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Cranford (TV Miniseries)

Cranford

2007

Simon Curtis, Steve Hudson

Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Simon Woods ...

7.5

793

TV Series. Drama Based on Elizabeth Gaskell's novel, it is a five-part period drama set in the 1840s which follows the small absurdities and major tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire market town on the cusp of great change.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Serena Davies Telegraph	"Yet ironically Cranford’s particular charm is its surprising lack of sentimentality and cuteness"	POS
United Kingdom	Ben Dowell The Guardian	"Splendid but sudsy (...) The domestic detail throughout this opening episode is astonishing and illuminating (...) There is no doubting the astonishing quality of the cast"	POS
United States	Ginia Bellafante The New York Times	"The simplicity of the series makes it hard not to feel as though you are watching children play with their Fisher-Price farm set (...) There is still not enough to sustain the five hours"	NEG
United States	Devon Ivie 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

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