TV series

Cranford

1972 · 1 season

A gentle, talky costume drama that invites you to settle into village gossip, small sorrows and quiet dignity.

Created by: Hugh David
Genres: Drama
Starring: Gabrielle Hamilton, Fabia Drake, Sarah Grazebrook

Overview: Set in the early 1840s, this is the original BBC miniseries of Elizabeth Gaskell's classic tale of a fictional Victorian country village in which the genteel ladies of Cranford struggle to face an uncertain future with dignity and 19th Century decorum.

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Created by: Hugh David
Genres: Drama
Starring: Gabrielle Hamilton, Fabia Drake, Sarah Grazebrook

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Tone
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
gender
aging
isolation
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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