Cranford - 2nd Mini-Series, Return to Cranford, Announced: Date, Cost, Content and Box Art

Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Francesca Annis and Julia McKenzie return in the Emmy-winning® drama based on the novels by Elizabeth Gaskell. Miss Matty's house is full of life and bustle. Her dream of having a child in the house has been realized in the birth of Tilly, daughter of her maid Martha and carpenter Jem. Elsewhere, the shadow of the railway still looms, but the line has been halted five miles outside of Cranford - a disaster as far as Captain Brown is concerned.

Meanwhile, as Mr. Buxton returns to town with his son, William, and his niece, Erminia. Miss Matty becomes concerned about another young person - Peggy Bell - who lives in an isolated cottage with her mother and domineering brother. She decides to intervene and engineers an invitation that will bring the four young people together. But when tragedy strikes, she fears she has opened a Pandora's box that Cranford will never recover from.

The BBC's follow-up to the original 2007 mini-series, already reported to be in the-works for DVD, has been officially announced today with the January 19th release of Return to Cranford. This single-disc release running 180 minutes will include both parts of this new production, plus a bonus Featurette called "Cranford In Detail" (approx. 20 minutes). Video is widescreen, audio is English Stereo, and the cost is $24.98 SRP. Here is a look at the packaging: