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The Original Gossip Girls A sleepy 1840s English village comes to life with gossip, parties, romances, sudden death, bankruptcy and the drama of an encroaching railway in the three-part Cranford, based on the beloved Victorian-era writings of Elizabeth Gaskell, who combines the romantic flair of Jane Austen with the class consciousness of Charles Dickens. The all-star cast includes Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins (winner of a 2008 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress for this role), Michael Gambon and enough other top actors to populate a picturesque hamlet. Look for Return to Cranford coming in January. Masterpiece Classic/Cranford Sun, 12/20 at 9pm on WGBH 2/HD Nolin Creek near Hodgenville, Kentucky. Thomas Lincoln was an uneducated carpenter and a farmer. Nancy Lincoln had little or no schooling and could not write. 8:30 2/HD Now 44 Lincoln: Prelude to the Presidency As a lawyer traveling Illinois’ Eighth Judicial Circuit, Abraham Lincoln made two simulta-
neous journeys. He gained respect as a skilled attorney and mesmerizing speaker, but he also built a political base and refined his views on the important issues of the day, many of which he would face in the White House. 9pm 2/HD Bill Moyers Journal 9:30 44 Looking for Lincoln (See 12/15 at 10pm)
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