ITV’s new Big Sunday night drama The Durrells is based on Gerald Durrell’s classic trilogy of Corfu memoirs, including the much loved story My Family and Other Animals, its cast is led by the wonderful Keeley Hawes as Louisa Durrell.
Single mum Louisa does the unthinkable in 1935 and takes the whole family to Corfu to live.
The results, judging from the first episode, are a gentle mix of family feuds and adventures filmed taking in lots of beautiful animals and glorious locations from the island.
It reminds a little of The Darling Buds of May, which ran for three series in the early 90s and starred David Jason and a young Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Stunning scenery
That was set in idyllic 1950s Kent whilst the Durrells is 1930s Corfu, but there are definitely similarities in tone.
And what is certain is that ITV are going for a gentle approach with The Durrells and hoping the whole family will tune in to watch on a Sunday night.
Keeley said at the press screening that there was “nothing” in the show that would stop her from allowing her kids to watch. And mild swear words aside it is good clean fun with jokes and stunning scenery.
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