"Cranford" (2007) TV mini-series 2007-

Creators:

Sue Birtwistle
Susie Conklin
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

18 November 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In the 1840s, Cranford is ruled by the ladies. They adore good gossip; and romance and change is in the air, as the unwelcome grasp of the Industrial Revolution rapidly approaches their beloved rural market-town.

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | England | Doctor | Gossip | Small Town

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 16 wins & 30 nominations

Cast

Judi Dench	...	Miss Matty Jenkyns (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Julia McKenzie	...	Mrs. Forrester (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Imelda Staunton	...	Miss Octavia Pole (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lisa Dillon	...	Mary Smith (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Deborah Findlay	...	Miss Tomkinson (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Barbara Flynn	...	Mrs. Jamieson (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alex Etel	...	Harry Gregson (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alex Jennings	...	Reverend Hutton (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jim Carter	...	Captain Brown (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Emma Fielding	...	Miss Galindo (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Adrian Scarborough	...	Mr. Johnson (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Andrew Buchan	...	Jem Hearne (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Claudie Blakley	...	Martha (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Debra Gillett	...	Mrs. Johnson (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Francesca Annis	...	Lady Ludlow (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Emma Lowndes	...	Bella Gregson (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Simon Woods	...	Dr. Harrison (5 episodes, 2007)
Rosy Byrne	...	Lizzie Hutton (5 episodes, 2007)
Kimberley Nixon	...	Sophy Hutton (5 episodes, 2007)
John Bowe	...	Dr. Morgan (5 episodes, 2007)
Selina Griffiths	...	Caroline Tomkinson (5 episodes, 2007)
Philip Glenister	...	Mr. Carter (5 episodes, 2007)
Lesley Manville	...	Mrs. Rose (5 episodes, 2007)
Hester Odgers	...	Helen Hutton (5 episodes, 2007)
Julia Sawalha	...	Jessie Brown (5 episodes, 2007)
Greg Wise	...	Sir Charles Maulver (5 episodes, 2007-2009)
Hannah Hobley	...	Bertha (4 episodes, 2007-2009)
Hannah Stokely	...	Bessie (4 episodes, 2007)
Bessie Carter	...	Margaret Gidman (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dean Lennox Kelly	...	Job Gregson (3 episodes, 2007)
Andrew Byrne	...	Malachi Gregson (3 episodes, 2007)
Joe McFadden	...	Jack Marshland / ... (3 episodes, 2007)
Finty Williams	...	Clara Smith / ... (3 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Directed by
Simon Curtis		(7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Steve Hudson		(5 episodes, 2007)

Series Writing credits
Sue Birtwistle		(7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Susie Conklin		(7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Elizabeth Gaskell		(7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Heidi Thomas		(7 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Produced by
Sue Birtwistle	....	producer (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Rebecca Eaton	....	executive producer: WGBH (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kate Harwood	....	executive producer (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Rupert Ryle-Hodges	....	co-producer (7 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Original Music by
Carl Davis		(5 episodes, 2007)

Series Cinematography by
Ben Smithard		(7 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Film Editing by
Frances Parker		(5 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dan Roberts		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Casting by
Maggie Lunn		(5 episodes, 2007)

Series Production Design by
Donal Woods		(5 episodes, 2007)

Series Art Direction by
Charmian Adams		(5 episodes, 2007)
Mark Kebby		(5 episodes, 2007)

Series Set Decoration by
Trisha Edwards		(5 episodes, 2007)

Series Costume Design by
Jenny Beavan		(6 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Makeup Department
Alison Elliott	....	hair designer / makeup designer (5 episodes, 2007)
Adele Firth	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (5 episodes, 2007)
Barrie Gower	....	prosthetic makeup artist (5 episodes, 2007)
Julie Kendrick	....	hair styles supervisor / makeup supervisor (5 episodes, 2007)
Laura Lilley	....	hair trainee / makeup trainee (5 episodes, 2007)
Marc Pilcher	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (5 episodes, 2007)
Karen Z.M. Turner	....	hair styles supervisor / makeup supervisor (5 episodes, 2007)

