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Cranford / 2 Entertain ; BBC ; WGBH Boston in association with Chestermead ; produced by Sue Birtwistle ; created by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin ; written by Heidi Thomas ; directed by Simon Curtis, Steve Hudson.
LIBRA DVD 018 884 disc 1-2
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Cranford, author.
- Series:
- Masterpiece theatre series.
- Masterpiece theatre series [DVD]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865--Television adaptations.
- Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn.
- Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865.
- Market towns--England--Drama.
- Market towns.
- Single women--England--Drama.
- Single women.
- Gossip--England--Drama.
- Gossip.
- Sisters--England--Drama.
- Sisters.
- Man-woman relationships--England--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Manners and customs.
- England--Social life and customs--19th century--Drama.
- England.
- England--Drama.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Television adaptations.
- Television mini-series.
- Historical television programs.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (291 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen.
- Place of Publication:
- [England] : BBC Video ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008]
- Language Note:
- Optional English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, region 1 ; Dolby Digital stereo.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Cranford, in 1842, is a market town in northwest England. It is a place governed by etiquette, custom and above all, an intricate network of ladies. It seems that life has always been conducted according to their social rules. For spinsters Deborah Jenkyns, the arbiter of correctness, and Matty, her demurring sister, the town is a hub of intrigue. Handsome new doctor Frank Harrison has arrived from London; a retired Captain and his daughters move in across the street and preparations for Lady Ludlow's garden party are underway. The town has some secrets which are about to be revealed. But news comes that shakes the town: a railway line from Manchester is coming to Cranford.
- Contents:
- Special feature : The making of Cranford.
- Participant:
- Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins, Simon Woods, Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Alex Etel.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Ben Smithard ; editors, Frances Parker, Dan Roberts ; music, Carl Davis ; series costume designer, Jenny Beavan ; series production designer, Donal Woods.
- Notes:
- Based on three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.
- Aspect ratio (16:9).
- Originally broadcast on BBC television in 2007.
- ISBN:
- 1419867156
- 9781419867156
- 1419867172
- 9781419867170
- OCLC:
- 225623890
- Publisher Number:
- 883929012404
- 883929012695
- 1000037442 BBC Video
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