Original title
Lark Rise to Candleford
Released
1/13/2008
Origin country
GB
Genre
Drama
Production companies
BBC
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
4
Number of episodes
40
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.
Behind the scenes of the feature-length Xmas special.
Bill Gallagher - Executive Writer/Producer
Family is the main theme in Lark Rise
Poverty, Change, and the slow pace of Life in Lark Rise to Candleford
The Pratts, the role of women in Lark Rise to Candleford
The Love Story in Lark Rise to Candleford
Overview regarding the production of Lark Rise to Candleford.
Research and interviews regarding the costumes
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.
Laura Timmins moves from her home in Lark Rise to Candleford, where not everyone is ready to welcome her in.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
As Lark Rise and Candleford prepare for Christmas, a beguiling stranger arrives.
James Dowland arrives in town, aiming to put Candleford on the map with his new hotel.
Dorcas Lane sets out to defeat the dashing James Dowland in the parish council elections.
The death of Miss Ellison's father unites the communities of Lark Rise and Candleford.
Baby Annie Timmins stirs up emotions of days gone by and loves yet to be found.
Everybody rallies around to show support for Laura's new role in the post office.
A clock inauguration brings much anticipation, but sadness looms for the Timmins family.
The hot summer brings a surprise visitor to Candleford, but Dorcas' mind is elsewhere.
Young love brings together the feuding communities of Lark Rise and Fordlow.
Patterson's wife is struck with illness, and gives him permission to seek a new wife.
A storm reveals a secret romance, but also makes the address on a letter indecipherable.
Dorcas welcomes a hospitalised James' son into the post office, causing turmoil.
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.
Emma is set to inherit a fortune, enough to move the Timmins to a big house in Candleford.
When a Lark Rise tree starts to 'bleed', the hamlet becomes rife with talk of witchcraft.
Alf throws a party to celebrate moving into a cottage of his own.
When an epidemic hits Lark Rise during harvest time, help comes from an unlikely source.
Dorcas is fascinated by the wealthy recluse Mr Reppington. What is his true identity?
Daniel starts a newspaper campaign against Peg Leg's lack of a war pension.
The locals hear rumours that Sir Timothy has returned. They are thrilled, but where is he?
A talented seamstress arrives in Candleford and strikes up an instant bond with Pearl.
When the school loses its teacher, Emma discovers a talent she never knew she had.
When Mrs Mullins discovers Emily is pregnant, she assumes that Daniel is the father.
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.
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.
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.
Young widower Gabriel Cochrane arrives in Candleford looking for a new start.
The folks of Lark Rise and Candleford are thrown into a frenzy of creative writing.
Thomas is euphoric when he lands the job of organising the church bazaar.
The locals celebrate the arrival of the fair, while Dorcas struggles to cope with Gabriel.
Daniel plans a cricket match, but has trouble putting the team together.
Caroline returns to Lark Rise and Gabriel finally completes his invention.
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