• Francesca Annis (Lady Ludlow)
• Eileen Atkins (Deborah Jenkyns)
• Sue Birtwistle (Producer)
• Simon Curtis (Director)
• Judi Dench (Matty Jenkyns)
• Rebecca Eaton (Executive Producer, MASTERPIECE)
• Imelda Staunton (Miss Pole)
• Heidi Thomas (Writer)
• Greg Wise (Sir Charles Maulver)

Producer Sue Birtwistle discusses Cranford's journey from inspiration to the screen over more than five years, and the casting that informally started even before the script was finished.