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Adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood. Laura Timmins leaves the Oxfordshire hamlet of Lark Rise to start work at the post office in nearby Candleford.

Adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood. 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 nearby town Candleford. Postmistress Dorcas Lane gives Laura a warm welcome but other residents of Candleford aren't so generous. 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.

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Sat 4 Oct 2008 19:00

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Role Contributor
Laura Timmins Olivia Hallinan
Dorcas Lane Julia Sawalha
Caroline Arless Dawn French
Robert Timmins Brendan Coyle
Emma Timmins Claudie Blakley
Queenie Turrill Linda Bassett
Alf Arless John Dagleish
Frank Timmins Fergus Drysdale
Lady Adelaide Midwinter Olivia Grant
Ruby Pratt Victoria Hamilton
Producer Grainne Marmion
Actor Sarah Lancashire

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