7.760 minSeason 2 • Episode 2
LatestDefying his father, William finds a job with Captain Brown working on the railway.
A rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change in the 1840s. Adapted from the novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.
Acting
Dench and Atkins serving matriarch excellence.
Costume
Bonnet game stronger than your entire wardrobe.
Writing
Gaskell's wit sharpened to surgical precision.
Eileen Atkins
Miss Deborah Jenkyns
Judi Dench
Miss Matilda Jenkyns
Lisa Dillon
Mary Smith
Simon Woods
Dr Harrison
Claudie Blakley
Martha
Philip Glenister
Mr Carter
Julia McKenzie
Mrs Forrester
Lesley Manville
Mrs. Rose
Imelda Staunton
Miss Pole
Alex Jennings
Reverend Hutton
Andrew Buchan
Jem Hearne
Alex Etel
Harry Gregson
Dean Lennox Kelly
Job Gregson
Joseph McFadden
Doctor Jack Marshland
Kimberley Nixon
Sophy Hutton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The railway subplot caused actual arguments in the writers' room about historical accuracy versus dramatic tension.
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