

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.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The railway subplot caused actual arguments in the writers' room about historical accuracy versus dramatic tension.