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Episode 3

Costume drama. 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.

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

Edmund rebels against his parents; Thomas and Margaret have their first marital tiff; and Dorcas's plans to prepare Minnie for marriage and motherhood backfire terribly.

How will harmony be restored? And what are the contents of the strange and wonderful parcel that arrives at the post office, which Minnie wants to keep a secret?

1 hour

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Chapters

  • Alf鈥檚 House-Warming

    Alf sings a song he learned from a gypsy and everyone has a different opinion about what the lyrics could mean.

    Duration: 08:39

  • Coming Of Age

    Emma finds herself at loggerheads with Edmund and Robert doesn鈥檛 back her up. Meanwhile, Dorcas asks Minnie about her plans for the future.

    Duration: 07:43

  • A Day鈥檚 Work

    Robert encourages Edmund to find out about life on the land. Dorcas teaches Minnie skills she鈥檒l need to be a wife and a mother. Thomas鈥檚 sniffing threatens to come between him and Margaret.

    Duration: 06:44

  • A Strange Delivery

    Emma confronts Edmund and manages to upset all the men in Lark Rise. Minnie鈥檚 wish to be a mother is granted sooner than she could have imagined.

    Duration: 06:58

  • Mum鈥檚 the Word

    Minnie and Sydney keep Dorcas in the dark and Alf feels like an outcast in Lark Rise.

    Duration: 05:17

  • Trouble in Lark Rise

    Twister believes Alf鈥檚 song is stirring up trouble. Sydney makes a sacrifice to protect Minnie鈥檚 secret.

    Duration: 06:48

  • Dorcas Intervenes

    Dorcas tries to speak up for Edmund but Robert won鈥檛 take it lying down. Alf attempts to lay the bad feeling in Lark Rise to rest.

    Duration: 05:45

  • Baby Patience

    The baby goes missing and Minnie is forced to come clean to Dorcas.

    Duration: 05:20

  • Re-united

    The residents of Lark Rise try to put their differences behind them, but will all issues be laid to rest?

    Duration: 06:06

Credits

Role Contributor
Alf Arless John Dagleish
Minnie Ruby Bentall
Emma Timmins Claudie Blakley
Robert Timmins Brendan Coyle
Daniel Parish Ben Aldridge
Queenie Turrill Linda Bassett
Sydney Edward Darnell-Hayes
Baby Annie Lucy Dawson
Frank Timmins Fergus Drysdale
Laura Timmins Olivia Hallinan
Ruby Pratt Victoria Hamilton
Thomas Brown Mark Heap
Twister Turrill Karl Johnson
Edmund Timmins Thomas Rhys Jones
Margaret Brown Sandy McDade
Sally Arless Sophie Miles
Archie Arless Harry Miles
Ethel Timmins Martha Murdoch
Dorcas Lane Julia Sawalha
Baby Patience Caitlin Smith
Lizzie Arless Hope Yeomans
Pearl Pratt Matilda Ziegler
Producer Ann Tricklebank
Director Patrick Lau
Writer Gaby Chiappe

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