a Christmas invitation from the Huttons but none is forthcoming as Sophy is uncomfortable in his presence since the death of her little brother. The residents of Cranford are suffering through a crime spree when Dr. Harrison's house is broken into and Mr. Johnson is attacked as he is closing his store.

April 1843 S1, Ep4

Dec. 9, 2007

Railway construction begins. Dr. Harrison speaks to Sophy's father and he agrees that they can step out together. Harrison emphasizes that he cannot ask for her hand until he is better established and his practice more prosperous but that his intentions are entirely honorable. Caroline Tomkinson cannot understand why Dr. Harrison has not contacted her since receiving her Valentine day card so her sister decides to probe him. Mrs. Rose and her friends also misinterpret the Doctor's actions. Jessie Brown regrets having turned down Major Gordon's proposal of marriage and...

May 1843

S1, Ep5 Dec. 16, 2007

Martha and Jem are married and move into Miss Matty's home as lodgers. Dr. Harrison learns that Sophy has been sent away to stay with an aunt in Shropshire. When she returns home she contracts typhoid. Lady Ludlow mortgages the estate against Mr. Carter's advice. The ladies of Cranford decide they wan to help their friend Miss Matty in her time of need. Mary manages to identify the man who sent the Valentine cards. Mr. Carter is injured in an explosion at the railway construction site and dictates his last will and testament.

In the 1840s, Cranford is ruled by the ladies. They adore good gossip; and romance and change is in the air, as the unwelcome grasp of the Industrial Revolution rapidly approaches their beloved rural market-town.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 12 November, 2012.