Cranford

9.5 (2 votes)• 1972• 45m•Ended

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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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Languages: English

Director: Hugh David

Starring Cast: Gabrielle Hamilton, Fabia Drake, Sarah Grazebrook, Hazel Bainbridge, Helen Christie, Pat Coombs

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Gabrielle Hamilton

Miss Matty Jenkyns

Fabia Drake

Mrs. Jamieson

Sarah Grazebrook

Martha

Hazel Bainbridge

Betsy Barker

Helen Christie

Mrs Forrester

Pat Coombs

Miss Pole

Daphne Heard

Mrs. Fitz-Adam

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