Caroline returns to Lark Rise and Gabriel finally completes his invention.

Phil gets argumentative with Laura's family after Laura confronts him, Dorcas is thinking about leaving Candleford, and Caroline doesn't want to go through her baby's birth alone.

Mischief Night approaches and people are planning tricks to play on their neighbours. Laura is not in the mood - Fisher Bloom has returned, intent on winning her back.

Dorcas is faced with the heartbreaking prospect of losing her home and denying Sydney his dream of running the post office one day. And Laura is torn between the love of two men.

When an epidemic hits Lark Rise during harvest time, help comes from an unlikely source.

Caroline is back to prove she's a changed woman after her stint in jail, Dorcas is stumped over a piece of embroidery, and Edmund is hurt whilst poaching. Has karma come back to get him?

Young widower Gabriel Cochrane arrives in Candleford looking for a new start.

When Mrs Mullins discovers Emily is pregnant, she assumes that Daniel is the father.

Dorcas Lane sets out to defeat the dashing James Dowland in the parish council elections.

The locals celebrate the arrival of the fair, while Dorcas struggles to cope with Gabriel.

The folks of Lark Rise and Candleford are thrown into a frenzy of creative writing.

As Lark Rise and Candleford prepare for Christmas, a beguiling stranger arrives.

Mr Ashlow arrives in Candleford looking for his estranged daughters, Ruby and Pearl Pratt. Can they forgive him for deserting them when they needed him most? Caroline hides from a bailiff.

Laura is getting settled when Mrs Macey's husband finds a way out of prison which becomes hot gossip in town. Caroline has to go to court and possibly debtor's prison, something Laura's father is trying to avoid.

Dorcas is fascinated by the wealthy recluse Mr Reppington. What is his true identity?

Laura Timmins moves from her home in Lark Rise to Candleford, where not everyone is ready to welcome her in.

A clock inauguration brings much anticipation, but sadness looms for the Timmins family.

The hot summer brings a surprise visitor to Candleford, but Dorcas' mind is elsewhere.

Daniel starts a newspaper campaign against Peg Leg's lack of a war pension.

Thomas is euphoric when he lands the job of organising the church bazaar.

After Robert does a charitable act taking in a family, he ends up caring for a young child. Zillah and Lady Adelaide end up wanting to become foster parents which makes life harder for Sir Timothy. Elsewhere, Thomas becomes unsettled when his devotion for Miss Ellison goes unanswered.

When a Lark Rise tree starts to 'bleed', the hamlet becomes rife with talk of witchcraft.

The death of Miss Ellison's father unites the communities of Lark Rise and Candleford.

Dorcas looks after the inspector after he gets injured and he soon realises his evaluation of her may have been wrong. Elsewhere, Emma is annoyed with Robert's kindhearted gesture.