Archive for May, 2007

Premiere attraction

By admin - Last updated: Sunday, May 20, 2007

Exclusive By Andrew McCreaddie LITERATURE enthusiasts in Knutsford could be among the first to see clips of a new BBC television drama. Scriptwriter Heidi Thomas has been asked to give a talk and describe images from Cranford Chronicles during this year’s Knutsford Literature Festival. “The television programme will be just about to go out at [...]

Town too modern for BBC

By admin - Last updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Steve Cunliffe in the Manchester Evening News A CHESHIRE town has been snubbed for a new TV costume drama – because it is not old-fashioned enough. Despite author Elizabeth Gaskell setting her book Cranford Chronicles in Knutsford, filming of the BBC drama – which will star Dame Judi Dench – will not take place there.

By admin - Last updated: Saturday, May 5, 2007

. . . she would have despised the modern idea of women being equal to men. Equal, indeed! she knew they were superior.

Last day of Lacock filming today

By admin - Last updated: Thursday, May 3, 2007

Today is your last chance to see the stars out in Lacock as filming for the BBC drama The Cranford Chronicles comes to an end. Film crews will be in the picturesque village until 9pm. Dame Judi Dench was whisked into action again this week when she was filmed in Church Street. The Oscar-winning actress [...]