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Episode 4

Costume drama. An epidemic hits Lark Rise during harvest time, the most important time of the year. Help comes from an unlikely source, but the worst is yet to come.

It's harvest time - the most important time of the year in Lark Rise, when everyone helps to bring in the wheat that will feed them through winter. So when an epidemic hits it couldn't come at a worse time - with so many sick, how will they gather the wheat and prevent a winter of starvation? Help comes from an unlikely source, but just when it looks as though their problems are solved, they discover the worst is yet to come.

1 hour

Chapters

  • The Harvest

    Emma worries she won鈥檛 be able to gather enough wheat to last through the winter. Dorcas decides to join the harvest with Sydney to encourage him to make friends.

    Duration: 05:01

  • Daniel Returns

    Daniel has an unexpected meeting on the road to Lark Rise.

    Duration: 05:22

  • Minnie the Harvest Queen?

    Minnie tries to impress Alf with her eye on being made Harvest Queen. Thomas and Margaret enjoy baking with Annie.

    Duration: 06:07

  • A Shock for Laura

    Daniel has bad news for Laura. Dorcas rushes to find a doctor when she realises that Little Man is ill.

    Duration: 06:47

  • Measles

    Measles hits Lark Rise at the very worst time. Robert and Daniel form an unlikely team and come up with a plan.

    Duration: 05:57

  • Epidemic

    Daniel rolls up his sleeves to help Lark Rise. Robert throws himself into the fight against the infection, but Emma feels he鈥檚 neglecting the family.

    Duration: 06:41

  • Daniel鈥檚 Rallying Cry

    Daniel takes a leaf out of Robert鈥檚 book to get help with the harvest. Ruby wonders how she can help but Pearl takes action.

    Duration: 07:29

  • A Hard Day for Lark Rise

    Candleford arrives to help in the fields as Lark Rise waits to see if the children will make it through the worst stage of the infection.

    Duration: 08:07

  • Bringing Home the Harvest

    Alf returns to the fields to bring in the harvest. Dorcas must give some bad news to Little Man.

    Duration: 07:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Daniel Parish Ben Aldridge
Queenie Turrill Linda Bassett
Alf Arless John Dagleish
Minnie Ruby Bentall
Emma Timmins Claudie Blakley
Robert Timmins Brendan Coyle
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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