Has anybody else here watched Lark Rise To Candleford? I've just seen the first few

[applegrove]

shows. Does it become addictive?

[noel711]

1. Is it being shown in the states?

haven't seen it in my local cable listings...

keep us informed.

[applegrove]

2. I bought the DVDs for my parents but they were not interested in it. So I get them. I could pass

them on to you when I am finished if you like.

[elleng]

5. Yes, on PBS.

[JaneQPublic]

3. For me, yes.

I first caught a few episodes on the local PBS channel's afternoon Brit programming block on days off from work. Then I rented a few DVDs from Netflix to catch episodes I missed. By then I fell totally in love with the characters -- Miss Lane, Queenie, Young Alf Arless, and the like -- so I decided just to buy the complete series (Used but "Like New&quot from amazon.com.

The show was a big hit in the UK, and there was an uproar when it was inexplicably canceled mid-season. I'm guessing the reason was the actor (Brendan Coyle) playing the father, Robert Timmins, had been hired to play John Bates in "Downton Abbey."

I hope you enjoy the series as much as I do.

[vanlassie]

4. Mr. Bates is dreamy!

[JaneQPublic]

6. The actor is even dreamier in "Lark Rise" -- and Liberal!

His wife is always telling him how handsome he is when he gets up on his "expounding plank" to argue for the rights and dignity of the common working man.

[applegrove]

8. He's my favourite character. Reminds of the British born stone mason I used to argue with when I

worked out west. He was a total NDPer, I was a Liberal. He was hired to build the foundation of the tea house. We sat across from each other and talked politics for hours. That was a fun summer job. I regretted very much that I had to then go back to high school which I hated.

[elleng]

7. Wouldn't call him 'dreamy,' exactly,

but an interesting character. HOPE we see him get out of prison! 'Next' season???

[The empressof all]

9. "It's my one weakness" to quote Dorcas

I loved it. When you are through with Larkrise look for Wind At My Back which is out of Canada. Its another family saga about life in small town in the thirties. I loved that one too. That should keep you busy till Downtown returns. You have seen Cranford already haven,t you?

[applegrove]

10. No. What is Cranford about? Never heard of it.

[The empressof all]

11. Cranford is quite wonderful

It's the story of primarily the women in an English town in the early 1800. It stars Judi Dench who is magnificent. The first episode took a great deal of attention as the accents and period language required your focus...but after that it was very easy to slip into that world. It's a relatively short Masterpiece series. My daughter and I LOVED it and would have enjoyed seeing more...Big Recommend if you liked Larkrise..you will appreciate Cranford.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/cranford/

[grasswire]

12. wind at my back is about Canada?

That would grab me.

[The empressof all]

13. Yes

It was on the CBC I believe and ran as a regular series for a few years. Much like a Canadian version of the Walton's but better because it's. You know..... Canadian. Lol

I really enjoyed the characters and the historical reference. Not knowing much about Canada I found it not just entertaining but informative as well