Summary:
This historical five-part show based on three of Elizabeth Gaskell's novellas is brought to the BBC with an all-star cast including Judi Dench.
The story follows the lives and loves of the inhabitants of the northern market town over a year in the mid 1800s. Amongst other things the arrival of a new doctor and the ever-encroaching railway provide the townsfolk with plenty to get excited about.
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| Network: | BBC-1 , BBC |
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| Genre(s): | Drama |
| Creators: | Sue Birtwistle, Susie Conklin |
| Seasons: | 2, 1 |
| Cast | Credit |
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| Francesca Annis | Lady Ludlow |
| Julia Sawalha | Jessie Brown |
| Lesley Manville | Mrs Rose |
| Philip Glenister | Mr Carter |
| Deborah Findlay | Miss Augusta Tomkinson |
| Greg Wise | Lord Charles Maulver |
| Andrew Buchan | Jem Hearne |
| Michael Gambon | Mr Holbrook |
| Judi Dench | Miss Matty Jenkins |
| Selina Griffiths | Miss Caroline Tomkinson |
| Kimberley Nixon | Sophy Hutton |
| Barbara Flynn | Mrs Jamieson |
| Lisa Dillon | Miss Mary Smith |
| Alex Etel | Harry Gregson |
| Imelda Staunton | Miss Pole |
| Julia MacKenzie | Mrs Forrester |
| Simon Woods | Dr Frank Harrison |
| Jim Carter | Captain Brown |
| Eileen Atkins | Miss Deborah Jenkins |
| Simon Wood | Dr Frank Harrison |
