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Dawn French plays Caroline Arless

Caroline is one of the Timmins’ neighbours. She is married to Walter who is away at sea. They have four children, and another on the way. Caroline is easily the biggest and most controversial character in Lark Rise. Her husband, Walter, has gone away to sea, leaving her to care for her ever-growing brood. But [...]

Claudie Blakley plays Emma Timmins and Brendan Coyle plays Robert Timmins

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. Robert grew up in Oxford where his parents kept an inn. But Robert chose to be apprenticed to a stonemason. He arrived in Lark Rise with [...]

Ben Miles plays Sir Timothy Midwinter

Sir Timothy is the squire, the principal landowner in the area and justice of the peace. Sir Timothy and Dorcas were childhood friends and have remained close ever since. He is well loved by all who encounter him because, although firm, he is fair in his dealings with his tenants, and those brought before him [...]

Julia Sawalha plays Dorcas Lane

Dorcas runs Candleford’s Post Office and owns the town’s forge. Her father was a journeyman, the son of a master-smith. His travels came to an end when he stopped off to work at the Candleford forge and met the blacksmith’s daughter. He settled down, married and Dorcas Lane was born soon afterwards. While Dorcas was [...]

Olivia Hallinan plays Laura Timmins

Laura works for Dorcas Lane at the Post Office in Candleford. She is 16 years old, the eldest child of Robert and Emma Timmins and has four siblings: Edmund, Ethel, Frank and baby Annie. Laura is her father’s favourite and has inherited his yearning to learn more, see more, his impulsiveness and his outspokenness. “Laura [...]

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 [...]

Cast

Laura Timmins played by Olivia Hallinan Dorcas Lane played by Julia Sawalha Sir Timothy Midwinter played by Ben Miles Emma Timmins played by Claudie Blakley Robert Timmins played by Brendan Coyle Caroline Arless played by Dawn French Alf Arless played by John Dagleish Ruby Pratt played by Victoria Hamilton Pearl Pratt played by Matilda Ziegler [...]