Return to Cranford
| Return to Cranford | |
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Promotional poster
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| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by |
Sue Birtwistle Susie Conklin |
| Written by | Heidi Thomas |
| Directed by | Simon Curtis |
| Composer(s) | Carl Davis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Kate Harwood Rebecca Eaton |
| Producer(s) | Sue Birtwistle |
| Cinematography | Ben Smithard |
| Editor(s) | Frances Parker |
| Camera setup | Panavision Genesis HD Camera |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
BBC WGBH Boston Chestermead |
| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | HDTV |
| Original release | 20 December 2009 – 27 December 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Cranford (2007 TV series) Cranford (1972 TV series) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Return to Cranford (known in the United Kingdom as the Cranford Christmas Special) is the two-part second season of a British television series directed by Simon Curtis. The teleplay by Heidi Thomas was based on material from two novellas and a short story by Elizabeth Gaskell published between 1849 and 1863: Cranford, The Moorland Cottage and The Cage at Cranford. Themes from My Lady Ludlow, Mr Harrison's Confessions and The Last Generation in England are included to provide continuity with the first series.
The two-part Christmas special was transmitted in the UK by BBC One in December 2009. In the United States, it was broadcast by PBS as part of its Masterpiece Theatre series in January 2010. Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Julia McKenzie, Deborah Findlay, and Barbara Flynn reprised their roles, with Jonathan Pryce, Celia Imrie, Lesley Sharp, Nicholas Le Prevost, Jodie Whittaker, Tom Hiddleston, Michelle Dockery, Matthew McNulty and Rory Kinnear joining the cast.
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