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Episode 5

Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood. Dorcas is thrown by the surprise arrival of a new Post Office inspector, Mr Rushton. Laura loses an important parcel.

Adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood. Dorcas is thrown by the surprise arrival of a new Post Office inspector, Mr Rushton, who starts to unearth anomalies in the way Dorcas runs the Post Office. Robert has been carving a decorative angel on the schoolhouse for which he is not getting paid.

1 hour

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RoleContributor
ActorOlivia Hallinan
ActorJulia Sawalha
ActorDawn French
ActorBrendan Coyle
ActorClaudie Blakley
ProducerGrainne Marmion
ActorSarah Lancashire
ActorFergus Drysdale

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