FUTMinna Library

Your cart is empty.
Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Cranford [videorecording] /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.

Contributor(s): Birtwistle, Sue | Conklin, Susie | Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Cranford | Thomas, Heidi, 1967- | Curtis, Simon, 1960- | Hudson, Steve | Woods, Simon, 1980- | Dench, Judi, 1934- | Annis, Francesca, 1944- | Atkins, Eileen, 1934- | Staunton, Imelda, 1953- | Gambon, Michael | Etel, Alex | British Broadcasting Corporation | WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) | Chestermead Ltd | BBC Video (Firm) | Warner Home Video (Firm) | 2 Entertain (Firm).
Material type: materialTypeLabelVisual materialSeries: Masterpiece Theatre ; Masterpiece Classics.Publisher: [England] : Burbank, CA : BBC Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008]Description: 2 videodiscs (291 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 1419867156; 9781419867156.Uniform titles: Masterpiece theatre (Television program) Subject(s): Market towns -- England -- Drama | Single women -- England -- Drama | Gossip -- England -- Drama | Sisters -- England -- Drama | Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama | Market towns -- England -- Drama | Single women -- England -- Drama | Gossip -- England -- Drama | Sisters -- England -- Drama | Man-woman relationship -- England -- Drama | England -- Drama | England -- DramaGenre/Form: Television mini-series. | Historical television programs. | Melodrama. | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. | Historical -- Television mini-series. | Melodrama -- Television mini-series. | Television movies. | Melodrama.DDC classification: 791.4572
Contents:
Special feature : The making of Cranford.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Ben Smithard ; editors, Frances Parker, Dan Roberts ; music, Carl Davis ; series costume designer, Jenny Beavan ; series production designer, Donal Woods.
Cast: Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins, Simon Woods, Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Alex Etel.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 dumurring 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 Ludlows 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.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
    average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
No physical items for this record

Based on three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.

Special feature : The making of Cranford.

Director of photography, Ben Smithard ; editors, Frances Parker, Dan Roberts ; music, Carl Davis ; series costume designer, Jenny Beavan ; series production designer, Donal Woods.

Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins, Simon Woods, Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Alex Etel.

Originally broadcast on BBC television in 2007.

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 dumurring 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 Ludlows 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.

Not rated.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.

Optional English subtitles.

There are no comments for this item.

Log in to your account to post a comment.