Lark Rise To Candleford S2

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Following critical acclaim the residents of Lark Rise & Candleford return in this warm-hearted adaptation of Flora Thompsons novels. Set in the Oxfordshire countryside in the 1890s this rich funny & poignant series chronicles the daily lives of farm-workers craftsmen & gentry detailing the little conflicts romances & misunderstandings between the tiny Lark Rise & the more worldly Candleford. Series two sees the arrival of a dashing & elegant stranger in Candleford. Rich enterprising worldly & apparently without a wife James Dowland is a successful businessman with a string of London hotels & has come to transform Candleford & bring it new prosperity. But not everyone welcomes his entrepreneurial qualities & it isnt long before he is sparring with the spirited yet suddenly unusually flustered Dorcas & aggravating the pride of the male Lark Risers with his superior business acumen & somewhat overbearing manner. The second series of Lark Rise To Candleford sees the welcome return of Julia Sawalha (Pride & Prejudice Cranford) as Dorcas Lane Olivia Hallinan (Sugar Rush Girls In Love) as Laura Timmins her assistant Brendan Coyle (Prime Suspect True Dare Kiss) as Robert Lauras opinionated father Claudie Blakley (Jane Eyre State of Play) as Lauras mother Emma & Mark Heap (Green Wing Love Soup) as Thomas Brown the Head Postman & devout Christian. Joining the cast for the second series are Jason Merrells (Cutting It Waterloo Road) who plays the charming new hotelier James Dowland & Ruby Bentall (Oliver Twist New Tricks) as Minnie a new addition to the Post Office in Candleford. Special

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