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The Larkins. Image shows left to right: Pop Larkin (Bradley Walsh), Ma Larkin (Joanna Scanlan)
The Larkins

The Larkins (2021)

  • TV comedy drama
  • ITV1
  • 2021 - 2022
  • 13 episodes (2 series)

Adaptation of H.E. Bates's novels about the eccentric, rural Larkin family, starring Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlan. Also features Sabrina Bartlett, Tok Stephen, Peter Davison, Barney Walsh, Kriss Dosanjh and more.

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Sabrina 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 2022

Joelle 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 2022

Olivia Cooke & Synnove Karlsen in running to replace Sabrina Bartlett

Actresses Synnove Karlsen and Olivia Cooke are said to be in the running to replace Sabrina Bartlett in ITV's The Larkins.

Bartlett, 30, quit this year as eldest Larkin daughter Mariette in the latest Darling Buds Of May adaptation.

Laura Armstrong, The Sun, 19th March 2022

The Larkins remake is plunged into crisis over fears a second star may quit

The Darling Buds Of May remake is set for another blow after it emerged that actor Tok Stephen, who plays Cedric 'Charley' Charlton, may be quitting the troubled ITV comedy drama.

Katie Hind, Mail on Sunday, 13th March 2022

Sabrina 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 2022

The 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 2022

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 2022

The Larkins at Christmas review

This isn't a rural idyll but a dystopia, a Kentish Truman Show in which none of the characters escape.

Ed Cumming, The Independent, 25th December 2021

The Larkins review

I'm sure the 1950s Kent countryside was lovely but I'm willing to bet it wasn't the multicultural liberal utopia as depicted in The Larkins, what with a carousel of Black and Asian characters circling the family. Not a hint of racism in this nostalgic wonderland; I wonder what changed in the subsequent decades?

Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 21st October 2021

The Larkins' secret filming locations revealed

Underriver, three miles south-east of Sevenoaks, was the perfect setting for the family's home.

Daily Mail, 19th October 2021

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