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Cranford Director: Simon Curtis Cast: Judi Dench, Philip Glenister, Francesca Annis, Michael Gambon

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  • DVD Release Date: 05/20/2008
  • Original Release: 2007
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 1,615

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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Cranford
1. Chapter 1 [12:36]
2. Chapter 2 [7:30]
3. Chapter 3 [14:15]
4. Chapter 4 [11:07]
5. Chapter 5 [11:29]
6. Chapter 6 [1:13]
1. Chapter 1 [12:01]
2. Chapter 2 [11:35]
3. Chapter 3 [3:25]
4. Chapter 4 [7:46]
5. Chapter 5 [12:23]
6. Chapter 6 [9:33]
1. Chapter 1 [12:17]
2. Chapter 2 [12:05]
3. Chapter 3 [9:22]
4. Chapter 4 [11:02]
5. Chapter 5 [12:51]
6. Chapter 6 [1:06]
Disc #2 -- Cranford
1. Chapter 1 [11:10]
2. Chapter 2 [9:10]
3. Chapter 3 [10:14]
4. Chapter 4 [9:45]
5. Chapter 5 [17:40]
6. Chapter 6 [:38]
1. Chapter 1 [13:32]
2. Chapter 2 [3:04]
3. Chapter 3 [6:57]
4. Chapter 4 [8:23]
5. Chapter 5 [11:02]
6. Chapter 6 [15:40]

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Editorial Reviews

The small town gossip, secrets, and romance of Mary Gaskells' popular series of novels comes to the small screen in this BBC drama series from director Simon Curtis. The year is 1842, and Cranford is a modest Cheshire market town on the verge of great change. The railway is reaching to Cranford from Manchester, and the locals fear that their town will soon be overrun with migrant workers and lawlessness. Spinster Deborah Jenkins Eileen Atkins) is the arbitrator of correctness about town, and as far as she and her demurring sister Matty (Judi Dench) are concerned there's never a dull moment in Cranford. Things begin to get especially interesting after handsome new doctor Frank Harrison (Simon Woods) arrives in town shocking the locals with his decidedly non-traditional methods of practicing medicine. Frank has a powerful effect on the ladies around town, but when Matty runs into an old flame at Lady Ludlow's garden party her thoughts drift back to the time when she was forced to give up the man she once loved with all her heart. No one is immune from the gossip that winds its way through the local circuits, and that gossip can almost always be traced back to the Jenkins sisters. When news emerges that the railroad is coming to town, everyone realizes that their tidy little universe is about to expand in ways that they could have never imagined. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Soap Operaby Jenny_Hanniver

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January 18, 2010: A dreadful series! PBS is scraping the bottom of the British novel barrel. This series--which, yes, I sat through impatiently to the end--is nothing but a soap opera, built on contrived coincidences, lacking character motivation and sliding by genuine human emotion or social comment.

It's a waste of good actors. Even worse, it points up why Western civilization is in so much trouble if people can get nostalgic and flowery about infantile pap like this.

A Changing England...or is it?by 4classics

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January 11, 2010: Cranford shows the various lifestyles of early Industrial Revolution England. While manor life is reflective of pre-revolutionary France the charm of "village" England is the focus. The view of the aristocracy clashes with those of modern education and the role of women, both in business and society is evident throughout. The changing of societal norms as well as the fear of change, that is on the horizon, run this community. Beside the social commentary I find that I just sink into the comfort of it. It brings the joy of more than a simple time but points out that relationships are most important. The love of family, neighbors, and friends makes this a feast for the emotions. You know that no matter how the modern world may change, these people will always live, love, and commune with each other.


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