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
Press clippings
David Jason admits he was unimpressed with The Darling Buds Of May reboot
The screen star said: "It's not quite as good as the original. I didn't really need to give them advice though. It was a bit surreal to see it come through, deja vu-ish."
Daily Mail, 14th January 2022What happened to the original Darling Buds Of May cast?
More than 20 million people tuned in each week to watch the sweet Larkin family's rural adventures in The Darling Buds Of May - but after the show ended things didn't go "perfickly" for all of the cast.
Josh Saunders, The Sun, 30th September 2021Darling Buds Of May: Like watching paint dry
I watched ITV classic The Darling Buds Of May for the first time and I'd have been better off watching paint dry.
Dan Wiggins, My London, 1st August 2021Why the mum is TV's most compelling character
Parental comedy Motherland is back - a reminder that some of pop culture's most watchable matriarchs are anything but perfect.
Nell Frizzell, The Guardian, 10th May 2021Darling Buds Of May adaptation The Larkins on ITV
ITV has confirmed it has commissioned a new adaptation of H.E. Bates' novel, The Darling Buds Of May. Titled The Larkins, it'll star Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlan.
British Comedy Guide, 10th December 2020Darling Buds star is 'sad' at 'unnecessary' reboot
Philip Franks, tax inspector Cedric 'Charley' Charlton in the Nineties ITV original, says news that it was coming back made him "slightly sad".
Andy Halls, The Sun, 16th March 2020The Darling Buds Of May set for comeback
ITV is reportedly set to reboot comedy drama The Darling Buds Of May.
British Comedy Guide, 13th November 2019Sir David Jason gets second autobiography deal
Sir David Jason is to publish a second autobiography volume later this year. My Lives will focus on his acting work and the characters that made him famous.
British Comedy Guide, 1st March 2017