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 4 repeated Monday at 9:25am on ITV3
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 6 - A Breath Of French Air (Part 2)
Pop and Ma are really enjoying their French holiday - which is more than can be said for Charley and Mariette, whose first anniversary is mere days away. Meanwhile Primrose has problems with Marc-Antoine.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 12th May 1991
- Time
- 7:45pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 60 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Wednesday 2nd April 2025 at 9:25am on ITV3
Cast & crew
| David Jason | Pop Larkin |
| Pam Ferris | Ma Larkin |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | Mariette |
| Philip Franks | Cedric "Charley" Charlton |
| Kika Mirylees | Angela Snow |
| Ian Tucker | Montgomery |
| Christina Giles | Petunia |
| Katherine Giles | Zinnia |
| Stephanie Ralph | Victoria |
| Ross Marriott | Oscar |
| Julie Davis | Primrose |
| Anna Massey | Mlle. Dupont |
| Charles Kay | Monsieur Mollet |
| Judy Clifton | Iris Snow |
| Geoffrey Greenhill | Gerard Brisson |
| Peter Symonds | Monsieur Gammelin |
| Marilyn Taylerson | Madame Gammelin |
| Mitzi McKenzie | Cordelia |
| Laurent Hennequin | Sebastian |
| Christopher Harrington | Marc-Antoine |
| John Moreno | Gabby |
| Helen Cooper | Maxine |
| Georges Trillat | Alphonese |
| Alan Flick | Pierre |
| H.E. Bates | Writer |
| Robert Banks Stewart | Writer (Adapted By) |
| David Giles | Director |
| Vernon Lawrence | Executive Producer |
| Richard Bates | Executive Producer |
| Richard Bates | Producer |
| David Aspinall | 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 |
| Sue Jackson | Casting Director |
| Gerard Moulevreir | Casting Director |
| Ian Morley | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
Though the television series is a polite version of H.E. Bates dumpling-bobbing peasant stew, there is still something in it which tastes ambrosially of childhood. Never were skies so cornflower blue or beds so swansbottom.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 13th May 1991