TY - ADVS AU - Wood,Antony AU - Hampshire,Susan AU - Healy,Tim AU - McGann,Mark AU - StJohn,Julia AU - Siberry,Michael AU - Scarborough,Victoria AU - Meredith,Ifan AU - Callard,Rebecca AU - Nott,Julian AU - Davies,Russell T. AU - MacKinnon,Douglas AU - Smith,Noella AU - Flitcroft,Kim AU - Fullarton,Morag AU - Thompson,Chris AU - Evans,David AU - Roach,Julian AU - Harding,Sarah AU - Bhose,Indra AU - Horn,Ken AU - Nordell,Inez ED - Granada Productions. ED - Granada Television. ED - Granada Media (Firm) ED - ITV (Firm) ED - Acorn Media (Firm) TI - The Grand PY - 2008///] CY - Silver Spring, MD PB - Distributed by Acorn Media KW - Hotels KW - England KW - Manchester KW - Drama KW - Hotelkeepers KW - Employees KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Nineteen twenties KW - Manchester (England) KW - Television programs KW - lcgft N1 - Title from container; Originally broadcast on British and PBS television during the 1997-1998 seasons; Contains all 18 episodes from the television series; Special features: Photo gallery; filmography; Volume 1: Series 1, episodes 1-4 / written by Russell T. Davies ; directed by Douglas Mackinnon and Noella Smith -- Volume 2: Series 1, episodes 5-8 / written by Russell T. Davies ; directed by Kim Flitcroft and Morag Fullarton -- Volume 3: Series 2, episodes 1-4 / written by Russell T. Davies and Chris Thompson ; directed by Morag Fullarton and David Evans -- Volume 4: Series 2, episodes 5-7 / written by Julian Roach, Russell T. Davies and Chris Thompson ; directed by Sarah Harding and Indra Bhose -- Volume 5: Series 2, episodes 8-10 / written by Russell T. Davies ; directed by Indra Bhose and Ken Horn; Directors of photography, Doug Hallows, Gordon McGregor ; editors, Peter Hallworth, Paul Griffiths-Davies ; music, Julian Nott ; production designer, Paul Rowan ; costume design, Inez Nordell; Susan Hampshire, Tim Healy, Mark McGann, Julia St. John, Michael Siberry, Victoria Scarborough, Ifan Meredith, Rebecca Callard N2 - As the most opulent hotel in Manchester, England, during the decadent Roaring '20s, The Grand is more than a building. It's a nexus for schemes, scandals, romance and intrigue. For owner John Bannerman, The Grand symbolizes a tradition of luxury and elegance begun by his father. For Marcus Bannerman, it becomes a risky investment and a way to entice his brother's wife into bed. And for the maids and porters employed there, it represents a possible escape from their hardscrabble pasts-- and an endless source of backstairs gossip ER -