Katryn Hughes in The Guardian gives tips on what to read next

If your only knowledge of Cranford comes from the hit BBC production (which finished last night), you’re going to find reading Mrs Gaskell’s original text a bit of a shock. Miss Matty’s in there, of course, and Mary Smith and all the other gossipy old ladies, but Lady Ludlow (played by Francesca Annis) and Dr Harrison (scrummy Simon Woods) are nowhere to be seen. These last two belong to two other Gaskell stories, the seldom read My Lady Ludlow and Mr Harrison’s Confession. (more…)