August 1842 (25 Nov. 2007)

After a few months in the village, Dr. Harrison has caught the eye of several of the young ladies. He has focused his attention on the parson's daughter, Sophie Hutton, and hopes to spend ... See full summary »

Directors:

Simon Curtis, Steve Hudson

Writers:

Sue Birtwistle (creator), Susie Conklin (creator),

Stars:

Simon Woods, Lesley Manville, Rosy Byrne

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Simon Woods	...	Dr. Harrison
Lesley Manville	...	Mrs. Rose
Rosy Byrne	...	Lizzie Hutton
Julia McKenzie	...	Mrs. Forrester
Deborah Findlay	...	Miss Tomkinson
Kimberley Nixon	...	Sophy Hutton
Imelda Staunton	...	Miss Octavia Pole
Julia Sawalha	...	Jessie Brown
Jim Carter	...	Captain Brown
John Bowe	...	Dr. Morgan
Eileen Atkins	...	Miss Deborah Jenkyns
Barbara Flynn	...	Mrs. Jamieson
Judi Dench	...	Miss Matty Jenkyns
Lisa Dillon	...	Mary Smith
Alex Jennings	...	Reverend Hutton

Storyline

After a few months in the village, Dr. Harrison has caught the eye of several of the young ladies. He has focused his attention on the parson's daughter, Sophie Hutton, and hopes to spend some time with her at Lady Ludlow's garden party. Her younger brother Walter takes ill however. Captain Brown receives a visit from Major Gordon who has an interest in his daughter, Jessie. While she too is interested in the Major, she's not sure she can leave her father alone. Mayhem ensues when Mrs. Forrester's cow, Bessie, goes missing after someone leaves the gate open. Lady Ludlow's estate manager Mr. Carter catches young Harry Gregson trespassing but decides to hire him rather than report him to the constable. Matilda meets someone from her past. Rumors have it that the railway may be coming to Cranford.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Release Date:

25 November 2007 (UK)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min 58 min (DVD)

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Quotes

[Captain Brown has just announced that he will be Head of Works for the new railway line that is to be built to Cranford]
Miss Deborah Jenkyns: You are the architect of our community's destruction. You've betrayed your daughter, your neighbours and your town. And you've wilfully kept your machinations secret.
Captain Brown: I did not mean to deceive you. I am sorry if I have offended you.
Miss Deborah Jenkyns: Oh, do not think that you owe us an apology. Apologies are required only when friends cause vexation to friends. Our acquaintance is clearly at ...

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Soundtracks

"Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K 525: I. Allegro"
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

User Reviews

Very Funny cow scene

This episode has many small stories in it as do the others. The one about the cow is very funny. The cow gets out of his fenced in area and everyone goes looking for it. The cow answers to a certain name when called. They called the cow, she answered and they had to pull her out of a pit that burnt all her hair off, I thought they said it was a lime pit. Later they comment that Mrs Forrester (the latest Miss Marple-Julia McKenzie)bought several yards of gray flannel material and they were wondering was she was going to use it for. In this town everyone knows everybody's business. The next time they see the cow it has a gray shirt which covers its front legs and back and is attached by a gray pants that covers it's belly and goes down the back legs like thermal pajamas. It is so funny to see. Cranford is on PBS and the first 3 episodes are all together, and last 3 or more hours.