Written by Lin Coghlan & Shaun McKenna
Co-Created and Directed by Josh Roche
Based on the original novel by Elizabeth Gaskell
Stream On Demand from Home
Watch online any time between 7.30pm on 19 January and 11.59pm on 22 January 2027. Choose any date to book tickets to watch from home.
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As this OT On Screen production will be enjoyed from outside the theatre, we ask people to pay what they’re happy to give, starting from £15.
I won’t listen to reason. Reason always means what someone else has to say.
Welcome to Cranford: a small town where gossip travels fast and traditions run deep. But in the 1840s, change is coming – whether anyone likes it or not.
Tamsin Greig (Black Books, Green Wing, Friday Night Dinner, Episodes) leads an ensemble cast as Matty Jenkyns, who lives at the centre of a close-knit community of formidable women. Their lives are governed by a web of peculiar customs and unspoken rules. But as the outside world rushes in, the residents of Cranford must navigate troubled friendships, lost love, and the challenge of holding on to what matters most.
Elizabeth Gaskell’s 1853 novel celebrates the complexities of everyday life with humour, heart, and extraordinary insight. It stands alongside her North and South and Wives and Daughters as a masterpiece of Victorian fiction. Director Josh Roche reunites with writers Lin Coghlan and Shaun McKenna following their ‘masterpiece’ adaptation of The Forsyte Saga at the RSC.
“Wonderfully funny … Profound ideas and strong values sleep beneath everyday tales of bonnets and cakes.”
The Guardian on Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford
“Masterful, gripping, a must-see.”
The Times on The Forsyte Saga
Cast
Tamsin Greig
Matty Jenkyns
Sara Crowe
Mrs Forester
Abigail Cruttenden
Deborah Jenkyns/Lady Glenmire
Saffron Dey
Martha/Young Matty
Alexandra Gilbreath
Miss Pole
Jonny Glynn
Older Peter/Signor Brunoni/Mr Johnson/Rev Jenkyns/Mulliner
Michael Lumsden
Tom Holbrook/Dr Hoggins/Dobson
Robert Merriam
Jem Hearn/Young Peter
Sara Powell
Mrs Jamieson
Phoebe Pryce
Eliza Cleghorn
Creative Team
Lin Coghlan
Co-Creator & Writer
Shaun McKenna
Co-Creator & Writer
Elizabeth Gaskell
Writer
Josh Roche
Co-Creator & Director
Natalie Johnson
Set & Costume Designer
Jamie Platt
Lighting Designer
Max Pappenheim
Sound Designer & Composer
Jacob Sparrow
Casting Consultant
Charlotte Rogers
Assistant Director
Evelien Van Camp
Associate Costume Designer