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?
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Behind the Scenes
Duration: 06:34
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A wife and mother?
Duration: 01:05
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A failed exam?
Duration: 01:21
Chapters
Alf’s 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’t back her up. Meanwhile, Dorcas asks Minnie about her plans for the future.
Duration: 07:43
A Day’s Work
Robert encourages Edmund to find out about life on the land. Dorcas teaches Minnie skills she’ll need to be a wife and a mother. Thomas’s 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’s wish to be a mother is granted sooner than she could have imagined.
Duration: 06:58
Mum’s 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’s song is stirring up trouble. Sydney makes a sacrifice to protect Minnie’s secret.
Duration: 06:48
Dorcas Intervenes
Dorcas tries to speak up for Edmund but Robert won’t 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 Related Content
