Lark Rise to Candleford

A handsome 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. Will the Timmins turn their backs on Lark Rise forever? 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,...

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. Thomas is horrified - this could ruin the Bishop's visit! The 'witch tree' seems to cast a spell over the whole community - everyone is behaving strangely.

Alf throws a party to celebrate moving into a cottage of his own. He entertains his guests with a song, and its haunting words have a profound effect on all of them.

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...

Everyone is talking about Mr Reppington, the mysterious recluse at the Golden Lion Hotel. Dorcas is determined to entice him back into the world, but can she succeed?

Daniel starts a newspaper campaign against Peg Leg's lack of a war pension, but Emma learns that he is not all he seems, which threatens to destroy Daniel's venture.

The locals are rehearsing for a production of St George and the Dragon when they 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, but Pearl must confront her deepest prejudices to save their new friendship.

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. But when they each learn of the deeper reasons behind ...

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 behavior starts to arouse suspicion, and people begin to doubt him, Dorcas is determined to uncover the truth. Can Laura and Daniel's relationship survive the crisis?

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. Pearl and Edmund are determined to protect Daniel and Laura from heartbreak, but will their mischievous tricks t...

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. But can Dorcas, with the help and determination of her staff and her friends, find a way to save the post office and their jobs? And with Laura torn between the love...