Cranford

A warm, gently comic immersion into a small 1840s community, where gossip and propriety matter and small events carry emotional weight.

Created by

Sue Birtwistle, Susie Conklin

Genres

Drama

Starring

Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Lisa Dillon

Overview

A rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change in the 1840s. Adapted from the novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.

How it feels

Warm, satirical, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Class, family, friendship, love

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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