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Cranford chronicles5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The actress currently appears opposite Simon Callow at the RSC through Feb. "I am so excited to be doing 'Cranford Chronicles.' A summer of fun to look forward to!," said Dench in the announcement. Who will embrace the changes on offer by becoming modern?"ĭame Dench will play the role of Miss Matty Jenkyns, "whose hopes and lively spirit were crushed when she was forced as a young woman to give up the man she loved and to live afterwards in the shadow of her elder sister, Deborah, the arbiter of correctness in Cranford." Further casting is yet to be announced. "Some people find romance and opportunities, while others fear the breakdown of social order. Set in 1842 in "a small rural Cheshire town on the cusp of great changes," the drama "captures the small absurdities and major tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford, as they are besieged by forces they cannot hope to withstand," reads a BBC release. ![]() "Cranford Chronicles" will begin filming this April in the Cotswolds and London. BBC Drama Production and WGBH will produce in association with Chestermead Ltd. A five-part BBC One serial, "Cranford Chronicles" was created by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin based on the three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell. ![]()
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