Press clippings
The Larkins review
The Larkins is nothing less than the murder of a national treasure.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 17th October 2022Sabrina Bartlett complained to show bosses about Tok Stephen
Tok Stephen sparked a complaint to The Larkins bosses after he used a photo of co-star Sabrina Bartlett as his WhatsApp profile picture.
Laura Armstrong, The Sun, 8th May 2022Joelle Rae will replace Sabrina Bartlett in ITV's The Larkins
Bosses have been searching for a replacement for Sabrina, 30, since she quit as eldest Larkin daughter Mariette in The Darling Buds Of May adaptation.
Laura Armstrong, The Sun, 30th April 2022Sabrina Bartlett quits The Larkins following 'disagreement on set'
Her publicist confirmed to the Daily Mail that she is leaving the show, citing 'scheduling clashes'. But a source claimed Sabrina, 30, had left following a disagreement on set.
Daily Mail, 21st February 2022The Larkins to return for Series 2
The Larkins, the ITV comedy drama starring Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlan, is returning for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 19th January 2022The Larkins review
Never mind the all-star cast. Every eye was on the relative unknown, as Sabrina Bartlett took on the mantle of Mariette, the original Darling Bud Of May.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 11th October 2021The Larkins review
Darling Buds Of May reboot is a warm comfort pudding.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 11th October 2021The Larkins review
Bradley Walsh is a perfick Pop in ITV's Darling Buds Of May reboot.
Helen Daly, Radio Times, 10th October 2021The Larkins review
It is the kind of production that the new secretary of state for culture, Nadine "Mad Nad" Dorries would greatly approve of, mainly because it is precisely the kind of opioid atavistic tosh she churns out in her novels. It's a sort of Brexit Television, set in a post-war green and pleasant England that never was and never will be, but for which so many feel an overwhelming nostalgia (and so much so that they're prepared to vote in their millions for a better yesterday).
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 10th October 2021The Larkins review
Ian Hyland says ITV's The Larkins is not stuck in the past but has been revived to have a modern feel with plenty of diversity - that's the next five Sunday nights sorted.
Ian Hyland, The Mirror, 10th October 2021