Cranford : return to Cranford / a BBC Drama/WGBH production in association with Chestermead Ltd. ; produced by Sue Birtwistle ; written by Heidi Thomas ; directed by Simon Curtis.

Birtwistle, Sue, (creator.). Conklin, Susie, (creator.). Thomas, Heidi, 1962- (screenwriter.). Curtis, Simon, 1960- (director.). Dench, Judi, 1934- (Added Author). Atkins, Eileen, 1934- (Added Author). Glenister, Philip. (Added Author). Gambon, Michael. (Added Author). Annis, Francesca, 1945- (Added Author). Staunton, Imelda, 1956- (Added Author). McKenzie, Julia. (Added Author). Wise, Greg, 1966- (Added Author). Manville, Lesley. (Added Author). Jennings, Alex. (Added Author). Davis, Carl, 1936- (Added Author). Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865 Cranford. (Added Author). Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865 Mr. Harrison's confessions. (Added Author). Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865 My Lady Ludlow. (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Added Author). Chestermead Ltd. (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). BBC Video (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Philip Glenister, Michael Gambon, Francesca Annis, Imelda Staunton, Julia McKenzie, Greg Wise, Lesley Manville, Alex Jennings, Dean Lennox Kelly. (Cast).

Summary:

Miss Matty's house is full of life and bustle. Her dream of having a child in the house has been realized in the birth of Tilly, daughter of her maid Martha and carpenter Jem. Elsewhere, the shadow of the railway still looms, but the line has been halted five miles outside Cranford, a disaster as far as Captain Brown is concerned. Meanwhile, as Mr. Buxton returns to town with his son, William, and his niece, Erminia, Miss Matty becomes concerned about another young person, Peggy Bell, who lives in an isolated cottage with her mother and domineering brother. She decides to intervene and engineers an invitation that will bring the four young people together. But when tragedy strikes, she fears she has opened a Pandora's box from which Cranford will never recover.

Item details

ISBN: 1419890042
ISBN: 9781419890048
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [England] : BBC Video ; ©2010.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Subtitle from disc surface and container. Series created by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin. Based on the three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell. Special features: "Cranford in detail."
Formatted Contents Note:	Part one : August 1844 -- Part two : October 1844.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Carl David.
Participant or Performer Note:	Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Philip Glenister, Michael Gambon, Francesca Annis, Imelda Staunton, Julia McKenzie, Greg Wise, Lesley Manville, Alex Jennings, Dean Lennox Kelly.
System Details Note:	DVD9, region 1; 16x9 enhanced; Dolby Digital stereo; NTSC.
Language Note:	English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.