"Cranford" Return to Cranford: Part One - August 1844
剧情简介
The residents of Cranford are still fearing the change in their lives that seems inevitable. The railway is now only 5 miles away but apparently stopped when Lady Ludlow refuses to sell the land they would need to complete construction. Her death however results in the return from Italy of her son Septimus, who cares little of the family name and only for the money he may get from his inheritance. He's also prepared to swindle young Harry Gregson, now at Eton, to get what he wants. For Martha and Jem, they are happy living with Miss Matty but tragedy will strike. All of Cranford is abuzz with the arrival of Mr. Buxton and his son William and ward Emilia Whyte. He's made his fortune in salt but like many of his generation, is wary of the future and believes that the railway is just another unproven fad. In these momentous times, Miss Matty decides to take the lead and see just how she might be able to influence her friends and Mr. Buxton into accepting what she sees as the inevitable.