Sir Timothy and Lady Adelaide Midwinter
Sir Timothy Midwinter - Ben Miles
Sir Timothy is the squire, the principal landowner in the area and justice of the peace. Sir Timothy and Dorcas were childhood friends and have remained close ever since. His family have been there for hundreds of years and they own a lot of land. The village of Lark Rise and the town of Candleford have to pay him rent because he's their landlord
He is well loved by all who encounter him because, although firm, he is fair in his dealings with his tenants, and those brought before him in his role as justice of the peace. He also has a great sense of fun and loves to tease. Dorcas brings out this side of his character more than anyone.
He's very typical of his class and of his time, a man who has a lot of duty to his title and family. He enjoys being a squire but does find some elements uncomfortable, for example, the way people are treated. He greatly admires the local people, especially the people in the village of Lark Rise, and has their best interests at heart. As the local magistrate, Sir Timothy sees his fair share of issues and difficulties that people had to face in these communities. There is one episode that's all about debt and another that's about domestic abuse. In many ways it's all still relevant today even though it was written in the 19th Century.
He is well loved by all who encounter him because, although firm, he is fair in his dealings with his tenants, and those brought before him in his role as justice of the peace. He also has a great sense of fun and loves to tease. Dorcas brings out this side of his character more than anyone.
He's very typical of his class and of his time, a man who has a lot of duty to his title and family. He enjoys being a squire but does find some elements uncomfortable, for example, the way people are treated. He greatly admires the local people, especially the people in the village of Lark Rise, and has their best interests at heart. As the local magistrate, Sir Timothy sees his fair share of issues and difficulties that people had to face in these communities. There is one episode that's all about debt and another that's about domestic abuse. In many ways it's all still relevant today even though it was written in the 19th Century.
Ben Miles
Ben Miles was born in Wimbledon, London, but lived as a young man in Ashover Derbyshire, attending Tupton Hall School. He began acting in school productions, which he pursued mainly because it allowed him to miss classes. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, which also boasts such alumni as Orlando Bloom, Daniel Craig and Joseph Fiennes. He moved into television roles in the 1990s, playing supporting roles in such series as The Bill and Peak Practice.
In 2000, he was cast as the womanising Patrick Maitland in the comedy series Coupling, a role which he played until the series ended in 2004. He continued other television work during his tenure in Coupling, appearing in The Forsyte Saga and in Prime Suspect. In 2004, Miles portrayed Charles Ryder in the BBC Radio 4 production of Brideshead Revisited. Miles appeared in the 2005 BBC television drama Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle, playing the part of a teacher taking an unruly party of pupils on a daytrip to Salisbury Cathedral. In 2006, he appeared in the TV drama After Thomas as the father of a son with autism. He worked alongside actors such as Clive Mantle. In 2008 he appeared as the squire in the British production Lark Rise to Candleford, and in 2009 appeared as the head of a stock market trading firm in the BBC city-based drama Sex, the City and Me (January 2009). He plays the lead in Pulse opposite Claire Foy..... Courtesy of Wikipedia.Org
In 2000, he was cast as the womanising Patrick Maitland in the comedy series Coupling, a role which he played until the series ended in 2004. He continued other television work during his tenure in Coupling, appearing in The Forsyte Saga and in Prime Suspect. In 2004, Miles portrayed Charles Ryder in the BBC Radio 4 production of Brideshead Revisited. Miles appeared in the 2005 BBC television drama Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle, playing the part of a teacher taking an unruly party of pupils on a daytrip to Salisbury Cathedral. In 2006, he appeared in the TV drama After Thomas as the father of a son with autism. He worked alongside actors such as Clive Mantle. In 2008 he appeared as the squire in the British production Lark Rise to Candleford, and in 2009 appeared as the head of a stock market trading firm in the BBC city-based drama Sex, the City and Me (January 2009). He plays the lead in Pulse opposite Claire Foy..... Courtesy of Wikipedia.Org
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Lady Adelaide Midwinter - Olivia Grant
Sir Timothy is married to the very beautiful Lady Adelaide, who is regarded as a much more suitable match than Dorcas to somebody of Sir Timothy's standing.
He's very fond of Adelaide and I think he loves her but they are completely different people. He loves the country whereas she loves the town; he cares about his tenants, his people, whereas she doesn't really relate to them. She's never been around people like this in her life before. It's hard for her but she does come good and learns to care about people."
Lady Adelaide is desperate to have a child which causes a strain and tension in their relationship.
