The Darling buds of May, la nouvelle série TV

Les romans à succès d'HE Bates vont être adaptés sous forme de série télé pour la chaîne ITV.
HE Bates a écrit des comédies familiales extrêmement populaires en Angleterre.

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The Larkins are returning to ITV, with Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlan in the lead roles.

The broadcaster has announced a new six-part adaptation of H.E. Bates’ novel The Darling Buds Of May and its sequels, 30 years after having its first hit with the bucolic family.

Simon Nye, whose credits include The Durrells and  Men Behaving Badly, is writing the new series, entitled The Larkins.

He said: 'The novels are short, hilarious and magical. We will be expanding the Larkins’ world a little and can’t wait to immerse ourselves in this glorious countryside idyll."

Walsh, who will be playing Pop Larkin, said: I’m thrilled to be asked to be part of this much loved and iconic series of stories. The warmth and affection that H.E. Bates has generated through his books is so uplifting and I cannot wait to be part of the Larkin family. It’ll be a hoot!’

Thick Of It star Joanna Scanlan, who will play Ma, added: ‘What better comfort could there be from all we have endured this year than the rolling laughter and outsize hugs of Ma and Pop?’

Set in the late 1950s, The Larkins is the story of a working-class family led by the golden-hearted wheeler dealer Pop Larkin and his wife Ma, together with their six children, including the beautiful Mariette - the role which proved the breakout for Catherine Zeta-Jones in the original. David Jason and Pam Ferris played the parents.

Je ne connais pas du tout, mais pourquoi pas !

Quelques nouvelles du casting :

Bradley Walsh et l'excellente Joanna Scanlan (vue notamment dans La Jeune fille à la perle et The Invisible woman) joueront les Larkin.

Sabrina Bartlett (Sienna dans Bridgerton ) jouera Mariette, leur fille aînée, l'héroïne (le rôle était tenu par Catherine Zeta-Jones dans la série originale) :

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Sabrina Bartlett will play Mariette, the oldest child of the Larkin family led by Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlan who live more of less carefree on their idyllic farm in England where they indulge in laughs, family love and food, tons of food . Tok Stephen will play Cedric Charlton, an accountant from the city, who arrives in sunny 1950s Kent to investigate the family's perhaps [size=12]lightly dodgy tax affairs, and slowly finds himself drawn to both the country lifestyle, and Mariette herself. The series is based on lightly dodgy tax affairs, and slowly finds himself drawn to both the country lifestyle, and Mariette herself. The series is based on H.E. Bates' novels, with the creators of The Durrells working on this six part adaptation.

Les créateurs de la série sont ceux de The Durrells et d' All Creatures Great and Small. J'ai hâte !

Une photo de Sabrina Bartlett sur le tournage :



J'ai vraiment hâte de découvrir cette série, j'avais tellement aimé All creatures great and small 

La série arrive bientôt sur ITV. Les 2 acteurs principaux ont posé pour le magazine de mode Tatler :