Lark Rise to Candleford. Series 1, episode 1 / devised and written by Bill Gallagher ; produced by Grainne Marmion ; directed by Charles Palmer ; BBC Productions.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Gallagher, Bill, screenwriter.

Marmion, Grainne, producer.

Palmer, Charles, director.

BBC Productions, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Standardized Title:

Lark Rise to Candleford (Television program)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thompson, Flora. Lark Rise to Candleford--Television adaptations.

Thompson, Flora.

Apprenticeship programs--England--Drama.

Apprenticeship programs.

Postal service--England--Drama.

Postal service.

Villages--England--Drama.

Villages.

Young women--England--Drama.

Young women.

Genre:

Fiction television programs.

Television adaptations.

Television series.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (51 minutes)

Other Title:

Lark Rise to Candleford, Episode 1

Place of Publication:

London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation, 2008.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

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.

Participant:

Olivia Hallinan, Dawn French, Julia Sawalha, Liz Smith, Brendan Coyle, Claudie Blakley, Mark Heap, Ben Miles, Olivia Grant, Linda Bassett, Karl Johnson.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed July 24, 2017).

Nominated 2008 TV Quick Award, Best Family Drama

Contains:

Television adaptation of: Thompson, Flora. Lark Rise to Candleford.

OCLC:

1000266510