Customer Reviews
Pure Class - By: R. Storer, 03 Jul 2008 
What a fantastic series, & a real breath of fresh air on television which is polluted with "reality" stars who are famous usually for being talentless.
A quality cast from the top to the bottom, great subtle humour, some very funny moments as well as being heartbreakingin parts. A real gem, a great delight & unfortunatley a real rarity for any channel to produce such an all round class act.
Ideal entertainment for a rainy Sunday afternoon - By: A. B., 02 Jul 2008 I loved this subtle but at the same time poignant period drama series. It brilliantly portrays the lives of serveral middle class women of various ages who have too much time on their hands & therefore any trivial eventin the small town becomes a welcome distraction & the subject of gossip. The arrival of a young, handsome bachelor doctor as well as the building of a railway line through Cranford bring romance, excitement as well as jealousy & anger to the female population.
There is a lot of humorin this series but it is gently ironic & subtle reather than 'in your face'. Very well acted & enjoyable to watch!
a craving for Cranford - By: C. Francis, 30 Jun 2008 All I can say is I want more... I went through this boxsetin a flash, the storylines & the realness of the characters were wonderful. I hadn't heard much about this series but decided to purchase the dvds on a whim as I love period drama & couldn't have made a better choice. Beingin my early twenties & seeing that the cover was solely graced by older women made me wonder whether or not I would be as interested. However can I just say that its the maturer women that make it so enjoyable. Judi Dench does a delightful performance especially! I recommend to all who love a bit of classic period depiction.
Characters you care about, in a happy, sad, funny story. - By: Wennol, 16 Jun 2008 Was a bit of a foolin missing this series when on TV....It is so heartwarming & just plain good. excellent writing, wonderful acting & for a change no sex drugs or rock & roll.... just a pantomime cow?!
Whatever you do ... if your renting this series don't do what I did & presume that the second dvd was just a special features disk. there's 3 episodes on the first & 2 on the second. Believe me you'll want to watch them all back to back without having to harass the postman every morning until the second one arrives. A lovely lovely series. BTW... there's a 2 episode christmas special been commisioned by the BBC according to their website :-)
Apponyi - By: N.Christo, 07 Jun 2008 I liked the series, however, there is a slight anachronism, something the set designer should have prevented. In the last scene, on the second disc, Judy Dench & the others eat orages on plates. The plates are by Herend, its famous pattern Apponyi, rasberry. However the pattern dates only from the 1870, whereas the movie was setin the 1840.Herend, & that particular patter, became very famousin England indeed, though much later
