Maggie Steed

Jones returns to his home town to investigate a series of murders linked to his schooldays. He will finally solve the mystery that has haunted him for years.

James Dowland arrives in town, taking the woes of the Lark Rise tenants under his wing as he aims to put Candleford on the map with the opening of his new hotel. Robert Timmins is suspicious of Dowland's motives.

When he fears the crew have picked up a virus from a viral research centre, Rimmer quarantines the crew for 12 weeks.