Comments on: Return to Cranford (2009)

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:56:28 +0000

I adored the 2007 series – Cranford was both well acted and well written, and crucially it captured the spirit of Elizabeth Gaskell’s wonderful writing. When the Christmas special was announced I was excited to see it, and perhaps that’s partially why I was so disappointed with the end result. The 2009 special wasn’t bad, as such, but to me it felt like a soap opera along the lines of Larkrise to Candleford (which is nice enough, I suppose, but I feel it’s a little TOO cheesy) It just isn’t of the same calibre as the 2007 series at all.

My main complaint with the 2009 special is this: aside from the character of Matilda, the special doesn’t deal with the development of any of the characters that we had been introduced to during the series. Instead, we are presented with a series of new characters who are we are supposed to care about instantly, but who haven’t been given the chance to be developed over time. So I didn’t really care about the story arcs of most of the new characters. It would have been much more interesting to see the development of past characters instead – how Dr Harrison and Sophie cope with married life, how Miss Tomkinson and the butcher deal with it, etc.

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By: cindy

cindy — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:57:28 +0000

Wonderful adaptation and simply delightful to watch!

By: Nigel

Nigel — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:07:02 +0000

In case you are wondering, the railway scenes were all filmed at the Foxfield Railway at Blythe Bridge in Staffordshire and I had the pleasure to be the driver for the 5 day shoot. If you want to come and sample the wonderful countryside and visit Hanbury Halt then the railway operates weekends from Easter to October.

By: Anorthite

Anorthite — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:13:46 +0000

Oh, I’m glad you liked it! I look forward to seeing it. Of course, I always want something interesting to happen to Mary.

By: Ana T

Ana T — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:58:18 +0000

To all of you who haven’t watched it yet I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Charleybrown, that means that at least for me they ended it with a high note. Speaking of Dr. Harrison did you watch Cranford’s Under The Bonnet? I thought it was really interesting…

By: CenouradoLado

CenouradoLado — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:18:54 +0000

Adorei esta série. Agora que me preparo para ver o episódio de Natal acho que vou mas é começar por rever a primeira e, assim, fazer durar o gosto que me dá vê-las.
:)

By: Shannan

Shannan — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:55:03 +0000

I missed it so now I have to wait for the DVD I thought it was the original Cranford when I saw it in the guide on Direct tv. I am glad you enjoyed it.

By: Charleybrown

Charleybrown — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:55:32 +0000

I did enjoy Return to Cranford but I didn’t feel quite as connected to the characters this time (partly due to the shorter length). I don’t think we’ll be seeing a Cranford 3 though since I believe I read that Heidi Thomas mentioned this would be the last word. IF she did write another one, they would have to bring back Dr. Harrison and Sophy! And of course, I would love to see Dr. Marshland and Mary reunited!

By: Maria Grazia

Maria Grazia — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:14:55 +0000

I can’t wait. Maybe I’ll be able to watch it very soon, who knows? It looks delicious and I agree with you: why not Cranford 3 ?