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Lark Rise to Candleford

Drama: Classic & Period

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 3

Matilda Ziegler

Hattie Morahan

Julia Sawalha

Sandy McDade

Ben Aldridge

Ruby Bentall

Edward Darnell-Hayes

Olivia Hallinan

Mark Heap

Sarah Lancashire

Ann Tricklebank

David Innes Edwards

Rachel Bennette

Dawn French

Brendan Coyle

Claudie Blakley

Grainne Marmion

Lark Rise to Candleford: Series 3: Episode 8

Episode 8

Series 3

BBC One - Lark Rise to Candleford, Series 3, Episode 8

A talented seamstress arrives in Candleford and strikes up an instant bond with Pearl.

Costume drama. 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.

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 says she is, she is forced to choose between their friendship and her deepest prejudices.

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

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