Lady Adelaide's family made their money in trade, so marrying Sir Timothy was a step up for her into society. But life in Candleford hasn't proved to be entirely what she'd anticipated. It's a world away from the balls and parties where she first met Tim. So, until they start a family, she has few distractions. For the residents of Candleford and Lark Rise, Adelaide's a less approachable, more remote figure than Sir Tim. But they respect her and warm to her as his wife. She brings a touch of glamour to the town, she's graceful, beautiful and stylish, and to outsiders her life is to be envied.
He's very fond of Adelaide and I think he loves her but they are completely different people. He loves the country whereas she loves the town; he cares about his tenants, his people, whereas she doesn't really relate to them. She's never been around people like this in her life before. It's hard for her but she does come good and learns to care about people."
Lady Adelaide is desperate to have a child which causes a strain and tension in their relationship.
Lady Adelaide's family made their money in trade, so marrying Sir Timothy was a step up for her into society. But life in Candleford hasn't proved to be entirely what she'd anticipated. It's a world away from the balls and parties where she first met Tim. So, until they start a family, she has few distractions. For the residents of Candleford and Lark Rise, Adelaide's a less approachable, more remote figure than Sir Tim. But they respect her and warm to her as his wife. She brings a touch of glamour to the town, she's graceful, beautiful and stylish, and to outsiders her life is to be envied.
Olivia Grant
Born in London, Olivia Grant is the daughter of Irene Whilton, a costume designer, and Kenneth Grant, a district judge. Olivia originally trained to be a ballet dancer, becaming a Junior Associate with the English National Ballet. She later studied at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, planning to become a professional opera singer.
After attending St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith,Olivia read English at Brasenose College, Oxford, where she became involved with the Oxford University Dramatic Society. Upon graduating she signed with an agent and began to get acting work.
Olivia made her first screen appearance in an episode of Brush Strokes, at the age of three. She obtained the role through her mother, who was working on the series at the time.[2] She made her professional debut in Stardust (2007), in a role she won within weeks of graduating from Oxford.
Olivia's other film credits include Fishtales (2007) and the forthcoming Howard Marks biopic Mr Nice (2010), opposite Rhys Ifans. She played the lead role of Grace Darling in BBC Three drama Personal Affairs and appeared as Lady Adelaide Midwinter in the first series of BBC period drama Lark Rise to Candleford.
She also played the lead character in the "Kids In Glass Houses" video for "Matters at all"
She currently lives in Chelsea.....Courtesy of Wikipedia.Org
After attending St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith,Olivia read English at Brasenose College, Oxford, where she became involved with the Oxford University Dramatic Society. Upon graduating she signed with an agent and began to get acting work.
Olivia made her first screen appearance in an episode of Brush Strokes, at the age of three. She obtained the role through her mother, who was working on the series at the time.[2] She made her professional debut in Stardust (2007), in a role she won within weeks of graduating from Oxford.
Olivia's other film credits include Fishtales (2007) and the forthcoming Howard Marks biopic Mr Nice (2010), opposite Rhys Ifans. She played the lead role of Grace Darling in BBC Three drama Personal Affairs and appeared as Lady Adelaide Midwinter in the first series of BBC period drama Lark Rise to Candleford.
She also played the lead character in the "Kids In Glass Houses" video for "Matters at all"
She currently lives in Chelsea.....Courtesy of Wikipedia.Org
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Olivia in BBC4's adaptation of the D.H. Lawrence classic Women In Love.
Actress OLIVIA GRANT reveals how she battled her nerves - and double-sided sticky tape - while filming a new TV version of D.H. Lawrence's Women In Love
There's nothing like the phrase 'closed set' on a filming schedule to get an actor motivated. I usually note it far in advance and immediately start planning an aggressive exercise regime. Disrobing on-set is a breeze - so long as you can casually unveil a body entirely purged of the effects of occasionally abandoned self-control. Unfortunately, the excellent on-set catering and the intensity of the filming have put paid to my hopes of a physical overhaul, and I'm almost relieved that in the wardrobe department we are grappling with a different dilemma entirely: should we use double-sided toupe tape or prosthetic glue to attach strings of pearls to my breasts in the heat and humidity of South Africa? Despite us having plumped for tape, it keeps coming away. 'We could stick the pearls together so they form a kind of shield,' my dresser muses. 'But if you move around during the scene I don't think that's going to cut it.' Slideshow Below - Olivia as Hermione |
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The Residence - The Manor House : Chavenage House - Tetbury
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The Gamekeeper / Phillip White : Oliver Jackson - Cohen
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