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Return to Cranford (TV Miniseries)

Return to Cranford

2009

Simon Curtis

Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Francesca Annis, Lisa Dillon ...

6.9

221

TV Series. Drama The two-part saga 'Return to Cranford' opens to a struggling Cranford, a traditional village that in autumn 1844 is airing the conflicts that accompany progress. Miss Matty Jenkyns (Judi Dench), after having closed her business in the last series, is happily babysitting the child of her maid, Martha (Claudie Blakley). This gives the ladies in town something to gossip about, as does every other small event in this chatty group.

	Author	Review
United States	Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe	"This exquisite piece of work (...) has a contemporary heart beating beneath its frock (...) The miniseries honors the pastoral purity of Cranford"	POS
United Kingdom	Serena Davies Telegraph	""Yet ironically Cranford’s particular charm is its surprising lack of sentimentality and cuteness"	POS
United States	Vulture	"[A] wonderfully weird little show"	POS
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"Both 'Cranford' series are a charming mix of comedy of manners and Victorian melodrama (...) The real charms of 'Cranford' are the performances"	POS
United States	Mike Hale The New York Times	"Unfortunately 'Return' tilts even further toward farce, and Ms. Dench is left looking a bit forlorn (...) Truly committed Anglophiles will appreciate 'Return to Cranford' despite any storytelling deficiencies"	NEU
United States	Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times	"[It lacks] the narrative resonance of the first (...) For those who loved 'Cranford', 'Return to Cranford' is another chance to visit a world in which one found happiness and is certainly worth watching"	NEU

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