Aunt Barbara Flynn has died - mum and Larry visit England. Larry gets mixed up with often naked Henry Miller. Les becomes a policeman, Margot an x-ray assistant. Spiro's wife and kids leave him, leading to almost romance with 'Mrs Durrells'. Gerry has a girlfriend.
Here's some examples of Ben Wheeler's fine work:
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| Daisy with fine Croatian actor Goran Navojec |
Then in four, war is in the air. Josh presumably has had a better offer, as most of his scenes are shot in a room in Paris. Margot is in England, discovering the cinema (L'Atalante and I think something from Fritz Lang). We finally meet Mrs. Spiro, who starts an affair with Basil (Miles Jupp).
But in an eye-watering finale, the kids all return home and put on a version of Odysseus for the village before embarking for England.
In a wonderful follow up documentary, What the Durrells Did Next, we learn about Gerald's success with his books and conservation zoo in Jersey, from where there's that amazing footage of a boy having fallen in to the gorilla enclosure being protected from the others by one gorilla - Gerry's humane animal treatment literally in action.
Daisy is coming up in Prime Target, was in The Long Shadow, The Capture and Dalgleish
We realise that Simon Nye has done a splendid job of depicting this eccentric family and made it a warm and funny series. (New mother: "If anyone wants me, I'll be next door, asleep in a pool of my own tears.") We also think Elbow nicked the Greek end credits song.
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