Lark Rise to Candleford
TV-PG2008•1h 0m•8.4/10
Drama
Ratings
🎬TMDb
8.4/10(33)
Set in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, the series chronicles the daily lives of farm-workers, craftsmen and gentry at the end of the 19th Century. Lark Rise to Candleford is a love letter to a vanished corner of rural England and a heart-warming drama series teeming with wit, wisdom and romance.
Production
BBC
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
January 13, 2008
Last Aired
February 13, 2011
Networks
BBC One
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2008-01-13
Laura Timmins moves from her home in Lark Rise to Candleford, where not everyone is ready to welcome her in.
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2008-01-20
Laura is getting settled when Mrs Macey's husband finds a way out of prison which becomes hot gossip in town. Caroline has to go to court and possibly debtor's prison, something Laura's father is trying to avoid.
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2008-01-27
Widow Old Amos announces that he has decided to get married again to his maid Patty. His friends are worried that she is just marrying him for his money. Robert manages to upset his family and the residents of the village when he refuses to let his children sing a song in praise of the Tories at the local church concert.
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2008-02-03
Mr Ashlow arrives in Candleford looking for his estranged daughters, Ruby and Pearl Pratt. Can they forgive him for deserting them when they needed him most? Caroline hides from a bailiff.
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2008-02-10
Dorcas looks after the inspector after he gets injured and he soon realises his evaluation of her may have been wrong. Elsewhere, Emma is annoyed with Robert's kindhearted gesture.
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2008-02-17
After Robert does a charitable act taking in a family, he ends up caring for a young child. Zillah and Lady Adelaide end up wanting to become foster parents which makes life harder for Sir Timothy. Elsewhere, Thomas becomes unsettled when his devotion for Miss Ellison goes unanswered.
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2008-02-24
Sam Braby is under the influence of alcohol and attacks his wife which makes Emma take it upon herself to help him quit. Elsewhere, the bond between Dorcas and Sir Timothy is starting to get on Lady Adelaide's nerves.
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2008-03-02
Candleford plays host to a new school headmaster who brings new opportunities for the residents, but also brings their old culture back to life. Sir Timothy is not pleased though as Dorcas has taken a liking to the new guy.
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2008-03-09
Caroline is back to prove she's a changed woman after her stint in jail, Dorcas is stumped over a piece of embroidery, and Edmund is hurt whilst poaching. Has karma come back to get him?
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2008-03-23
Phil gets argumentative with Laura's family after Laura confronts him, Dorcas is thinking about leaving Candleford, and Caroline doesn't want to go through her baby's birth alone.
Cast
Olivia Hallinan
Laura Timmins
Julia Sawalha
Dorcas Lane
Claudie Blakley
Emma Timmins
Brendan Coyle
Robert Timmins
Ruby Bentall
Minnie Mude
John Dagleish
Alf Arless
Mark Heap
Thomas Brown
Dawn French
Caroline Arless
Victoria Hamilton
Ruby Pratt
Matilda Ziegler
Pearl Pratt
Linda Bassett
Queenie Turrill
Karl Johnson
Twister Turrill
Sarah Lancashire
Adult Laura
Thomas Rhys Jones
Edmund Timmins
Hope Yeomans
Lizzie Arless
Richard Harrington
Gabriel Cochrane