Series Production Management
Sam Lucas	....	post-production supervisor (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sharon McGuinness	....	unit manager (7 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Booth	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Hannah Brown	....	third assistant director (5 episodes, 2007)
Courtney Getter	....	crowd third assistant director (5 episodes, 2007)
Ben Harrison	....	second assistant director (5 episodes, 2007)
Christian Rigg	....	crowd second assistant director (5 episodes, 2007)
Sarah Hood	....	second assistant director: crowd (2 episodes, 2009)
Vaughn Stein	....	third assistant director: crowd (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Art Department
Chris Sibley-Hale	....	carpenter (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Gina Cromwell	....	production buyer (5 episodes, 2007)
Steve Deane	....	supervising carpenter (5 episodes, 2007)
Andrew Forrest	....	stand-by props (5 episodes, 2007)
Andrew Fox	....	stand-by carpenter (5 episodes, 2007)
John Gibson	....	stand-by carpenter (5 episodes, 2007)
Charlie Johnson	....	dressing props (5 episodes, 2007)
Barry Moll	....	construction manager (5 episodes, 2007)
Paddy Paddison	....	stand-by art director (5 episodes, 2007)
Mike Power	....	property master (5 episodes, 2007)
Mike Rawlings	....	stand-by props (5 episodes, 2007)
Michael Redmond	....	stand-by rigger (5 episodes, 2007)
Don Santos	....	dressing props (5 episodes, 2007)
Lucy Spofforth	....	assistant art director (5 episodes, 2007)
Dicken Warner	....	thatcher (5 episodes, 2007)
Nick Wood	....	supervising painter (5 episodes, 2007)
Laura Conway-Gordon	....	stand-by art director / standby art director (2 episodes, 2009)
Campbell Mitchell	....	props (2 episodes, 2009)
Ian Murray	....	stand-by rigger (2 episodes, 2009)
Lewis Peake	....	art department assistant (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Sound Department
Peter Brill	....	sound recordist (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Paul Hamblin	....	dubbing mixer (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Forbes Noonan	....	foley recordist / foley & adr recordist (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alexandros Sidiropoulos	....	assistant dubbing mixer (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Catherine Thomas	....	foley recordist/editor (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Steve Little	....	dialogue editor (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Iain Eyre	....	dialogue and adr editor / dialogue editor (5 episodes, 2007-2009)
Joanna Andrews	....	sound assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Tony Cook	....	boom operator (5 episodes, 2007)
Graham Headicar	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 2007)
Andre Schmidt	....	dialogue editor (5 episodes, 2007)
Mike Stewart	....	adr mixer (4 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sam Pullen	....	sound assistant (2 episodes, 2007)
Robert Edwards	....	adr mixer (2 episodes, 2009)
Philip Young	....	adr recordist (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Special Effects by
Mark Holt	....	special effects supervisor (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dickon Mitchell	....	special effects senior technician (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Visual Effects by
Simon Carr	....	visual effects supervisor (2 episodes, 2009)
Shanaullah Umerji	....	visual effects producer: Molinare vfx (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Stunts
Nrinder Dhudwar	....	stunt coordinator (6 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Adam Coles	....	focus puller / first assistant camera / ... (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sam Smithard	....	camera trainee / second assistant camera (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Nick Briggs	....	still photographer (5 episodes, 2007)
Alex Golding	....	clapper loader (5 episodes, 2007)
Anthony Hugill	....	first assistant camera / focus puller (5 episodes, 2007)
Alan Martin	....	gaffer (5 episodes, 2007)
Terence Montague	....	best boy (5 episodes, 2007)
Ronan Murphy	....	key grip (5 episodes, 2007)
Dean Murray	....	clapper loader (5 episodes, 2007)
James Nesbitt	....	electrician (5 episodes, 2007)
Roger Pearce	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 2007)
Daniel Rake	....	grip (5 episodes, 2007)
David Taylor	....	electrician (5 episodes, 2007)
Simon Thorpe	....	grip (5 episodes, 2007)
Rob Walton	....	electrician (5 episodes, 2007)
Mark Clayton	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 2009)
Keith Mead	....	key grip (2 episodes, 2009)
Stephen Price	....	digital camera technician (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Casting Department
Camilla Evans	....	casting associate (7 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlotte Law	....	assistant costume designer (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Barbara Brady	....	daily costume assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Sue Casey	....	daily costume assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Mark Ferguson	....	costume supervisor (5 episodes, 2007)
Helen Ingham	....	costume assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Stephen Miles	....	principal costume maker / workroom supervisor (5 episodes, 2007)
David Otzen	....	costume assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Stephanie Paul	....	daily costume assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Lora E. Revitt	....	daily costume assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Anna Sandler	....	daily costume assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Sally Turner	....	daily costume assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Kirsty Wilkinson	....	costume assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Jessie Gelpke	....	costume trainee (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Editorial Department
William Chetwynd	....	conform editor (5 episodes, 2007)
Jet Omoshebi	....	colorist (5 episodes, 2007)
Frances Parker	....	supervising editor (5 episodes, 2007)
Jesse Parker	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 2007)
Sion Penny	....	conform editor (5 episodes, 2007)
Shane Warden	....	on-line editor (5 episodes, 2007)
Lee Warren	....	post-production coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Supriya Naidu-James	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2009)
Gareth Spensley	....	colorist (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Music Department
Steve Parr	....	music mixer / music recordist (5 episodes, 2007)
The London Metropolitan Orchestra	....	music performed by (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Transportation Department
Darren Leen	....	transportation captain (5 episodes, 2007)
Bill Walker	....	unit driver (5 episodes, 2007)
Mark Beeton	....	transportation captain (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Other crew
Jenny Brassett	....	production coordinator (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dylan Davies	....	unit medic (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Mark Ellis	....	assistant: location manager (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jennifer Hudson	....	production runner / assistant coordinator (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jon Rowe	....	assistant to producers / producer's assistant (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Richard May	....	location manager (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Matt Bannister	....	picture publicity (5 episodes, 2007)
Danielle Bennett	....	floor runner (5 episodes, 2007)
Susie Conklin	....	script editor (5 episodes, 2007)
Camilla Curtis	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Rebecca Davis	....	unit manager (5 episodes, 2007)
Steve Dent	....	horses and carriages (5 episodes, 2007)
Anne Frederick	....	publicist (5 episodes, 2007)
Tania Gordon	....	floor runner (5 episodes, 2007)
Majella Hurley	....	voice coach (5 episodes, 2007)
Neil Jones	....	production accountant (5 episodes, 2007)
Jamie Lengyel	....	location manager (5 episodes, 2007)
Nicoletta Mani	....	assistant script supervisor (5 episodes, 2007)
Suzanne McGeachan	....	script supervisor (5 episodes, 2007)
Dolores McGinley	....	titles (5 episodes, 2007)
Gill Raddings	....	animal trainer / animals by (5 episodes, 2007)
Gemma Louise Read	....	floor runner (5 episodes, 2007)
Thalia Reynolds	....	talent rights executive (5 episodes, 2007)
Gordon Ronald	....	production consultant (5 episodes, 2007)
Martin Scurr	....	medical advisor (5 episodes, 2007)
Carla Self	....	assistant accountant (5 episodes, 2007)
Pat Silburn	....	researcher (5 episodes, 2007)
Posy Simmonds	....	title designer (5 episodes, 2007)
Jenny Uglow	....	historical advisor (5 episodes, 2007)
Andy Hodgson	....	additional floor runner (3 episodes, 2007)
David Harwood	....	production runner (2 episodes, 2009)
Vicki Howe	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2009)
Sarah Millar	....	production accountant (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Thanks
Steve Dent	....	acknowledgment: horses & carriages by (5 episodes, 2007)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (as BBC)
• WGBH (as WGBH Boston)
• Chestermead (in association with)

