The Darling Buds of May

AS SEEN ON BBCS BETWEEN THE COVERS

Thirty years after The Darling Buds of May became one of the most popular comedy-dramas in ITV history, H.E. Batess novel is back in a brand new adaptation starring Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlan

The warmth and affection that H. E. Bates has generated through his books is so upliftingBradley Walsh
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Home looks nice. Allus does though, dont it? Perfick

One pleasant May evening, Pop and Ma Larkin and their six children - sated on fish, chips and ice cream - return to the rustic charms of their Kent farm. Waiting for them is a young man: Mr Cedric Charlton, an upstanding inspector of taxes, come to discover why they havent paid any.

Yet as junk-dealer Pop patiently explains: nothings ever that simple at the Larkins. Mariette takes a shine to Charley - as Pop calls him - and before long the family have introduced the uncomplaining inspector to the delights of country living: the lusty scents of wild flowers, the pleasures of a bottle of Dragons Blood, cold cream dribbled over a bowl of strawberries and the sweet song of nightingales.

Will Cedric come to his senses?
Or will he beat a hasty retreat to the office?
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A pulsing comedy of country manners. A five-alarm blaze of a book. Just about perfickTIME

A gently, anarchic wish-fulfilling daydreamTHE TIMES

What better comfort could there be from all we have endured this year than the rolling laughter and outsize hugs of Ma and Pop? Its going to be an honour to help bring The Larkins to the nations devices!Joanna Scanlan on her casting as Ma