Lark Rise to Candleford

2008-01-13 · Season 1 follows the relationship of two contrasting communities: Lark Rise, the small hamlet gently holding on to the past, and Candleford, the small market town bustling into the future. Seen through the eyes of young Laura, their inhabitants endure many upheavals and struggles as the inexorably change comes; their stories by turns poignant, spirited and uplifting.

S01 E01 · 2008-01-13 · 60 min

Episode 1

Laura Timmins moves from her home in Lark Rise to Candleford, where not everyone is ready to welcome her in.

S01 E02 · 2008-01-20 · 60 min

Episode 2

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.

S01 E03 · 2008-01-27 · 60 min

Episode 3

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.

S01 E04 · 2008-02-03 · 60 min

Episode 4

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.

S01 E05 · 2008-02-10 · 60 min

Episode 5

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.

S01 E06 · 2008-02-17 · 60 min

Episode 6

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.

S01 E07 · 2008-02-24 · 60 min

Episode 7

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.

S01 E08 · 2008-03-02 · 60 min

Episode 8

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.

S01 E09 · 2008-03-09 · 60 min

Episode 9

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?

S01 E10 · 2008-03-23 · 60 min

Episode 10

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.

2008-12-21 · Season 2 sees the arrival of a dashing and elegant stranger in Candleford. Rich, enterprising, worldly and without a wife, James Dowling is a successful businessman with a string of London hotels, and has come to transform Candleford and bring it new prosperity. But not everyone welcomes his entrepreneurial qualities and it isn't long before he is sparring with the spirited, yet suddenly unusually flustered, Dorcas and aggravating the pride of the male Lark Risers with his superior business acumen and somewhat overbearing manner.

S02 E01 · 2008-12-21 · 60 min

Episode 1

As Lark Rise and Candleford prepare for Christmas, a beguiling stranger arrives.

S02 E02 · 2009-01-04 · 60 min

Episode 2

James Dowland arrives in town, aiming to put Candleford on the map with his new hotel.

S02 E03 · 2009-01-11 · 60 min

Episode 3

Dorcas Lane sets out to defeat the dashing James Dowland in the parish council elections.

S02 E04 · 2009-01-18 · 60 min

Episode 4

The death of Miss Ellison's father unites the communities of Lark Rise and Candleford.

S02 E05 · 2009-01-25 · 60 min

Episode 5

Baby Annie Timmins stirs up emotions of days gone by and loves yet to be found.

S02 E06 · 2009-02-01 · 60 min

Episode 6

Everybody rallies around to show support for Laura's new role in the post office.

S02 E07 · 2009-02-08 · 60 min

Episode 7

A clock inauguration brings much anticipation, but sadness looms for the Timmins family.

S02 E08 · 2009-02-15 · 60 min

Episode 8

The hot summer brings a surprise visitor to Candleford, but Dorcas' mind is elsewhere.

S02 E09 · 2009-02-22 · 60 min

Episode 9

Young love brings together the feuding communities of Lark Rise and Fordlow.

S02 E10 · 2009-03-01 · 60 min

Episode 10

Patterson's wife is struck with illness, and gives him permission to seek a new wife.

S02 E11 · 2009-03-08 · 60 min

Episode 11

A storm reveals a secret romance, but also makes the address on a letter indecipherable.

S02 E12 · 2009-03-15 · 60 min

Episode 12

Dorcas welcomes a hospitalised James' son into the post office, causing turmoil.

2010-01-10 · In season 3, a journalist named Daniel arrives to deliver the news that Emma has been left some money. There's a substantial sum to be claimed if Emma can prove her right to the money and there's a rags to riches story in it for Daniel's newspaper. As Robert and Emma contemplate their change in fortunes, Laura, who is fascinated to meet a real writer, shows Daniel around Lark Rise. Elsewhere, the Pratt sisters are keeping secrets from one another; Margaret confides in Dorcas that she and Thomas are trying for a baby, and Minnie - in her attempt to live by Dorcas's advice of always telling the truth - ends up offending almost everyone who comes to the post office.

S03 E01 · 2010-01-10 · 60 min

Episode 1

Emma is set to inherit a fortune, enough to move the Timmins to a big house in Candleford.

S03 E02 · 2010-01-17 · 60 min

Episode 2

When a Lark Rise tree starts to 'bleed', the hamlet becomes rife with talk of witchcraft.

S03 E03 · 2010-01-24 · 60 min

Episode 3

Alf throws a party to celebrate moving into a cottage of his own.

S03 E04 · 2010-01-31 · 60 min

Episode 4

When an epidemic hits Lark Rise during harvest time, help comes from an unlikely source.

S03 E05 · 2010-02-07 · 60 min

Episode 5

Dorcas is fascinated by the wealthy recluse Mr Reppington. What is his true identity?

S03 E06 · 2010-02-14 · 60 min

Episode 6

Daniel starts a newspaper campaign against Peg Leg's lack of a war pension.

S03 E07 · 2010-02-21 · 60 min

Episode 7

The locals hear rumours that Sir Timothy has returned. They are thrilled, but where is he?

S03 E08 · 2010-02-28 · 60 min

Episode 8

A talented seamstress arrives in Candleford and strikes up an instant bond with Pearl.

S03 E09 · 2010-03-07 · 60 min

Episode 9

When the school loses its teacher, Emma discovers a talent she never knew she had.

S03 E10 · 2010-03-14 · 60 min

Episode 10

When Mrs Mullins discovers Emily is pregnant, she assumes that Daniel is the father.

S03 E11 · 2010-03-21 · 60 min

Episode 11

Mischief Night approaches and people are planning tricks to play on their neighbours. Laura is not in the mood - Fisher Bloom has returned, intent on winning her back.

S03 E12 · 2010-03-28 · 60 min

Episode 12

Dorcas is faced with the heartbreaking prospect of losing her home and denying Sydney his dream of running the post office one day. And Laura is torn between the love of two men.

2011-01-09 · Set at the end of the 19th century, season 4 sees newcomer Gabriel Cochrane arrive in Candleford with a vendetta against the evil banker Steerforth, who he feels has tricked him into losing his business. Elsewhere, Dorcas makes an ill-judged intervention, Minnie becomes worried that Alfie might fall out of love with her and Emma is left in a precarious financial position.

S04 E01 · 2011-01-09 · 60 min

Episode 1

Young widower Gabriel Cochrane arrives in Candleford looking for a new start.

S04 E02 · 2011-01-16 · 60 min

Episode 2

The folks of Lark Rise and Candleford are thrown into a frenzy of creative writing.

S04 E03 · 2011-01-23 · 60 min

Episode 3

Thomas is euphoric when he lands the job of organising the church bazaar.

S04 E04 · 2011-01-30 · 60 min

Episode 4

The locals celebrate the arrival of the fair, while Dorcas struggles to cope with Gabriel.

S04 E05 · 2011-02-06 · 60 min

Episode 5

Daniel plans a cricket match, but has trouble putting the team together.

S04 E06 · 2011-02-13 · 60 min

Episode 6

Caroline returns to Lark Rise and Gabriel finally completes his invention.