The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993)

Name: The Darling Buds of May
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1991-04-07
Rating: 7.8
Cast: David Jason, Pam Ferris, Stephanie Ralph, Philip Franks

TV Series | TV-PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

Episode Guide

The life of the Larkin family, farmers in Kent.

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Cast & Crew

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David Jason

Pop Larkin

(20 episodes, 1991-1993)
Pam Ferris

Ma Larkin

(20 episodes, 1991-1993)
Stephanie Ralph

Victoria

(19 episodes, 1991-1993)
Philip Franks

Charley

(18 episodes, 1991-1993)
Catherine Zeta-Jones

Mariette

(18 episodes, 1991-1993)
Christina Giles

Petunia

(18 episodes, 1991-1993)
Katherine Giles

Zinnia

(18 episodes, 1991-1993)
Rachel Bell

Edith Pilchester

(16 episodes, 1991-1993)
Ross Marriott

Oscar

(16 episodes, 1991-1993)
Ian Tucker

Montgomery

(13 episodes, 1991-1992)
Abigail Rokison

Primrose

(12 episodes, 1991-1993)
Moray Watson

Brigadier

(11 episodes, 1991-1993)
Daisy-May Bates

John Blenheim

(11 episodes, 1992-1993)

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Reviews & Commentary

If there was ever a television family that I would want to be a member of, the Larkin Clan would be it. Led by Pop Larkin (David Jason), a man of unquenchable good nature who does not believe in paying taxes but is more than generous with his money (which he seems to fall backward into), they make Kent seem like the modern day garden of eden. Half of the scenes in any particular episode involve either eating or food preparation. The family liquor cabinet resembles a shrine and plays "What do you do with a drunken sailor?" each time it is opened (a frequent event).

The luckiest character of all is the tax man who is sent to find out why Pop has never paid taxes and ends up never leaving. If you knew why, you'd probably be as jealous as I am. In the frequent words of Pop Larkin...Perrrrfec!

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Trivia

A soundtrack album containing 16 tracks of music from the series was released by EMI Records Ltd in 1999 on their Soundtrack records label. It contained The title theme 'Perfeck!' plus many incidental tracks, plus four pieces of source music, 4 popular radio themes of the day, which had been re-recorded for the series. This release was one of the short-lived releases on EMI's Soundtrack Records label and many planned releases were dropped.

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Sidney Charles 'Pop' Larkin: Sounds perfick.

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Plot Summary

Genres

Comedy | Drama

Details

Release Date:

7 April 1991

Language

English

Country of Origin

Filming Locations

Yorkshire, England, UK

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