On Thursday June 7, the Durrell family arrives on Arte. The channel broadcasts all 4 seasons of The Durrells: an English family in Corfua charming comedy wonderfully embodied by inspired actors including Keeley Hawes (Louisa Durrell, seen among others in the Netflix thriller Bodyguard) and wife in the city of Matthew Macfadyen, the star of Successionthe actor who lent his features to Charles in seasons 3 and 4 of The Crown, Josh O’Connor (Larry Durrell), Alexis Georgoúlis (Spýros Hakaiópoulos), Callum Woodhouse (Leslie Durrell), Milo Parker (Gerald Durrell) and Daisy Waterstone (Margo Durrell). The series is also available on the streaming platform Arte.tv until September 30, 2024.
The Durrells – An English family in Corfu : What is this delightful series with Keeley Hawes and Josh O’Connor about?
In 1935, the Durrell family died out in Bournemouth where they lived frugally. The members of this tribe are non-conformist and adventurous. Louisa Durrell, a widow, tries to run the household and it is no easy task. The eldest, an aspiring writer, wants independence. Leslie, her second son, only thinks about guns, Margo, her daughter, is not smart, and the youngest, Gerry, prefers the company of animals to humans. They decide to escape the English drizzle to settle under the sun of the Greek island of Corfu. Freed from the customs of England in the 1930s, the Durrells rub shoulders with the country’s rough but warm inhabitants and rub shoulders with incredible wildlife, in the heavenly setting of their decrepit villa, but with a magnificent view of the sea. Spiros, a driver de Taxi, does everything to help their integration into village life. True to their impetuous characters, the family experiences astonishing adventures.
The Durrells – An English family in Corfu : Should you watch this enjoyable series with Keeley Hawes and Josh O’Connor?
Immerse yourself in the sweet madness of a crazy and terribly endearing family: that’s the promise kept by this charming family comedy. Adapted from The Corfu Trilogy by Gerald Durrell, this funny and touching family chronicle, where we meet a gallery of characters full of life and poetry, also paints a magnificent portrait of a woman and mother. The incredible and sentimental adventures of Louisa Durrell (Keeley Hawes) and her four children, Larry (Josh O’Connor), Leslie (Callum Woodhouse), Margot (Daisy Waterstone) and Gerald (Milo Parker) are as touching and moving as irresistibly funny. Visually magnificent, this series which plays the card of change of scenery and family entertainment, makes us love its characters with endearing personalities and with whom we vibrate to the rhythm of the upheavals which punctuate everyone’s lives. Combining laughter and romance is not easy, but that is what this remarkable fiction achieves, from which real tenderness emerges. A real bubble of happiness.
