Cranford (1972)

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.
Where to Watch Season 1
4 Episodes
  • Part 1
    E1
    Episode 1Part 1In Cranford all the householders above a certain rent are women. They are the architects of the town's social image. Occasionally a man breaks into the circle, with interesting results.
  • Part 2
    E2
    Episode 2Part 2Railway construction is thwarted when Mr. Buxton refuses to sell land that the railway must cross. Matty finally urges Mr. Buxton to test the railway's influence and leads the way in drastically changing the future of Cranford. Miss Matty and the ladies of Cranford are in a frenzy of excitement about the imminent visit of Lady Glenmire. Until, that is, Mrs. Jamieson announces that none of them is of high-enough social standing to meet her.
  • Part 3
    E3
    Episode 3Part 3The winter snows have fully thawed and life has awoken once again in the forest with great abundance. Summer is the time for the older generation to raise and nurture their newborn offspring before they can survive on their own.
  • Part 4
    E4
    Episode 4Part 4Miss Matty is forced into a way of life that is distasteful to her. Hearts beat faster when a well-loved face, long absent from the town, suddenly reappears.
Cast of Season 1
  • Gabrielle HamiltonMiss Matty Jenkyns
  • Fabia DrakeMrs. Jamieson
  • Sarah GrazebrookMartha
  • Hazel BainbridgeBetsy Barker
  • Helen ChristieMrs Forrester
  • Pat CoombsMiss Pole
  • Daphne HeardMrs. Fitz-Adam
 
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