"A rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change in the 1840s. Adapted from the novels by Elizabeth Gaskell."
Eileen Atkins
as Miss Deborah Jenkyns
Judi Dench
as Miss Matilda Jenkyns
Lisa Dillon
as Mary Smith
Simon Woods
as Dr Harrison
Claudie Blakley
as Martha
Philip Glenister
as Mr Carter
Julia McKenzie
as Mrs Forrester
Lesley Manville
as Mrs. Rose
Imelda Staunton
as Miss Pole
Alex Jennings
as Reverend Hutton
Andrew Buchan
as Jem Hearne
Alex Etel
as Harry Gregson
Dean Lennox Kelly
as Job Gregson
Joseph McFadden
as Doctor Jack Marshland
Kimberley Nixon
as Sophy Hutton
Greg Wise
as Sir Charles Maulver
Julia Sawalha
as Jessie Brown
Finty Williams
as Clara Smith
Adrian Scarborough
as Mr. Johnson
John Bowe
as Dr. Morgan
Selina Griffiths
as Caroline Tomkinson
Francesca Annis
as Lady Ludlow
Barbara Flynn
as Mrs Jamieson
Emma Fielding
as Mrs Galindo
Michelle Dockery
as Erminia Whyte
Lesley Sharp
as Mrs Bell
Jodie Whittaker
as Peggy Bell
Deborah Findlay
as Miss Tomkinson
Jim Carter
as Captain Brown
Rupert Ryle-Hodges
Co-Producer
Carl Davis
Original Music Composer
Iain Eyre
Dialogue Editor
Talli Pachter
Makeup & Hair
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
Trisha Edwards
Set Decoration
Donal Woods
Production Design
Ben Smithard
Director of Photography
Frances Parker
Editor
Catherine Thomas
Foley Recordist
Mark Kebby
Art Direction
Catherine Hodgson
Sound Effects Editor
Natalie Reid
Makeup Designer
Karen Hartley-Thomas
Karen Teitge
Maggie Lunn
Casting
Steve Hudson
Director
Elizabeth Gaskell
Writer
Kate Harwood
Executive Producer
Rebecca Eaton
Heidi Thomas
Sue Birtwistle
Producer