Creators:
Susie ConklinScreenplay:
Heidi ThomasCinematography:
Ben SmithardComposer:
Carl DavisCast:
Judi Dench, Julia McKenzie, Imelda Staunton, Lisa Dillon, Deborah Findlay, Barbara Flynn, Alex Etel, Alex Jennings, Jim Carter, Emma Fielding (more)Seasons(2) / Episodes(7)
Plots(1)
Cranford, a market town in the North West of England, 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, but Cranford is on the cusp of change For spinsters Deborah Jenkyns, the arbiter of correctness in Cranford, and Matty, her demurring sister, the town is a hub of intrigue - a handsome new doctor Frank Harrison from London has arrived; a retired Captain and his daughters have moved in to a house opposite and the preparations for Lady Ludlows garden party are underway. Everyone - from charming rogue Dr Marshland to mean Mrs. Jamieson and her lap dog talks, and is talked about, behind closed doors. The town also has its secrets which it slowly reveals: Mattys encounter with an old flame at the garden party; Lady Ludlows gardener, Mr. Carter, teaching a gypsy lad to read and write; the wild expectations of the May Day celebrations and - news that shakes the town when it is revealed - a railway line from Manchester is coming to Cranford. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Judi Dench](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205154_c0b055.jpg)
Judi Dench
UK
Best series:
Staged (2020) (series)
Vicious (2013) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Julia McKenzie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/755/163755529_74c6a5.jpg)
Julia McKenzie
UK
Best series:
Cranford (2007) (series)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
The Town (2012) (series)
![Imelda Staunton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/456/164456169_b6e209.png)
Imelda Staunton
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Cranford (2007) (series)
![Lisa Dillon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/136/794/136794970_efdb68.jpg)
Lisa Dillon
UK
Best series:
Cranford (2007) (series)
Cambridge Spies (2003) (series)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
![Deborah Findlay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/874/159874883_a88dd5.jpg)
Deborah Findlay
UK
Best series:
State of Play (2003) (series)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994) (series)
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
![Barbara Flynn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279642_a27713.jpg)
Barbara Flynn
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Cracker (1993) (series)
The Barchester Chronicles (1982) (series)
![Alex Etel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278741_dda59f.jpg)
![Alex Jennings](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307287_bf845e.gif)
Alex Jennings
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Mr Bates vs. The Post Office (2024) (series)
Silk (2011) (series)
![Jim Carter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/422/162422071_f2d160.jpg)
Jim Carter
UK
Best series:
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979) (series)
Widows (1983) (series)
![Emma Fielding](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/736/158736816_65c6b1.jpg)
Emma Fielding
UK
Best series:
This Is England '90 (2015) (series)
Silk (2011) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![Adrian Scarborough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712265_cad7e0.jpg)
Adrian Scarborough
UK
Best series:
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
Miranda (2009) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![Andrew Buchan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/003/165003685_2b42b9.jpg)
Andrew Buchan
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Garrow's Law (2009) (series)
Broadchurch (2013) (series)
![Claudie Blakley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274205_3d772e.jpg)
Claudie Blakley
UK
Best series:
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
Cranford (2007) (series)
Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) (series)
![Kimberley Nixon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277959_c0376e.jpg)
Kimberley Nixon
UK
Best series:
Cranford (2007) (series)
Outlander (2014) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![John Bowe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188121_a7edcf.jpg)
John Bowe
UK
Best series:
The Hour (2011) (series)
Ashes to Ashes (2008) (series)
Cranford (2007) (series)
![Philip Glenister](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/960/161960226_4909b3.jpg)
Philip Glenister
UK
Best series:
Life on Mars (2006) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
State of Play (2003) (series)
![Francesca Annis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099077_538954.jpg)
Francesca Annis
UK
Best series:
Jane Eyre (2006) (series)
Home Fires (2015) (series)
Cranford (2007) (series)
![Greg Wise](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/610/162610574_b13649.jpg)
![Eileen Atkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205153_f4d0a3.jpg)
Eileen Atkins
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Vicious (2013) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Simon Woods](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/756/162756901_00017a.png)
Simon Woods
UK
Best series:
Rome (2005) (series)
Cranford (2007) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)