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Return to Cranford

Lesley Sharp , Jodie Whittaker , Simon Curtis    NR (Not Rated)   DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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This two-part saga from the second season opens to a struggling Cranford, a traditional English village that in autumn 1844 is airing the conflicts that accompany progress. Miss Matty Jenkyns (Judi Dench), after having closed her business in the last series, is happily babysitting the child of her maid, Martha (Claudie Blakley). This gives the ladies in town something to gossip about, as does every other small event in this chatty group. The same women populate this new Cranford--the snooty Miss Jamieson (Barbara Flynn), nosy Miss Pole (Imelda Staunton), Miss Forrester (Julia McKenzie), Peggy (Jodie Whittaker), and Erminia (Michelle Dockery)--while a few new men added into the mix creates options for love interests throughout. In Part One, Peggy, visiting her dead father's grave, bumps into William Baxton (Tom Hiddleston), a young and dapper gentleman who becomes a central character in Cranford's growing divide between those who want a railroad coming through town and those who don't. While politics are sorted, scenes alternate between heated public debates and intimate domestic exchanges to make Return to Cranford as charming as the first incarnations of this historical drama. The emphasis on the ways the women in town navigate thorny social situations remains primary in Return to Cranford. Babies are born and the elderly pass away while the ladies busily decide what to make of it all. While Part One focuses on catch-up, showing where each crone stands on the latest current events, Part Two attempts more to challenge outmoded cultural values such as elitism and to show how the community members toughen up to become a courageous bunch. Unfortunately, Miss Matty discovers that solidarity is hard to come by in this small village, and Part Two is as much about a town falling apart as it is about ways to heal sore feelings and a violated landscape. Ultimately, life marches on in this pleasurably fictionalized glimpse into England's past. --Trinie Dalton

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5.0 out of 5 stars a must have Feb 13 2010
By joyful spirit TOP 500 REVIEWER
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If you liked the first Cranford, you simply must continue the story by "returning to Cranford". Shorter than the first but a wonderful convincing continuation of the first story, although omitting a few characters from the old and adding a few delightful new ones. Totally worth the money, I watched the whole thing through in the afternoon, then turned around and watched it over later that evening. A few spots (danger, death) that wouldn't be suitable for very small children, my 12 and 13 year old daughters loved it along with me.
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I'm located in Canada. I ordered 'Return to Cranford' Blu-Ray from a British supplier. It will not run in my blu-ray player. I have ordered blu-rays from the UK in the past which did work, but there is some sort of block on this particular BBC product.

So be sure to purchase only from North American suppliers. Note that my star rating indicates only that I have not been able to watch the series due to the issue listed above.
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4.0 out of 5 stars More Cranford Oct 6 2011
By Pamela Mckinnon TOP 500 REVIEWER
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I love the Cranford stories. They are funny but realistic to the way life would have been at that time. I enjoyed these dvds and if you like period pieces, you will like this. Of course Judi Densch being in it really helps!!! Love her!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Return to Cranford
Agreat follow up for 'Cranford' I love a movie that makes one laugh and cry and involve me in the intensity of their lives. I felt this as I watched 'Return to Cranford.'
Published on Mar 19 2011 by Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars Return to Cranford
Enjoyable from start to finish and beautifully acted. Illustrates the coming of the railway to a small English town and the huge implications thereof.
Published on Nov 22 2010 by chaddygram
2.0 out of 5 stars Poor Script
I saw the original production of Cranford and quite liked it; however, I find the Return to Cranford sticking to the shirt tails of the original, but it slips off. Read more
Published on Sep 14 2010 by M. Mckeown
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this movie!
I enjoyed The Return to Cranford so much that I ordered the box set to see the original, which was fabulous.
Published on Aug 29 2010 by Patricia A. Mclellan
4.0 out of 5 stars Sequels
I have to say that despite the quality of this movie, along with its expert tie-ins to the first movie, I was greatly disappointed by all the sadness. Read more
Published on July 4 2010 by Renee Chandler
5.0 out of 5 stars Return to Cranford
Return to Cranford is just as great as the original Cranford. So very watchable.
The acting is top notch and the sets are so authentic. Read more
Published on Mar 6 2010 by Katherine Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious
Return to Cranford was a delicious romp through mid-1800's, small-town England. We loved the first in this series Cranford and this two episode Return did not disappoint! Read more
Published on Mar 4 2010 by Movie Lyn
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