The Durrells in Corfu. The complete third season / written by Simon Nye ; directed by Roger Goldby, Niall MacCormick.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781531706104
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximatley 6 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches.
- Distributor: [Alexandria Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
Language Note: | English version only ; subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Subject: | Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995 > Homes and haunts > Greece > Corfu Island > Drama. Dorrell family > Drama. Zoologists > Great Britain > Biography > Drama. Widows > Drama. Corfu Island (Greece) > Description and travel > Drama. Greece > Drama. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | DVD Durr 6468 s3 (Text) | 33294005019773 | DVDs | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2019 March #1
The Durrell family left England in the 1930s to live on Corfu and start a new chapter of their lives. Now after several years, the laid-back island is truly home. Son and author Lawrence (Josh O'Connor) is writing another novel. His socially awkward brother Leslie (Callum Woodhouse) has become a Corfu policeman. Much to everyone's surprise, Leslie has three girlfriends, one of whom is pregnant. Youngest son Gerald (Milo Parker), who as an adult wrote the trilogy about the family's Corfu years upon which this series is based, continues to explore the island's natural history, a preview of his future vocation. Daughter Margo (Daisy Waterstone) finally has a serious job. And their widowed mother Louisa (Keeley Hawes), who has been unlucky in love while on the island, is disappointed yet again.
Copyright 2019 Library Journal.VERDICT A totally engaging series filled with unconventional characters and amusing situations; an A+ choice for public libraries.âJoan Greenberg, Warminster, PA - Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
This British family comedy-drama, based on the autobiographical Corfu Trilogy by respected naturalist, conservationist, and author Gerald Durrell, offers a lovely, lighthearted escape to a sunny paradise while taking significant liberties with the source material. Ostensibly a chronicle of the lives of the Durrell familyâwidowed mother Louisa Durrell (Keeley Hawes) and her four childrenâafter they move to the Greek island of Corfu in 1935, the series has become more reliant on sitcom situations than biographical events. Middle son Leslie (Callum Woodhouse) juggles three girlfriends at once, eldest son Lawrence (Josh O'Connor) meets Henry Miller (who romances his mother!) during a trip back to England, Gerald (Milo Parker) acquires a growing menagerie on the family property, and in the season finale all are involved with a traveling circus troupe performing on the island. It plays like a riff on the familiar British genre of the outsider navigating the eccentricities of the rural small town, and never questions the arrogance of the British family abroad who (apart from Leslie) never bother to learn the local language and are generally oblivious, self-involved, and offhandedly rude. At the same time, the series is warm, fun, and lovely to look at, with gorgeous hills, sun-dappled beaches, and the colorful island life of Corfu. Compiling all eight episodes from the 2018 third season, extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes. Recommended. (S. Axmaker). Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2018.