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Lark Rise To Candleford by Christopher Sandlin
EDGE Gulf Coast Regional EditorFriday Nov 13, 2009 Based on the book trilogy of the same name, Lark Rise to Candleford is a poignant glimpse into life in a small English hamlet at the end of the 19th century. The television series opens as a young woman named Laura (Olivia Hallinan) moves from the quaint town of Lark Rise (in the Oxfordshire countryside) to a market town called Candleford. Emotional, humorous, and clever: This series colorfully paints the lives of people in a bygone era, contrasting between traditional Lark Rise and a bustling commercial town that points to a much different future. Lark Rise to Candleford is shown through Laura’s eyes as she’s torn between her childhood home and the allure of an exciting new life in a bigger city. Along the way we get to know some colorful characters portrayed by actors who truly make this show special - the familiar BBC faces of Dawn French (Absolutely Fabulous, French and Saunders) Julia Sawalha (Ab Fab),
By no means a 19th century version of Desperate Housewives, Lark Rise to Candleford is slow-moving at times, but certainly a joy to watch.
Christopher Sandlin is the Chief Correspondent (Gulf Coast) with EDGE. His work has been published in The Dallas Morning News, International Herald Tribune and other local, national and international newspapers and and magazines. He can be reached at csandlin@edgepublications.com.
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