Distributors

• BBC Worldwide (2007) (UK) (TV)
• 2 Entertain Video (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• BBC Warner (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Daily Mail Newspapers (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Duna Televízió (2011) (Hungary) (TV) (season 1)
• Film Café (2013) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• Filmbox Extra 1 (2012) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release) (season 1)
• Filmbox Extra 1 (2012) (Hungary) (TV) (season 2)
• LaLa TV (2011) (Japan) (TV)
• Masterpiece Theatre (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging (NCRV) (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2007) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Boom  sound post-production
• Goldcrest Post Production London  post-production facilities
• HireWorks  equipment support
• Media Services  stationery supplier
• Pepper Post Production  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

"Return to Cranford" - International (English title) (second season title), UK (second season title)

Runtime:

60 min (5 parts)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Ashridge Park, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The tan and black gown with striped sleeves worn by Francesca Annis (Lady Ludlow) is the same costume Gemma Jones (Mrs. Dashwood) wears playing cards at Barton Park in Sense and Sensibility (1995), Jemma Redgrave (Lady Bertram) wears in the final scene in Mansfield Park (2007) (TV), and Rosemary Enright wears at dinner in "The Regency House Party" (2004). The costume is also worn by an extra at the Netherfield Ball in Pride & Prejudice (2005), by Wendy Craig (Mrs.Lefroy) in The Real Jane Austen (2002) (TV), and by Penny Downie (Lady Judith Milbanke) at dinner, after Annabella returns to her parents' house in Byron (2003) (TV).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Californication: Here I Go Again (#5.7)" (2012)

Just wonderful in every way

I cannot believe that anyone could miss this wonderful piece of work. I have just watched the final episode with tears streaming down my face! Partly due to the content and partly due to the fact that there will be no more of this feast of period drama/comedy/social comment.Not one performance has jarred not one piece of dialogue does not uplift ones heart. I cannot praise the whole thing enough (perhaps you may have noticed)!! It would be unfair to single out one of the actors for special praise as they were all so exemplary and masters of their craft. Versatility, though, was seen by Philip Glenister's part. To have seen him as the detective in Life on Mars then see him do Cranford just shows what a wealth of talent the British scene has. I want to see it again!!