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Lark Rise To Candleford 4xDVD 2010 The Complete Series Three / 4 Disc Set BBC / Directed by Sue Tully, Patrick Lau, David Tucker, Moira Armstrong, Paul Seed, David Innes Edwards / From the novels by: Flora Thompson / TV Series Season 3
UPC 5051561031830
REGION 2+4 PAL UK DVD
MADE IN THE UK
AUDIO: English 2.0,
SUBTITLES: English for the Hard of Hearing
Total Runtime: 704 minutes (4 discs)
English Summary:
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 1939 and 1943. The first episode aired on 13 January 2008 on BBC One and BBC HD in the UK. In the U.S., the series began airing on select PBS stations in the spring of 2009. A third series began airing in the UK on 10 January 2010.[1] The fourth and final series began on 9 January 2011 on BBC One and BBC One HD,[2] and was filmed during August 2010.
It was announced on 22 January 2011 that the show would not be returning for a fifth series. The final series concluded on 13 February 2011.
Series 3 (2010)
| # | Episode | Writer | Director | Original air date | Viewing figure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | "Episode 1" | Bill Gallagher | Sue Tully | 10 January 2010 | 7.49 million | |
| A young journalist, Daniel Parish, arrives in Lark Rise with exciting news for the Timmins family: Emma is set to inherit a fortune, enough to move the family to a big house in Candleford. Daniel plans to write their rags to riches story for his newspaper, but Dorcas is suspicious of his motives, and when the article is published, it sends shockwaves through the community. | ||||||
| 24 | "Episode 2" | Bill Gallagher | David Tucker | 17 January 2010 | 7.07 million | |
| The Bishop is coming to consecrate the church font and Thomas cannot contain his excitement. But when a Lark Rise tree starts to 'bleed', the hamlet becomes rife with talk of witchcraft, and Thomas is horrified. Dorcas loses her composure and makes a blunder with terrible consequences for Pearl and Ruby. Also, Laura is thrown off balance when Daniel returns to try to win back her affections — but first he has to get around an angry Robert and Emma. | ||||||
| 25 | "Episode 3" | Gaby Chiappe | Patrick Lau | 24 January 2010 | 6.94 million | |
| Alf throws a party to celebrate moving into a cottage of his own. He entertains his guests with a new song, and its haunting words have a profound effect on all of them. Edmund rebels against his parents; Thomas and Margaret have their first marital tiff; and Dorcas's plans to prepare Minnie for marriage and motherhood backfire terribly. | ||||||
| 26 | "Episode 4" | Gaby Chiappe | Patrick Lau | 31 January 2010 | 6.82 million | |
| It's harvest time — the most important time of the year in Lark Rise, when everyone helps to bring in the wheat that will feed them through winter. So when an epidemic hits, it couldn't come at a worse time — with so many sick, how will they gather the wheat and prevent a winter of starvation? For Lark Rise, help comes from an unlikely source. But just when it looks as though their problems are solved, they discover the worst is yet to come. | ||||||
| 27 | "Episode 5" | Bill Gallagher | Moira Armstrong | 7 February 2010 | 6.98 million | |
| There's a mystery in town as Mr. Reppington takes residence in the Golden Lion but remains firmly isolated from the world, and Dorcas Lane is determined to find out why. Emma Timmins fears that the romance has gone out of her marriage and worries over a possible secret admirer, whilst Daniel Parish believes there may be more to Mr. Reppington than meets the eye, not least a story that could make his career. Meanwhile, Ruby Pratt agonizes over whether she should at last leave Candleford to meet her suitor in Pontefract, but cannot face telling her sister Pearl. | ||||||
| 28 | "Episode 6" | Bill Gallagher | Sue Tully | 14 February 2010 | 7.02 million | |
| Daniel has opened a newspaper in Candleford and is on the lookout for a big story. So when old Peg Leg, a Crimean War veteran, arrives for his annual visit to the Timmins', and Daniel learns he has received no war pension, he starts a newspaper campaign against this injustice. But just as Peg Leg's plight looks set to become a national cause celebre, Emma learns that he is not all he seems, a discovery that threatens to break hearts and destroy Daniel's new venture. | ||||||
