Comments on: Cranford Christmas Special – Part One: August 1844

By: Joanna

Joanna — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:23:47 +0000

I have just discovered Cranford on BT demand and am completely hooked. I was dismayed to realised I had missed the Christmas special and the start of the new series. Does anyone know where I can catch up? Iplayer does not seem to help.

Thanks!

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:57:30 +0000

Part 2 just ended in the U.S. What a delightful program! The chief novel, the two novellas, and the short stories have been wonderfully interwoven into a story showing the delight, the pain, anxiety, challenges and disasters of the onset of the industrial age and the resulting social change. The acting, the sets, the costumes were unbelievably good; playing the series theme as a waltz at the Christmas ball was an inspired ending to a terrific series. We got the Gaskell collection in DVDs, and we will get the Return as well.

By: P Knapper

P Knapper — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:49:21 +0000

I totally agree with J Carter about the garbage TV force fed to us all, that’s why I was so disappointed with Cranford, I was hoping for something better from it. Ho well, me and the unwashed masses will just have to keep looking in the press until then I think i will switch my TV off.

By: J Carter

J Carter — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:47:19 +0000

Never never boring, absolutely wonderful, I was crying one minute and then laughing out loud the next, sheer joy to watch with fabulous actors, Imelda Staunton is in a league of her own in this adaptation.
It’s so nice to appreciate and to be able to watch great TV, instead of the usual garbage that seems to appeal to the “great unwashed”.

By: P Knapper

P Knapper — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:00:08 +0000

Sorry folks but after attempting to watch both episodes I and a good many other people I spoke to found it utterly boring. I my self only watched it to see the parts filmed at the Foxfield Railway, the storyline in my view was weak, acted to perfection but sadly let down by the content.

By: Merja Tammi

Merja Tammi — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:28:45 +0000

My reward for getting all the Christmas prep ready was to watch the first part and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I can’t wait to view part two.

By: Nigel

Nigel — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:47:40 +0000

If you’re wondering, the railway scenes were all filmed at the Foxfield Railway in Staffordshire and the locomotive featured is Bellerophon which will be in action on the 2nd and 3rd January 2010 for some Cranford Christmas specials

By: Period Dramas.com

Period Dramas.com — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:23:49 +0000

I’m really looking forward to this! Thanks for posting this info!
This first part is going to be shown on BBC 1 on the 20th of Dec. 2009, at 21:00 UK time.