Episode 5

The fifth of five episodes in Cranford. More detailed plot coming soon!

Plot
The ladies of Cranford learn about Miss Matty's financial distress and secretly contribute to her welfare, with the sudden influx of cash explained as being due to the discovery of an error in the bank's bookkeeping. Miss Matty opens a shop selling tea in her parlour. Her maid, Martha, marries Jem Hearne, and the newlyweds lodge with Miss Matty.

Mr. Carter discovers that Lady Ludlow mortgaged the Hanbury estate to meet her son's financial demands, even though she may not have the resources to keep up the repayments. Dr. Harrison has been left heartbroken and living in a home with no furniture and no one to be his housekeeper, as Mrs. Rose went to stay with Miss Pole. Despite Dr Harrison's protestations of innocence, Dr Morgan advises him to leave Cranford, since patients no longer will see him. Mary Smith realizes that it was not he but Dr. Marshland who sent the valentines, and she confronts Dr Marshland about his mischief, and they begin to sort out the misunderstandings that have led to Dr Harrison's predicament.

Dr. Marshland tells Dr. Harrison that Sophy, on returning from a journey, has contracted typhoid fever, and Dr Harrison realizes that Dr Morgan will treat the illness wrong, perhaps leading to Sophy's death.

An accident at the site of the railway injures both Captain Brown and Mr. Carter, the the former in his eye, the latter fatally injured in his leg. Dr Harrison and Dr Marshland endeavor to save him by amputating his leg at the knee, but Mr. Carter does not survive after the operation. It is told to Miss Galindo and Lady Ludlow, who are both present, that perhaps he had an unknown injury in his chest that caused his death. In his will, written by Miss Galindo at his bedside, he leaves his estate of £20,000 to Harry Gregson, £1,000 is to be used for his formal education at Shrewsbury School, and the remainder to be used to redeem the mortgage on Lady Ludlow's estate, but eventually to revert to Harry with interest. Harry accepts the proposition.

Almost immediately after the ordeal with Mr. Carter, Sophy Hutton's two younger sisters arrive at his house and beg for him to come to Sophy. When he arrives, both the vicar, Dr. Morgan, and Mrs. Rose are all at their wits end, and Mrs Rose says that if anyone can save Sophy, Dr. Harrison could. Dr Harrison and Dr Marshland save Sophy from the fever, and so reconciles the relationship between Dr. Harrison and Sophy.

Major Gordon returns from India to propose yet again to Jessie Brown, who accepts at last, and brings with him Matty's long-missing brother Peter. The series concludes with the wedding of Sophy and Dr Harrison.