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Cranford - Season 1

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.

Top Cast

  • Gabrielle Hamilton

    Gabrielle Hamilton

    Miss Matty Jenkyns

  • Fabia Drake

    Fabia Drake

    Mrs. Jamieson

  • Sarah Grazebrook

    Sarah Grazebrook

    Martha

  • Hazel Bainbridge

    Hazel Bainbridge

    Betsy Barker

  • Helen Christie

    Helen Christie

    Mrs Forrester

  • Pat Coombs

    Pat Coombs

    Miss Pole

  • Daphne Heard

    Daphne Heard

    Mrs. Fitz-Adam

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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