Television

Cranford 2007

Created by Sue Birtwistle, Susie Conklin

  • Drama
  • 60 min episodes
  • 2 seasons
  • 7 episodes
  • Ended

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.

Dramaenglandsmall townclass differencesperiod dramacostume drama19th centuryBBC One

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Classical in form, contemplative, warm and character-led.

  • classical in formformally daring
  • contemplativerelentless
  • warmbleak
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • contemporarynostalgic

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