| Return to Cranford |  | Director: Simon Curtis
Actors: Lesley Sharp, Jodie Whittaker, Tom Hiddleston, Jonathan Pryce, Matthew McNulty
Studio: Warner
Category: DVD
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,312
Format: Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.8
MPN: WARDE115904D
UPC: 883929099481
EAN: 0883929099481
ASIN: B002XTBEDI
Release Date: January 26, 2010
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
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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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 Sequels July 4, 2010
Renee Chandler (Canada)
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. I suppose it is the story, but I don't like having to reach for the tissues quite so often. That being said, if you have watched Cranford, this sequel is a must watch to finish the story (even though the ending leaves a little to be desired).
Return to Cranford March 6, 2010
Katherine Thompson
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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. It just looks real - the cast is great and I have recommended this series to my friends as it is worth watching over and over again.
Delicious March 4, 2010
Movie Lyn
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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! The plot moves quickly with rich period detail and variety. The characters are wonderfully written and brilliantly portrayed. If you like tales from this era with vivid characters and cultural twists - you'll LOVE Cranford and the Return!
a must have February 14, 2010
joyful spirit (Ontario Canada)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
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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