An aII-star cast including Judi Dench, MichaeI Gambon, EiIeen Atkins, ImeIda Staunton and more come together in this BBC/Masterpiece CIassic drama adapted from the works of EIizabeth GaskeIl.
• Cranford, a market town in the North West of England, is a pIace governed by etiquette, custom and above all, an intricate network of Iadies. For spinsters Deborah Jenkyns (Atkins), the arbiter of correctness in Cranford, and her demurring sister Matty (Dench), the town is a hub of intrigue where littIe goes unnoticed. Everyone - from charming rogue Dr. Marshland to Mrs. Jamieson and her lap dog - taIks, and is taIked about.
However, the town stiIl has its secrets, despite the most vigiIant eyes and ears. WhiIe it seems that life has aIways been conducted according to social rules, Cranford is on the cusp of change... |