Cast and characters

Lark Rise

• Robert Timmins played by Brendan Coyle (Prime Suspect, True Dare Kiss)
  Robert is Laura’s father and a stonemason by trade. He is married to Emma. They live with their family in the End House on the edge of Lark Rise.
• Emma Timmins played by Claudia Blakley (Fear Of Fanny, Inspector Linley Mysteries)
  Emma is Robert’s wife and Laura’s mother.
• Caroline Arless played by Dawn French (The Vicar Of Dibley, Jam And Jerusalem)
  Caroline is one of the Timmins’s neighbours. She is married to Walter who is away at sea. They have four children and another on the way.
• Alf Arless played by John Dagleish (Richard III, Moliere)
  Alf is Caroline’s eldest son. He left school early to help provide for the family.
• Queenie Turrill played by Linda Bassett (Our Mutual Friend, Heartbeat)
  Queenie lives with her husband, Twister, next door to the End House. As one of the older residents, she could be described as the matriarch of the village.
• Twister Turrill played by Karl Johnson (The Chatterley Affair, New Tricks)
  Twister is Queenie’s layabout husband.
• Paxton played by Gerard Horan (The Royal, Kingdom)
  Mr Paxton runs the Wagon And Horses, the pub in Lark Rise.

Candleford

• Laura Timmins played by Olivia Hallinan (Sugar Rush, Torchwood)
  Laura works for Dorcas Lane at the Post Office in Candleford.
• Dorcas Lane played by Julia Sawalha (Hornblower, Pride And Prejudice, Cranford)
  Dorcas runs Candleford’s Post Office and owns the town’s forge.
• Zillah is played by Liz Smith (The Royle Family, Nicholas Nickleby)
  Zillah is Dorcas’s servant.
• Thomas Brown played by Mark Heap (Love Soup, Green Wing)
  Thomas is Dorcas’s head postman.
• Matthew Welby played by Stephen Marcus (Doctor Who, Kingdom, Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels)
  Matthew runs the forge for Dorcas.
• Pearl Pratt played by Matilda Ziegler (Inspector Linley Mysteries, EastEnders)
  Ruby Pratt played by Victoria Hamilton (Pride And Prejudice, To The Ends Of The Earth)
  The Pratt sisters run The Stores, the women’s clothing store in Candleford.
• Sir Timothy Midwinter played by Ben Miles (Coupling, Hustle)
  Sir Timothy is the squire – the principal landowner in the area and justice of the peace.
• Lady Adelaide Midwinter played by Olivia Grant (Closer, Stardust)
  Lady Adelaide is married to Sir Timothy.
• Philip White played by Oliver Jackson Cohen (The Time Of Your Life, Hollyoaks)
  Philip is Sir Timothy’s assistant gamekeeper.