A charming love letter to a vanished corner of rural England is brought to life in this warm-hearted adaptation. Set in the Oxfordshire countryside in the 1880s, this rich series follows the relationship of two communities: Lark Rise, the small hamlet gently holding on to the past, and Candleford, the small market town bustling into the future. Seen through the eyes of young Laura, their inhabitants endure many upheavals and struggles as change inexorably comes. And Laura herself must face great change. Taking a job in the post office in Candleford, she turns her back on her childhood hamlet to make her way in the world.