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Lark Rise to Candleford

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Adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood

Adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood, set in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, at the end of the 19th Century.

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Lark Rise to Candleford: Series 1

John Greening

Grainne Marmion

Linda Bassett

Claudie Blakley

Brendan Coyle

Olivia Hallinan

Olivia Grant

Julia Sawalha

Liz Smith

Dawn French

Mark Heap

Lark Rise to Candleford: Series 1: Episode 6

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Lady Adelaide is charmed by a young homeless girl and wants to adopt her.

Robert takes pity on a homeless family and brings them to stay for the night, but they leave their daughter behind. Lady Adelaide is charmed by the girl and wants to adopt her.

Adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood. Robert takes pity on a homeless family and brings them to stay at his house for the night. In the morning the family have departed, leaving their little daughter Polly behind. Lady Adelaide meets the girl and falls in love with her, wanting to adopt her, but Sir Tim thinks that adopting Polly would be inappropriate. Tim takes Polly to the Post Office where everyone struggles to think of a solution to the problem.

Twister's delusions grow worse as he sees visions of his dead sister, and Queenie worries about his health.

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First series of the adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her 19th-century childhood.

First series of the adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her childhood, set in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, at the end of the 19th Century.

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