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The Durrells (known in North America as The Durrells in Corfu) is a British comedy-drama television series loosely based on Gerald Durrell's three autobiographical books about his family's four years (1935–1939) on the Greek island of Corfu. It aired on ITV from 3 April 2016 to 12 May 2019.
- Lawrence Durrell
Lawrence George Durrell CBE (/ ˈ d ʊr əl, ˈ d ʌr-/; 27...
- Gerald Durrell
Gerald Malcolm Durrell, OBE (7 January 1925 – 30 January...
- Margaret Durrell
Margaret Isabel Mabel "Margo" Durrell (4 May 1919 – 16...
- Durrell Family
The Durrell family was an English family, two of whose...
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The series begins in 1935, when Louisa Durrell suddenly announces that she and her four children will move from Bournemouth to the Greek island of Corfu. Her husbanddied some years earlier and the family is experiencing financial problems. A battle ensues as the family adapts to life on the island which, despite a lack of electricity, proves that C...
Reception to the first episode was positive, with Gerard O'Donovan (The Telegraph) calling it "a series that's not only sun-drenched and liberating, but also catches its source material's high good humour without labouring it and weaves an authentic sense of the innocent exoticism of the original," before awarding it four stars. The opening episode...
Internationally, the series was acquired in Australia by the Seven Network and premiered on 24 August 2016. In the United States, PBS began airing the show, retitled as The Durrells in Corfu, on 16 October 2016 at 8 pm. The Durrells started screening in New Zealand on 26 October 2016 on Prime TV. In Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation beg...
Gerald Durrell's Corfu trilogy books:My Family and Other Animals, a 1987 BBC series based on the book by the same nameMy Family and Other Animals, a 2005 BBC telemovie based on the book by the same namePeople also ask
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The Durrells: With Keeley Hawes, Josh O'Connor, Milo Parker, Daisy Waterstone. Louisa Durrell raises her four children single-handedly after her husband's death. Following a financial crisis, the family moves to the Greek island of Corfu and tries to adapt to life there.
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TV. Drama. What do we know about the real-life Durrells and their adventures in Corfu? Louisa Durrell and her family moved to Corfu in 1935. Discover the true story of this remarkable family as...
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About The Durrells. Louisa Durrell, a depressed English widow with money woes who has turned to drink, decides to move with her four children, from gloomy Bournemouth to a cheaper life in sunny Corfu, an island off Greece’s northwest coast in the Ionian Sea.
Sun, Oct 16, 2016. In 1935, beleaguered Bournemouth mother Louisa Durrell decides to uproot her problematic family and build a new life on the Greek island of Corfu. However, they soon find that island life presents its own problems. 7.7/10 (469) Rate. Watch options.
