The Elizabeth Gaskell Collection (2002)

Three BBC miniseries adapted from Mary Gaskells classic novels. Cranford a market town in the North West of England is a place governed by etiquette custom and above all an intricate network of ladies. It seems that life has always been conducted according to their social rules but Cranford is on the cusp of change? North & South follows Margaret Hale the daughter of a middle-class parson who uproots the family from rural southern England to start a new life in Milton - a northern mill town in the throes of the industrial revolution. Wives and Daughters is set in a richly portrayed society well-stocked with eccentric nobles and gossipy villagers. The well-ordered world of 17-year-old Molly Gibson becomes complicated when her father a respected country doctor remarries after many years of widowhood.Running Time: 828 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/BBC UPC: 883929012695 Manufacturer No: 1000037550 Product Description

Cranford-loved it!

This is a great BBC production. Classic & sweet story of a town that has remained unchanged for many, many years and then comes into the 19th century. October 2, 2008

Wonderful television

If you are looking for a quality set of movies that are truely worthwhile to watch, you have found it in this set! All of these movies are wonderful and very well acted. I can't say enough good about them. It bothers me to see people review these disks without even watching them all, it does no justice to anyone who might like to buy this set! September 8, 2008

WORTH TO TREASURE!

When I got this collection, I didn't know what to expect. I watched Cranford first (love it), then Wives and Daughters (love it too) and lastly North and South (superbly love it, the best period drama I've seen yet, just fell in love with Richard Armitage and Daniella Asby-Ashe) which became my most treasured movie. Cranford is comedy with very good actors, so as Wives and Daughters, while North and South is an addictive drama that will melt your heart to watch it over and over again. A great treasure to keep. BRITISH MOVIES - YOU MADE MY DAY! August 6, 2008

Wicked Awsome movies

these 3 movies are worth buying for wayyyyy more money, i bought them all seperately, wish i had known they came in a set. These are 3 must have movies if ever you wanted nice english period pieces. I have watched them over and over and i think i'll go watch them over now. Definitely fantastic movies, best i've ever had. July 19, 2008

Elizabeth Gaskell rivals Austen and Dickens in portraiture

The Gaskell collection is three very different productions of this quiet author. She draws such beautiful pictures of distinct individuals of many situations in life crossing each others' paths in cotidienne and grand circumstances. If you loved the beautiful "Nicholas Nickleby" that almost no one saw and/or "Pride and Prejudice" we all saw, you will enjoy this interesting set of three detailed stories, elegant costuming; amusing, surprising, cinematic, sad and satisfying. July 14, 2008

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