The Durrells
Seen it?2016 | 4 seasons | 46 min | Drama, Comedy, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and families. If you loved Little House on the Prairie or Anne with an E, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, feel-good.
- The pace
- 4 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 46 minutes, about 20 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
In 1935, financially strapped widow Louisa Durrell, whose life has fallen apart, decides to move from England, with her four children (three sons, one daughter), to the island of Corfu, Greece. Once there, the family moves into a dilapidated old house that has no electricity and that is crumbling apart. But life on Corfu is cheap, it's an earthly paradise, and the Durrells proceed to forge their new existence, with all its challenges, adventures, and forming relationships.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 4 BAFTAs.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 4 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 243K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Series 2 is the high point.
Series 12016 · 6 episodes · 8.1 out of 10Saturday
Series 22017 · 6 episodes · 8.9 out of 10Friday
Series 32018 · 8 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday- Series 42019 · 6 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
Created by Simon Nye
- Keeley HawesLouisa Durrell
- Josh O'ConnorLawrence Durrell
- Milo ParkerGerald Durrell
- Daisy WaterstoneMargo Durrell
- Callum WoodhouseLeslie Durrell
- Alexis GeorgoulisSpiros Halikiopoulos
- Yorgos KaramihosTheo Stephanides