A new adaptation of the classic novel The Darling Buds of May by H.E. Bates following the warm hearted, wheeler dealing adventures of the iconic Larkin family in the idyllic Kent countryside.
Stars: Bradley Walsh, Joanna Scanlan and Sabrina Bartlett
Full Cast: Tok Stephen, Liam Middleton, Francesca Wilson Waterworth, Bradley Wj Miller, Tony Gardner, Natalie Mitson, Robert Eades, Davina Coleman, Rosie Coleman, Lydia Page, Lola Shepelev, Robert Bathurst
Episode Guide
Season 2
November 20, 2022Episode 5 Pop in Prison
November 13, 2022Episode 4 Wheels of Justice
October 30, 2022Episode 3 Love and Violence
October 16, 2022Episode 1 Bad Neighbours
Season 1
Best The Larkins Episodes
Top 20 (Ranked)
October 10, 2021
5.3 48 votesS1E1 In Which We Meet the Larkin Family
5.3 48 votesS1E1 In Which We Meet the Larkin Family October 17, 20215.3 19 votesS1E2 In Which the Larkins Woo Charley the Tax Man
5.3 19 votesS1E2 In Which the Larkins Woo Charley the Tax Man November 20, 20220.0 0 votesS2E5 Pop in Prison
0.0 0 votesS2E5 Pop in Prison November 13, 20220.0 0 votesS2E4 Wheels of Justice
0.0 0 votesS2E4 Wheels of Justice October 30, 20220.0 0 votesS2E3 Love and Violence
0.0 0 votesS2E3 Love and Violence December 25, 20210.0 0 votesS1E7 The Larkins at Christmas
0.0 0 votesS1E7 The Larkins at Christmas November 14, 20210.0 0 votesS1E6 In Which the Larkins Are Determined to Convince Mariette to Stay
0.0 0 votesS1E6 In Which the Larkins Are Determined to Convince Mariette to Stay November 7, 20210.0 0 votesS1E5 In Which Ma's Sister Bertha Comes To Visit
0.0 0 votesS1E5 In Which Ma's Sister Bertha Comes To Visit October 31, 20210.0 0 votesS1E4 In Which the Larkins Rescue The Railway Station
0.0 0 votesS1E4 In Which the Larkins Rescue The Railway Station October 24, 20210.0 0 votesS1E3 In Which Pop and Ma Go on holiday
0.0 0 votesS1E3 In Which Pop and Ma Go on holiday October 16, 20220.0 0 votesS2E1 Bad Neighbours
0.0 0 votesS2E1 Bad Neighbours The Larkins Trailer
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User Reviews
Watchseries; I so wanted to enjoy it as I am a big fan of Bradley Walsh but no effort was made to freshen the storyline or even the plot. The script was weak and acting felt like they were going through the motions. The mains leads were look-a-likes and didn't need to be. There is a difference between paying homage and being mimics. It had a Disney family movie feel about it. Will trying again next week to see if it grows on me but I am sceptical.
I so wanted to enjoy it as I am a big fan of Bradley Walsh but no effort was made to freshen the storyline or even the plot. The script was weak and acting felt like they were going through the motions. The mains leads were look-a-likes and didn't need to be. There is a difference between paying homage and being mimics. It had a Disney family movie feel about it. Will trying again next week to see if it grows on me but I am sceptical.
The Larkins watchseries. I'm biased in that I really liked the original and rewatched it two or three years ago and fell in love with it all over again. Viewers who watched that classic version aren't going to warm to the remake as it doesn't add anything to it aside from some modern sensibilities in terms of tone and casting diversity.
For those that didn't see the 90's The Darling Buds of May this is a half-decent family comedy in the same vein as the Durells which the writer Simon Nye also adapted and the Indian Doctor with Sanjeev Bhaskar, but probably not as successful as either of those shows.
I like Bradley Walsh and thought he was great in Dr. Who, but he doesn't have the comic talents of David Jason who made the original so enjoyable. This is more of an ensemble piece and sadly falls a bit flat, the humour is lacking and so is the cheeky spark between Ma and Pa Larkin. 5/10.
Should never have been made. Its just a parody of the great work of HE Bates. Set in a 1950's small english village but reimagined by 2021 tv executives to look and feel nothing like a 1950's english village. The casting director should be out of work. Its not diversity its just rediculous tokenism.
I didn't watch the original which was the Darling Buds of May. I gave this a go because I like Bradley Walsh. His wife in the show was also very good in No Offence.
Oh dear how I wish I'd not wasted my time. My wife and I switched this off after less than 30 mins, simply awful.
I was never a fan of the original adaptation so it was always going to be a hard sell but with Bradley Walsh doing a very poor impersonation or David Jason's version of spa Larkin tipped me over the edge.
It's never a good idea to try and do another version of a much loved (not by me) series and this demonstrates why.
This lacks the charm and warmth of the 90s version with David Jason. Half the cast of this seem to doing a poor impression of the previous incarnation equivalent characters. The other half don't fit the part they are playing. When I heard this was happening I was really hoping it would be almost as good if not better than the Darling Buds of May.