The Durrells in Corfu - Season 1
Based on the real-life events of the Durrell family as they resettle from England to Greece.
20 July 1951, Birmingham, England, UK
1982, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
15 May 1989, Berlin, Germany
April 15, 1958
1980 in Rome, Lazio, Italy
5 August 1948, Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
26 October 1970, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
6 October 1974, Larissa, Greece
17 November 1972, London, England, UK
1 July 1931, Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
10 October 1970, Bjelovar, Croatia, Yugoslavia
July 10, 2018
It is intended as 'escapist' television, as a retreat from a dark world and work on Monday morning, but I just can't escape my brain telling me, 'Three years, and not a word of Greek?'
October 13, 2016
The series is a rich family portrait of widowed mother Louisa Durrell (Keeley Hawes) and her four idiosyncratic children.
September 22, 2017
Yet it works, because Durrell's dialogue is sharp and his characters well-drawn.
December 19, 2017
Even though it fits smack in with the style of most PBS dramas, this dramedy is full of really sharp jokes and an entire community of hilariously quirky characters. In fact, the show that it most reminded me of was Parks & Recreation. It's lovely.
July 03, 2019
A ludicrously dysfunctional very British family relocates to Corfu without a word of Greek, befriends a host of stereotypical locals and the odd, drunken Brit, and everything proceeds to go completely tits up. What's not to love?
October 17, 2016
This sunny and touching yarn feels like just what we need in these angst-ridden days.
April 24, 2019
Given that talent for mythmaking, The Durrells of Corfu is probably as fine an introduction to the real lives of this remarkable family as could be written.
April 24, 2019
The series ends with a joyful, sun-dappled party and plenty of ends left untied in preparation for series two.
March 30, 2017
It's a light drama with entertaining characters, all shot on location and the gorgeous hills and sun-dappled beaches, and the cultural color of island life is as interesting as the human story.
October 10, 2016
The Durrells in Corfu is an absolute delight.
May 31, 2017
The Durrells, is the perfect summer vacation you have probably been aching for. We suggest you pack light, and board the binge-train as soon as possible.
April 24, 2019
Nye's sharpest idea was to make it all more adult-orientated by bringing the role of matriarch Mrs Durrell (Keeley Hawes) to the fore.
