Return to Cranford

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Overview

Return to Cranford is the two-part second series of Cranford, a British television series directed by Simon Curtis. The screenplay by Heidi Thomas is based on material by Elizabeth Gaskell published between 1849 and 1863: the novel Cranford, the novella The Moorland Cottage, and the short story The Cage at Cranford. Themes from My Lady Ludlow, Mr Harrison's Confessions and The Last Generation in England are included to provide continuity with the first series.

Cast

Francesca Annis

Lady Ludlow

Claudie Blakley

Martha, maid

Andrew Buchan

Jem Hearne

Jim Carter

Captain Brown

Tim Curry

Signor Brunoni

Judi Dench

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