| 29 | "Episode 7" | Bill Gallagher | Paul Seed | 21 February 2010 | 6.83 million | |
| The locals are rehearsing for their annual production of St. George and the Dragon when they hear rumours that Sir Timothy has returned. They are thrilled at the prospect of performing it for the squire himself, but with the play fast approaching and no sign of Sir Timothy, Dorcas decides to pay him a visit. She finds only Lady Adelaide. As the two women come face to face they are forced to confront their shared history, learning more about each other than they could have imagined. | ||||||
| 30 | "Episode 8" | Rachel Bennette | David Innes Edwards | 28 February 2010 | 6.88 million | |
| Pearl is in a state of panic. She has received a dressmaking commission which could save her ailing business, but without Ruby, there is no way she can do the work in time. So when Enid, a talented seamstress, arrives in Candleford looking for a job, it seems Pearl's prayers have been answered. Pearl and Enid form an instant bond, based on mutual admiration and respect. But when Pearl discovers the seamstress is not who she says she is, she is forced to choose between their friendship and her deepest prejudices. | ||||||
| 31 | "Episode 9" | Bill Gallagher | Sue Tully | 7 March 2010 | 6.61 million | |
| When the Lark Rise school loses its teacher, Emma steps in and discovers a talent she never knew she had. But Margaret also covets the role of schoolteacher, and the two women become rivals for the job. Over in Candleford, Thomas and Dorcas are at odds. The postman is agitating for better working conditions, and Dorcas isn't taking it well. | ||||||
| 32 | "Episode 10" | Bill Gallagher | Patrick Lau | 14 March 2010 | 6.33 million | |
| When the local Lark Rise gossip Mrs. Mullins discovers her daughter Emily is pregnant, she leaps to the conclusion that Daniel is the father. Everyone, including Laura, rallies round to defend him. But when Daniel's behaviour starts to arouse suspicion, and people begin to doubt him, Dorcas is determined to uncover the truth. | ||||||
| 33 | "Episode 11" | Bill Gallagher | Patrick Lau | 21 March 2010 | 6.39 million | |
| Mischief Night is approaching and the folks of Lark Rise and Candleford are excitedly planning tricks to play on their neighbours. But Laura is in no mood for silly pranks — Fisher Bloom has returned, intent on winning her back, and it has thrown her feelings for Daniel into turmoil. | ||||||
| 34 | "Episode 12" | Bill Gallagher | Sue Tully | 28 March 2010 | 6.51 million | |
| When the postmaster at Inglestone, with an old score to settle, tries to force Dorcas into selling up, she is faced with the heartbreaking prospect of losing her home and denying Sydney his dream of running the post office one day. | ||||||
Cast
Dorcas Lane Julia Sawalha
Laura Timmins Olivia Hallinan
Emma Timmins Claudie Blakley
Robert Timmins Brendan Coyle
Victoria May 'Queenie' Warrener Turrill Linda Bassett
Thomas 'Twister' Turrill Karl Johnson
Thomas Brown Mark Heap
Margaret Ellison Brown Sandy McDade
Caroline Arless Dawn French
Alf Arless John Dagleish
Winifred 'Minnie' Mude Ruby Bentall
Zillah Liz Smith
Prudence 'Pearl' Pratt Matilda Ziegler
Ruth 'Ruby' Pratt Victoria Hamilton
Sir Timothy Midwinter Ben Miles
Lady Adelaide Midwinter Olivia Grant
Phillip White Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Mr. Paxton Gerard Horan
Matthew Welby Stephen Marcus
James Dowland Jason Merrells
Nan Carter Rebecca Night
Daniel Parish Ben Aldridge
Gabriel Cochrane Richard Harrington
Narrator (Adult Laura Timmins) Sarah Lancashire
Edmund Timmins Thomas Rhys Jones
Frank Timmins Fergus Drysdale
Ethel Timmins Martha Murdoch
Sally Arless Sophie Miles
Lizzie Arless Hope Yeomans
Archie Arless Harry Miles
Sydney Dowland Edward Darnell-Hayes (Oscar Lloyd in 1 episode in Series 2)
Fisher Bloom Matthew McNulty
| Genre | Period Drama |
|---|---|
| Created by | Bill Gallagher |
| Based on | Lark Rise to Candleford trilogy by Flora Thompson |
| Narrated by | Sarah Lancashire |
| Composer(s) | Julian Nott |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bill Gallagher Susan Hogg |
| Producer(s) | Grainne Marmion (Series 1) Ann Tricklebank (Series 2–4) |
| Production location(s) | Box, Corsham and Lockeridge, Wiltshire |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
