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Episode 2

Adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood. Postwoman Mrs Macey receives news that her husband Dan has escaped from prison.

Adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood. Postwoman Mrs Macey receives news that her husband Dan has escaped from prison. Before long the whole town is alight with gossip, and Mrs Macey fears that the damage to her reputation will force her to leave Candleford. Meanwhile, her son Freddy has been secretly meeting a mysterious stranger in the woods.

1 hour

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Role Contributor
Laura Timmins Olivia Hallinan
Dorcas Lane Julia Sawalha
Caroline Arless Dawn French
Robert Timmins Brendan Coyle
Emma Timmins Claudie Blakley
Queenie Turrill Linda Bassett
Alf Arless John Dagleish
Frank Timmins Fergus Drysdale
Lady Adelaide Midwinter Olivia Grant
Ruby Pratt Victoria Hamilton
Producer Grainne Marmion
Actor Sarah Lancashire

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