Time rests heavy on the residents of Lark Rise and Candleford, as baby Annie Timmins stirs up emotions of days gone by and loves yet to be found.

And with Emma Timmins feeling the strains of family life, Dorcas Lane offers to lend a helping hand, unaware of the consequences that her generosity will bring.

Lark Rise and Candleford are filled with fun and anticipation with the inauguration of a clock, paid for by James Dowland.

But sadness looms for the Timmins family when Robert's means to work is lost, and there is a possibility that Fisher Bloom may leave Candleford unless Laura can find a way to stop him.