| Edition |
[Widescreen}.]. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 291 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Cast |
Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins, Simon Woods, Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Alex Etel. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Ben Smithard ; editors, Frances Parker, Dan Roberts ; music by, Carl Davis ; series costume designer, Jenny Beavan ; series production designer, Donal Woods. |
| Note |
Based on three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast on BBC television in 2007. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Cranford, in 1842, is a market town in northwest England. It is a place governed by etiquette, custom and above all, an intricate network of ladies. It seems that life has always been conducted according to their social rules. For spinsters Deborah Jenkyns, the arbiter of correctness, and Matty, her dumurring sister, the town is a hub of intrigue. Handsome new doctor Frank Harrison has arrived from London; a retired Captain and his daughters move in across the street and preparations for Lady Ludlows garden party are underway. The town has some secrets which are about to be revealed. But news comes that shakes the town, a railway line from Manchester is coming to Cranford. |
| Contents |
Special feature : The making of Cranford. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
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Optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Market towns -- England -- Drama.
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Single women -- England -- Drama.
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Gossip -- England -- Drama.
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Sisters -- England -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama.
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England -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Television mini-series.
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Historical television programs.
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Melodrama.
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| Added Author |
Birtwistle, Sue.
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Conklin, Susie.
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Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865.
Cranford.
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Thomas, Heidi, 1967-
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Curtis, Simon, 1960-
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Hudson, Steve, 1969-
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Woods, Simon, 1980-
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Dench, Judi, 1934-
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Annis, Francesca, 1945-
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Staunton, Imelda, 1956-
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Gambon, Michael.
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Etel, Alex.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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Chestermead Ltd.
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BBC Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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2 Entertain (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
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| ISBN |
1419867156 |
| Standard No. |
883929012404 |
| Music No. |
1000037442 BBC Video |
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