The Darling Buds Of May
- TV comedy drama
- ITV1
- 1991 - 1993
- 20 episodes (3 series)
Comedy drama series about H.E. Bates's eccentric Larkin family. Also features David Jason, Pam Ferris, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Philip Franks, Moray Watson and more.
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated Sunday 1st December at 5:45pm on ITV3
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - The Darling Buds Of May (Part 2)
Things don't quite go 'perfick' when Charley decides to play truant from his office at the Inland Revenue and go strawberry-picking with Mariette and the rest of the Larkin family. Suddenly it seems that his future is in doubt.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 14th April 1991
- Time
- 7:45pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 60 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Sunday 1st December 2024 at 6:55pm on ITV3
Cast & crew
| David Jason | Pop Larkin |
| Pam Ferris | Ma Larkin |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | Mariette |
| Philip Franks | Cedric "Charley" Charlton |
| Moray Watson | Brigadier |
| Rachel Bell | Edith Pilchester |
| Kika Mirylees | Angela Snow |
| Ian Tucker | Montgomery |
| Christina Giles | Petunia |
| Katherine Giles | Zinnia |
| Stephanie Ralph | Victoria |
| Michael Culver | Sir George Bluff-Gore |
| Richenda Carey | Lady Bluff-Gore |
| Peter Gale | Mr Shell |
| Shirley Cain | Mrs Hall |
| Anna Skye | Pauline Jackson |
| Arbel Jones | Poll |
| Jane Wood | Lil |
| Jill Richards | Aunt Fran |
| Hilary Sesta | Effie Barnwell |
| Julie Davis | Primrose |
| Rowland Davies | Jack Woodley |
| Wendy Williams | Freda O'Connor |
| David Squire | Mr Jennings |
| Annie Leon | Edna Barnwell |
| H.E. Bates | Writer |
| Bob Larbey | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Rodney Bennett | Director |
| Robert Banks Stewart | Producer |
| Vernon Lawrence | Executive Producer |
| Richard Bates | Executive Producer |
| Ian Mallett | Editor |
| Alan Davis | Production Designer |
| Malcolm Drury | Casting Director |
| Brian Castle | Costume Designer |
| Peter Jackson | Director of Photography |
| Pam Fox | Make-up Designer |
| Pip Burley | Composer |
| Barrie Guard | Composer |
| Ian Morley | 1st Assistant Director |