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The Darling Buds of May

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: April 7, 1991
  • Seasons: 3
  • Episodes: 20
  • Networks: ITV1
  • Genres: Comedy, Drama
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The Darling Buds of May(1991)

TMDB Rating: 7.8 (22 votes)

Overview

An idyllic picture of 1950's rural England as seen through the lives of the Larkins, a farm family living in Kent. The show revolves around Pa Larkin, a man of a kind and mischievous nature with a penchant for getting into scrapes and talking his way out of them with equal equanimity; and his daughters, as they deal with growing up and discovering the joys and sorrows of young love.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

7 episodes • 1991

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1The Darling Buds of May (1)Apr 7, 19910.0
2The Darling Buds of May (2)Apr 14, 19910.0
3When the Green Woods Laugh (1)Apr 21, 19910.0
4When the Green Woods Laugh (2)Apr 28, 19910.0
5A Breath of French Air (1)May 5, 19910.0
6A Breath of French Air (2)May 12, 19910.0
7Christmas Is ComingDec 22, 19910.0
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Season 2

7 episodes • 1992

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Oh! To Be in England (1)Jan 26, 19920.0
2Oh! To Be in England (2)Feb 2, 19920.0
3Stranger at the Gates (1)Feb 9, 19920.0
4Stranger at the Gates (2)Feb 16, 19920.0
5A Season of Heavenly Gifts (1)Feb 23, 19920.0
6A Season of Heavenly Gifts (2)Mar 1, 19920.0
7Le Grand WeekendDec 26, 19920.0
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Season 3

6 episodes • 1993

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1The Happiest Days of Your Life (1)Feb 28, 19930.0
2The Happiest Days of Your Life (2)Mar 7, 19930.0
3Cast Not Your Pearls Before Swine (1)Mar 14, 19930.0
4Cast Not Your Pearls Before Swine (2)Mar 21, 19930.0
5Climb the Greasy Pole (1)Mar 28, 19930.0
6Climb the Greasy Pole (2)Apr 4, 19930.0

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