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| Lark Rise to Candleford: Complete BBC Series 1 [2008] | ![Lark Rise to Candleford: Complete BBC Series 1 [2008]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51srzULz2yL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Dawn French, Julia Sawalha, Liz Smith
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Category: DVD
List Price: £34.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 142
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Original Language)
Rating: Exempt
Running Time: 582 minutes
Number Of Items: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1
EAN: 5014503252823
ASIN: B0012PV5JC
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: April 7, 2008
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 Marvellous Lark Rise February 26, 2008
34 out of 39 found this review helpful
This series is a real delight. Well done to the BBC for their production, choice of an excellent cast and the way they have maintained the fact, humour, pathos and wit of the original books, which I've loved for many years. This series reflects my forefathers' life in Oxfordshire during the period and now my whole family really looks forward to the Sunday evening showings for a glimpse of what is now a 'lost' rural past.
If I have a 'quibble' it is that some of the costumes are a little too good - Laura's many changes of outfit are rather more than one would expect of a girl from a 'poor' family; neither could one imagine that Miss Lane would have provided them. Miss Lane's outfits are on a par with those of the lady of the manor. But it's a small quibble which does nothing to detract from the overall excellence of (yet another) first class BBC drama.
A Perfect Delight! February 11, 2008
69 out of 73 found this review helpful
I've been following this series on BBC1 every Sunday evening and as it's so brilliant that I couldn't wait to write a review. It's based on the semi-autobiographical books of Flora Thompson who grew up in Oxfordshire at the end of the 19th century.
The series stars a young woman, Laura, who leaves her family in the poor village of Lark Rise to work as an assistant to the post mistress in the posher town of Candleford. This series has everything. Light-hearted moments, tender scenes, forbidden love across the social divide, hideous snobs in the form of the two brilliantly named and brillinatly played Pratt sisters, and bags and bags of humour. There is grace personified by the post mistress Dorcas Lane who is fantastically played by Julia Sawalha, and the dashing young squire portrayed by Ben Miles.
This is the perfect Sunday evening drama series which you can happily watch with your whole family, both young and old. If you have actually read the books you may be slightly disappointed as some liberties have been taken with the text, but for those of us who haven't it's a perfect delight.
So far, so good. February 4, 2008
17 out of 21 found this review helpful
After Cranford and Sense and Sensibility ended I was beginning to get withdrawal symptoms, so thank god for Lark Rise to Candleford, it's the perfect sunday evening programme, perfect for families to watch, with so much humour and a fantastic cast. Maybe this review is a bit too early as there have only been 4 episodes out of 10 shown on tv so far, but I'm pretty sure that the rest will be just as good.
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