Before long the whole town is abuzz with gossip, and Mrs Macey fears that the damage to her reputation will force her to leave Candleford. Postwoman Mrs Macey receives news that her husband Dan has escaped from prison. The episode ends with the inhabitants celebrating their victory. By the quiet intervention of Dorcas, a way is found for the hamlet to be included within the limit. When Lark Rise residents challenge the post office's 'eight-mile rule' that forces them to pay for delivery of telegrams, Laura finds herself torn between communities. Postmistress Dorcas Lane gives Laura a warm welcome, but other residents of Candleford aren't so generous. Young country girl Laura Timmins leaves her friends and family in the hamlet of Lark Rise to start her first job at the post office in the nearby town of Candleford. The country scenes, including all the comings and goings of the lord of the manor, were shot at Chavenage House north of Tetbury, Gloucestershire. The outdoor filming at these locations for the first series took 25 days, spread over a 5-month period. According to the BBC planning application, Hatt Farm in Box was used because of its proximity to existing cornfields and farm buildings, and Park Farm in Neston Park was chosen for its unspoilt character and attractive traditional buildings. The villages of Lark Rise and Candleford were both created from scratch on farms in Box and Neston Park, near Corsham in Wiltshire. Interior scenes were shot in a warehouse on Beeches Industrial Estate, in Yate, South Gloucestershire. Danny Webb as Mr Macey (Series 1, 1 episode).Peter Vaughan as Reverend Ellison (Series 1, 2 episodes).Maggie Steed as Mrs Herring (Series 2, 1 episode).Sheridan Smith as Cinderella Doe (Series 2, 1 episode).Claire Skinner as Mrs Macey (Series 1, 2 episodes).Paul Ritter as Mr Steerforth (Series 4, 1 episode).Robert Pugh as Walter Arless (Series 2, 1 episode mentioned throughout Series 1).Ronald Pickup as Old Peg Leg (Series 3, 1 episode).Hattie Morahan as Miss Enid (Series 3, 1 episode).Stephen Campbell Moore as James Delafield (Series 1, 1 episode).Nigel Harman as Samuel Braby (Series 1, 1 episode).Burn Gorman as Benedict Marley (Series 4, 1 episode).Michelle Fairley as Elizabeth Patterson (Series 2, 10 episode).Oliver Dimsdale as George Ellison (Series 2, 4 episode).Phil Davis as Arthur Ashlow (Series 1, 1 episode).Camille Coduri as Patty (Series 1, 1 episode).Rosie Cavaliero as Mrs Mullins (Series 3, 1 episode).Samantha Bond as Celestia Brice-Coulson (Series 2, 1 episode).Lorraine Ashbourne as Lil Spicer (Series 2, 1 episode).Through these two characters, viewers experience the force of friendship as Laura and Dorcas see each other through the best and worst of times.Ĭast Main cast Character The story is seen through the eyes of a young girl, Laura Timmins ( Olivia Hallinan), as she leaves Lark Rise to start a new life under the wing of her mother's cousin, the independent and effervescent Dorcas Lane ( Julia Sawalha), who is postmistress at the local post office in Candleford. The series chronicles the daily lives of farmworkers, craftsmen and gentry observing the characters in loving, boisterous and competing communities of families, rivals, friends and neighbours. The series is set in the small Oxfordshire hamlet of Lark Rise, and the wealthier neighbouring market town of Candleford towards the end of the 19th century. The final series concluded on 13 February 2011. It was announced on 22 January 2011 that the show would not be returning for a fifth series. The fourth and final series began on 9 January 2011 on BBC One and BBC One HD, and was filmed during August 2010. A third series began airing in the UK on 10 January 2010. In the U.S., the series began airing on select PBS stations in the spring of 2009. The first episode aired on 13 January 2008 on BBC One and BBC HD in the UK. Lark Rise to Candleford is a British television costume drama series, adapted by the BBC from Flora Thompson's trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels about the English countryside, published between 19. Lark Rise to Candleford trilogy by Flora Thompson British TV series or programme Lark Rise to Candleford
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