Episode 1

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Duration: 1 hour

The new series opens with the arrival of Gabriel Cochrane, the once-wealthy owner of a large iron foundry. The bank has repossessed his home and business, his young wife has died, and Gabriel finds himself looking for a new start. The people of Candleford take him to their hearts, and Dorcas offers him a job and a home. But will their kindness be enough to save him, or will he let his vendetta against the bank, and his grief over his dead wife, prevent him rebuilding his fortunes and finding happiness again?

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  • Costume designer Pam Downe on how she dresses the women of Candleford:

    Costume designer Pam Downe on how she dresses the women of Candleford:

    "Corsets are, of course, very much part of the female silhouette in this period and I love the way that the female actors shapes can radically change when they are in costume."

    Read Pam's text on the BBC TV blog

Credits

Daniel Parish
Ben Aldridge
Queenie Turrill
Linda Bassett
Minnie
Ruby Bentall
Emma Timmins
Claudie Blakley
Alf Arless
John Dagleish
Sydney
Edward Darnell-Hayes
Frank Timmins
Fergus Drysdale
Laura Timmins
Olivia Hallinan
Ruby Pratt
Victoria Hamilton
Gabriel Cochrane
Richard Harrington
Thomas Brown
Mark Heap
Twister Turrill
Karl Johnson
Edmund Timmins
Thomas Rhys Jones
Margaret Brown
Sandy McDade
Sally Arless
Sophie Miles
Ethel Timmins
Martha Murdoch
Baby Annie
Grace Thomas Oxenham
Mr Steerforth
Paul Ritter
Dorcas Lane
Julia Sawalha
Lizzie Arless
Hope Yeomans
Pearl Pratt
Matilda Ziegler
Director
Sue Tully
Producer
Ann Tricklebank
Writer
Bill Gallagher

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