Cranford

[MarsLady]

Wonderful

Why is there a shortage of men. Is it something to do with the Napoleonic wars (orms weak grasp of this period in history shows itself)? Or is it just this particular place that frighten eligible men off?

I think it is implied in the book that something befalls any married chap who comes to live in Cranford because its ladies are Amazons
The Napoleonic Wars, and the longer lifespan of women, (once they have survived the lottery of childbearing) are the probable reasons IMO OrmIrian

It was so not the same piece of lace though!

www.cranfordchronicles.com/ look at this !

oooh gold star Maryannsingleton! How interesting! will have trouble preventing myself from looking at the spoilers!

Will we get to meet Septimus?
Dying dying dying to know who would play him!

hope so !

it has got to be a part for David Walliams or maybe David Tennant(hopeful emotican)

meant to say that lovely man who was Prentice in The Crow Road is in it next week !

oh yes, David Walliams !

Aw, Joseph McFadden? God I loved the Crow Road

Fabulous! one of the best things I have watched on telly for ages... very very funny.. Dh sat next to me saying - what are you laughing at... why is that funny?

I used to be JennT JenT.

Oooh Jennster have I done the wrong thing by choosing this name? I haven't been on here long I could find something else if you would prefer?

Marina - I just knew you'd have liked The Crow Road !!

God no JenT it's a great name

oh poor Miss Matty...

Why are there no married couples in Cranford?

I'm having trouble empathising with all the 'I loved him but I needed to stay at home and look after my father/sister/10000s of younger brothers and sisters' stuff.

I'm guessing that's part of it. All the women are trapped in some way and I'm guessing the outside world, whether it's the railway or the valentine cards, or god forbid, Manchester will all come together to change Cranford for ever.

dh and i, having not read mrs gaskill KNEW mr holbrook would get ill before he returned. i was bemoaning the predictability and then my (beloved) dh turned to me and said, sophable, remember this is the beginning of the plot twist.

i love him

I don't think I can sob anymore. I just watched 2 episodes back to back.

First Deborah, then Walter and now Mr Holbrooke!

not as bad as in pursuit of happyness though eh mars? (not taht i've seen that, but remember your post).

bless your dh sophable !

I am adoring this programme
The cast is beyond compare
DS 13 is hooked as well