It's August 1844 and one year since the small Cheshire market town celebrated the marriage of Sophy Hutton to Dr Harrison, and Miss Matty lost her beloved sister, Deborah. Miss Matty knows only too well that faces will always come and go in Cranford, but for now she is happy that her dear brother, Peter is home from India and that Martha, Jem and baby Tilly make for a lively household.

Episode 3

Premiered December 27, 2009
Episode 3

A surprise wedding between Captain Brown and Lady Glenmire causes a fracture of old friendships. Meanwhile, Matty feels she has unwittingly opened Pandora's box and fears that Cranford will never recover. But she resolves to take positive action and organises an event for Christmas Eve that will draw the town together.

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