Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

hdcdhargis I love period pieces but this one is lacking. The real disappointment began with the stupidest ghost story ever then sealed it fate by replacing the barely likable hatefilled Zilliah with an even more unlikable fool Minnie. She has ruined the show. I cringe every time I look at her ugly stupid face and fast forward when she talks. The only characters with any realism or personality were Fisher Bloom and Celeste Brice Coulous. Fisher was straight forward and even called out Laura for her vanity. Mrs Brice said the most sensible thing in the whole show when asking Dorcus did she want a saint or a man. Men have needs. I have never seen a period piece who speaks about or scolds men for their sexual appetite and do not believe it is authentic. Also Laura pulled a modern bitch move when she told Nan not to hurt Alf. Like she is one to talk basically she sounds jealous that her whipping boy has found a prettier girl and won't be chasing her no more. The ideals of morals and what it means to be a respectable man or woman make no sense to me. Robert Timmins is supposed to be the picture of a respectable moral man but all I see is a hatefilled ass. He would have his own kids starve to save his precious pride because he refuses to take charity. In fact he is the only one who know when it is the right time to give charity. He berates Sir Tim for not letting his land be poached and berates James for fixing Queenie's roof. He refuses James offer to build a road when it could mean jobs for everyone and insists Lark Rise help the Arlesses. The shows morals compass seems to swing to whatever whim Robert Timmins decides is fit. I wonder why they don't throw out the church relics and worship the all knowing Timmins. Twister is another character I could do without everyone tip toes around him to not hurt his feelings like he is such a great man. He refuses to work and steals what little money Queenie makes to drink. He demands to be respected and for what being a lazy selfish ass. Respect is not owed it is earned. He ran around one show thinking he was 18 and in love with Rose. Dorcus is praised to heaven by the voice over every episode but I find her stupid self serving and too prideful. She is not happy unless she is stringing some guy along. She needs a Fisher to insult her vanity and bring her back down to earth. The actress who plays the part would do her self a service to stop worrying about poking her lips out when she talks and just do her lines. I can't focus on what she is saying without be distracted by what is wrong with her mouth. Hopefully she will be able to afford lip implants and I will be able to turn closed captioning off.

haddesah I have so enjoyed this period drama that its ending bought with it a touch of sadness that we don't live like this today.... what a shame! I do hope more of these kind of period drama's will be made for TV. I loved the characters and village life with its warmth, gentleness, and moments of laughter with its amusing anecdotes. The only thing I did not enjoy was Olivia Hallinan acting as the young Laura Timmins, I felt her acting was overdone as if she was trying too hard to portray an innocent gentle young girl of that era, but instead she seemed to come across as quite conceited, as if she had an excessive estimate of her own importance. There were many times while walking with a friend or young man in some scenes that she had this odd trait of slightly shaking her head from side to side which looked ridiculous and she spoke to some people as if they were children not adults, she spoke down to them like teacher to pupil when she is just such a young girl herself in the role she played. I really think someone else should have played her part. But besides that this series was beautiful, it charmed and enthralled me, wishing I could enter into its world forever… away from all the harshness and ugliness of today. I loved the sleepy village scenes and countryside. Its so wonderful and refreshing to feel better and uplifted in myself and my day after each episode compared to the many depressing movies and other series that leave you down and sad for days. Its like sitting down in your favourite armchair, wearing your most comfortable slippers by an open fire, and drinking a very welcome cup of tea…. Absolutely delightful!! PLEASE BBC…. Give us more…. And more….. :o)

Bob Bobbly I started watching this series a couple of months ago. Good acting, sets, cinematography, etc... but there was something about the basic ongoing plot that didn't seem real or believable.A recent episode (Season 4, Ep. 5) brought this into plain light when Dorkus began talking to the other women about more or less "allowing" the men of Lark Rise to believe that they possess feminine qualities and pretending not to be the superior species that they truly are.Now I was able to put my finger on the lack believability. In spite of the good acting, interesting stories and superior production quality, there was one important ingredient missing in the town of Lark Rise, unless it appeared fleetingly in some earlier episode that I missed; there is not a single competent, righteous, stable male, capable of existing without the direction and supervision of the town's women... that is, unless they're "assumed" to be there, just not appearing in the series.Sure, some of the women have there flaws, but not so much so that they are unable to rain supreme over the town's mix of chronically flawed men who, without female guidance, would flounder haplessly and probably starve to death. I guess it's a good thing that those poor men have all those women to correct and redirect them repeatedly throughout each episode! Seriously though... Couldn't you guys at the BBC create even one male character that the people of Lark Rise could actually admire and look up to... without having him come apart at the seams before then end of the episode?

nitro2038 If you like your drama extremely light and with almost consistent happy endings, you will love this. This show is very, very easy to watch and is about as deep as a puddle of water. Rather like 'Darling Buds of May' or 'House of Elliot'. Very strawberries-and-cream. It is fine evening television entertainment with a plot that even children could follow. I have never heard of the title before and did not realise it is based on a set of novels. From what other poster's have commented, it would appear this television version bares no resemblance to the novels, but that is of little consequence, as it clearly does not aim to be. I prefer my drama (period pieces or otherwise) to be more real and gritty than this, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it, for what it is.