First on-set photos
Pictures ruthlessly stolen from The Unofficial Chonology of Dame Judy Dench´s Career
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Lacock filming starts on Monday
FILMING for the BBC’s production of the Cranford Chronicles, starring Judi Dench, starts on Monday and the village of Lacock has been transformed for the cameras.
Set construction teams have turned The Red Lion pub in High Street into Johnson’s Stores, where Dame Judi’s character Miss Matty Jenkyns is expected to shop for gifts for her family. The exterior of the pub is almost unrecognisable, with its handsome new ground floor fascia painted dark grey.
High Street and Church Street will be closed from Monday to Friday to allow filming to take place, with anyone breaching the closure rule risking a fine of £1,000.
Art director Mark Kebby at the set
The BBC film weaves together three different Elizabeth Gaskell novels to create a comic drama about the course of ordinary lives in a small town in Cheshire during 1842. Read the rest of this entry »
All-star cast announced to star alongside Judi Dench in Cranford Chronicles
Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins, Michael Gambon, Philip Glenister, Lesley Manville, Julia McKenzie, Imelda Staunton and Greg Wise are set to star alongside Judi Dench in Cranford Chronicles, a new five-part period drama created by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin for BBC One and written by Heidi Thomas (I Capture The Castle, Madam Bovary, Lilies).
Based on three Elizabeth Gaskell novels: Cranford
Philip Glenister moves from Mars to Cranford
Philip Glenister was a guest on on Chris Moyles’ BBC Radio One show this morning and said he’s filming “Cranford Chronicles”.
The actor, best known as the tough-talking, hard-drinking DCI Gene Hunt, will be transformed into mild-mannered estate manager Mr Carter.
Villagers to welcome TV legend
RESIDENTS in Lacock welcomed proposals last night to film a new BBC drama in the village.
Starring Dame Judi Dench, the Cranford Chronicles will begin filming from Monday, April 23 to Monday, May 4.
From the Wiltshire Times
Filming will take place in the High Street, Church Street and the Tythe Barn.
As well as receiving money, casting is also available to residents who could appear as extras.
Leo Stevens of Middle Street, Lacock is the chairman of the tenants association and vice-chairman for the Tenants Association of the National Trust.
He said: “The meeting went very well. The majority of people seemed very interested to be extras.
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“People are always very keen to be involved in filming.”
Dame Judi Dench to star in BBC One drama Cranford Chronicles
Multi award-winning actress Judi Dench is to star in Cranford Chronicles, a new five-part drama serial created by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin from three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell for BBC One.
Scripted by Heidi Thomas (I Capture The Castle, Madam Bovary, Lilies), this witty and poignant landmark drama captures the small absurdities and major tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford, as they are besieged by forces they cannot hope to withstand.
In 1842, Cranford is a small rural Cheshire town on the cusp of great changes. Some people find romance and opportunities, while others fear the breakdown of social order. Read the rest of this entry »