Cranford. Return to Cranford

Author

Sue Birtwistle

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (OSH, WSQ)

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Julia McKenzie, Francesca Annis, Rory Kinnear, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Sharp, Celia Imrie, Tom Hiddleston.

Publication Information

[New York] : BBC Worldwide Americas ; Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video

Physical Description

1 videodisc (approximately 177 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

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.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the novels of Elizabeth Gaskell.

Originally broadcast in 2009 as a two-part sequel to the BBC/PBS mini-series Cranford.

Special feature: Cranford in detail.

Contents

• Part one : August 1844
• Part two : October 1844.