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Old 03-12-2007, 04:52 PM
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I've not seen any posts regarding this BBC costume drama.

Is nobody watching it ? , apart from my household.

My wife and I love it, I think Imelda Staunton steals every scene she's in.

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I have just come into it late; for me, Imelda is the fly in the ointment. too OTT....Judi Dench and the rest have been fantastic.....
Bit of a Bay Window, what??
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I have just come into it late; for me, Imelda is the fly in the ointment. too OTT....Judi Dench and the rest have been fantastic.....
Fantastic drama - British television as it should be
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I think out household is just on 'Costume Drama Fatigue' and 'Reality TV fatigue' & 'Soap fatigue'...&........................
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I usually enjoy most BBC costume dramas but I couldn't get into Cranford. Mrs Bat is really enjoying it though.

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It's lovely - if only the characters could last a bit longer; Michael Gambon and Eileen Atkins only lasted about a week and a half each - and one poor child didn't even last a whole episode!

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Very enjoyable - no less than I'd have expected fro mthe BBC and with that cast!

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Thank you, BBC. Worth the licence fee alone!
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I loved it. An excellent production from the BBC.

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Top notch cast, beautiful setting and quality drama. Rivetted to every episode
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I agree. Beautifully done right up to the last 30 minutes - at which point it collapsed like an overcooked souffle.

I read Cranford itself for A level and don't remember it at all but I understand that they took themes & characters from three of Gaskell's 'Knutsford' novels. The result was that there were far too many stories to tidy up all at once. This smacks of a failure of nerve over the ability of the original material to sustain the viewer's interest over a short series; in spite of a heavyweight cast and production.
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