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Episode 5

Costume drama. Daniel plans a cricket match against a neighbouring village, convinced they cheated in their last match. But recruiting the best possible batsman proves problematic.

Daniel is planning a cricket match against a neighbouring village team, who he is convinced cheated in their last match. He is determined to restore Candleford's honour, but most of Daniel's regular players are away, and the men of Larkrise are cricketing novices.

A humiliating defeat looks certain, until Daniel discovers that the finest batsman in the county is right under his nose. The only problem is, his batsman is a batswoman, and the rules state women cannot play.

Will Daniel find a way round the regulations and gain the victory he so desperately wants? And what will it cost his relationship with Laura?

1 hour

Last on

Mon 7 Feb 2011 19:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Director Sue Tully
Margaret Brown Sandy McDade
Daniel Parish Ben Aldridge
Laura Timmins Olivia Hallinan
Dorcas Lane Julia Sawalha
Queenie Turrill Linda Bassett
Minnie Ruby Bentall
Emma Timmins Claudie Blakley
Alf Arless John Dagleish
Sydney Edward Darnell-Hayes
Frank Timmins Fergus Drysdale
Baby Annie Christina Ford
Ruby Pratt Victoria Hamilton
Gabriel Cochrane Richard Harrington
Twister Turrill Karl Johnson
Adult Laura Sarah Lancashire
Edmund Timmins Thomas Rhys Jones
Lawrence Jupp Harry Long
Sally Arless Sophie Miles
Ethel Timmins Martha Murdoch
Baby Patience Milly Taylor
Lizzie Arless Hope Yeomans
Pearl Pratt Matilda Ziegler
Producer Ann Tricklebank
Writer Bill Gallagher

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