Wiltshire village to star again in Cranford
BBC TV cameras will return to Lacock to film a Christmas special of hit period drama Cranford.
Stars of the original series, including Dame Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton and Francesca Annis, have all joined the follow-up to the autumn series.
The special will pick up life in the small Cheshire market town in September 1844 – a year after the marriage of Sophy (Kimberley Nixon) and Dr Harrison (Simon Woods).
Kate Harwood, the BBC’s head of series and serials, and executive producer of Cranford, said she was pleased the ratings winner would be back.
“Cranford captured the hearts of the nation last year as every week, nearly 8m viewers tuned in to catch up with Miss Matty and her fellow villagers,” she said.
“I am delighted that we are able to bring these much-loved characters back to life for a Christmas special in 2009 and once again uniting an unprecedented pool of talent to thrill and entertain our audiences.”
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The serial is nominated for four BAFTA Television Awards this year including
4 Responses to “Wiltshire village to star again in Cranford”
Comment from Louise
Time 1 August 2008 at 2:28 pm
this is the best news i’ve had all week shame we have to wait so long though
Comment from Shaun Schmidt
Time 12 November 2008 at 10:37 pm
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Comment from dino delellis
Time 9 December 2008 at 7:58 am
Very nice!! , I’ll definitely watch this , I have a soft spot for period pieces because it’s almost like reading a novel.
I really enjoyed watching ” Little Women” and ” Sense and Sensibilities ” , I have never seen this one so I will definitely add this to my collection of movies , thanks^^
Comment from Jade Cawte
Time 24 April 2008 at 5:10 pm
It is absolutely brilliant that Cranfords will be back in Lacock! I worked for 2 weeks on the 1st series and it was the best 2 weeks of my life! Loved it! If anyone on this web site has contact details of producers or production workers, would you mind passing them on?
Many thanks.
Jade.