The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993)

The life of the Larkin family, farmers in Kent.

Stars:

David Jason, Pam Ferris, Stephanie Ralph

1 win.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Jason	...	Pop Larkin (20 episodes, 1991-1993)
Pam Ferris	...	Ma Larkin (20 episodes, 1991-1993)
Stephanie Ralph	...	Victoria (19 episodes, 1991-1993)
Philip Franks	...	Charley (18 episodes, 1991-1993)
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Mariette (18 episodes, 1991-1993)
Christina Giles	...	Petunia (18 episodes, 1991-1993)
Katherine Giles	...	Zinnia (18 episodes, 1991-1993)
Rachel Bell	...	Edith Pilchester (16 episodes, 1991-1993)
Ian Tucker	...	Montgomery (13 episodes, 1991-1992)
Abigail Rokison	...	Primrose (12 episodes, 1991-1993)
Moray Watson	...	Brigadier (11 episodes, 1991-1993)
Ross Marriott	...	Oscar (9 episodes, 1991-1992)

Storyline

The life of the Larkin family, farmers in Kent.

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Plot Keywords:

farmer | large wife small husband | large family | 1950s | rolls royce | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Buds of May

Filming Locations:

Black Horse pub, The Street, Pluckley, Kent, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Excelsior, Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 51 min (20 episodes) 100 min (9 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the books upon which the TV-series is based, Ma and Pa Larkin had another child after Oscar; a girl called Phyllida.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Sidney Charles 'Pop' Larkin: This calls for a cocktail!

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Connections

Version of The Mating Game (1959)

User Reviews

The first two episodes are a fantastic love story based on the first book.

This is a reply to Annoymous-007 who considered the film better than the TV Series. Does this person know that the the film relocated the original setting from Kent to the United States of America. The TV Series was based on the actual books and filmed where they were set. Annonymous-007 has missed the point - the theme of novels is the rejection of control and the concept of Romanticism and the free individual. That is why HE Bates alluded to the idea of Marriette being pregnant at the start of the first story (which she is not). There is a great connection to Jane Austen and the Brontes in the opening episodes, based on the first book: this is indeed a love story worthy of mention alongside Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre.