| Genres: | Drama, Comedy, Historical |
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Keeley Hawes (Upstairs Downstairs) stars as an intrepid widow who decamps from dreary England to a sun-dappled Greek island with her four recalcitrant children, ages 11 to 21, on this adaptation of Gerald Durrell’s My Family and Other Animals and its two sequels.
It is the 1930s and beleaguered mother Louisa Durrell uproots her four unruly children to build a new life in the sun-drenched island of Corfu. With money worries a constant threat, will the family survive in this untamed paradise?
As the family settles into island life, money problems remain a worry. Spiro delivers some good news from a surprising source. When Larry falls dangerously ill, will the basic medical skills of Theo and neighbor Sven be enough to save him?
Margo has a chance encounter with an exotic recluse that hints where her real talent lies. Louisa has her doubts about Corfu, after Gerry befriends the mysterious Kosti, and Leslie discovers that alcohol and Corfiot bars can end in trouble.
When Gerry turns his bedroom into a Center for Scientific Learning for animals, and Margo’s head is turned by an attractive gardener at the Villa. Leslie is accused of armed robbery, and Louisa resorts to desperate measures to help her son.
In the face of visiting Aunt Hermione’s very vocal criticism of the entire family, will Louisa crumble, or will a surprise offer from Sven embolden her? Love is in the air, especially with the surprise arrival of Larry’s girlfriend, Nancy.
Everything looks beautiful as the family prepares to celebrate, but is everything all that it seems? Gerry questions the ethics of keeping his animals in captivity. Can Margo entice the reclusive Countess to attend the event of the year?
