The Darling Buds of May: Inspiration for the new ITV drama The Larkins starring Bradley Walsh (okładka  miękka, wyd. 10.2021)

Thirty years after The Darling Buds of May became one of the most popular comedy-dramas in ITV history, H.E. Bates`s 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 uplifting` Bradley Walsh ________ `Home looks nice. Allus does though, don`t 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 haven`t paid any. Yet as junk-dealer Pop patiently explains: nothing`s 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 Dragon`s 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? ________ `A pulsing comedy of country manners. A five-alarm blaze of a book. Just about perfick` TIME `A gently, anarchic wish-fulfilling daydream` THE 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? It`s going to be an honour to help bring The Larkins to the nation`s devices!` Joanna Scanlan on her casting as Ma