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I’ve been on a BBC drama\/Masterpiece Theater kick lately, trying to get my fix of life on the other side of the pond between seasons of Downton Abbey<\/a><\/em>. A friend recommended Doc Martin<\/a><\/em>, a quirky series and lots of fun, though not a costume drama.<\/p>\n

Definitely worth watching if you aren’t hooked on it already.<\/p>\n

Browsing the DVD shelves at the library, I ran across Lark Rise to Candleford<\/a><\/em>. It is a costume drama set in the late 1800s. Think Little House on the Prairie<\/a><\/em> goes to England. A fun series the whole family can watch. The trailers at the beginning of Lark Rise<\/em> featured Cranford<\/a><\/em>, another costume drama set in a small town in 1840s England. It is so, so, so good. The downside? Masterpiece Theater made only one series.<\/p>\n

Five beautiful episodes that left me wanting more, more, more.<\/p>\n

These programs are wonderful, but the appearances of the same actors in various English drama feels too close for comfort…dare I say incestuous?<\/p>\n

A strong word, I know, but here’s what I mean.<\/p>\n

Eileen Atkins who does a bang up job as spinster sister Deborah Jenkyns in Cranford<\/em> also plays Ruth Ellingham in Doc Martin<\/em>. Jim Carter, who Dowton Abbey<\/em> fans know as Mr. Carson the butler shows up in female-heavy Cranford<\/em> as the retired Captain Brown.<\/p>\n

But that’s just the beginning.<\/p>\n

Actress Julia Sawalha is his Cranford<\/em> daughter, Jessie Brown. But in Lark Rise to Candleford<\/em> she’s postmistress Dorcas Lane, linchpin of the community who bodice heaves like a true damsel in distress.<\/p>\n

Are you with me so far?<\/p>\n

Another Cranford<\/em> to Lark Rise in Candleford<\/em> crossover is the actor Claudie Blakely. In Cranford<\/em> she’s Martha the loyal maid, and in Larkrise<\/em> she’s Emma Timmins, the wise and loving mother of the main character.<\/p>\n

But wait. Here’s the real shocker.<\/p>\n

The actor who plays Emma’s husband Robert Timmins on Lark Rise<\/em> is Brendan Coyle. That’s right! Downton Abbey’s<\/em> Mr. Bates really is married to another woman! What will Anna, his Downton wife and Lady Mary’s personal maid think when she finds out?<\/p>\n

Now you understand why I chose such strong language.<\/p>\n

The whole sordid situation almost makes me want to pull the plug on British dramas. But not quite. Because it’s my duty to watch Downton Abbey. <\/em>And Doc Martin. <\/em>And Lark Rise.<\/em> To keep an eye on Mr. Bates. And Ruth Ellingham. And Dorcas Lane.<\/p>\n

In case things get too close for comfort, and England calls on me to save the day.<\/p>\n

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