Lark Rise to Candleford I would like to share with you one of my all times TV series favourite called Lark Rise to Candleford which was immensely popular in the UK when first shown. I revisited this summer all 4 seasons of the show for its heart warming stories, colourful characters and stunning photography. I would highly recommend it as a must watch this autumn / winter.
Inspired by Flora Thompson's novel, 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 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 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 Post Mistress at the local Post Office in Candleford. Through these two characters, viewers experience the force of friendship as Laura and Dorcas see each other through the best and worst of times.
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