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My Family And Other Animals (TV Series)
''My Family and Other Animals'' is a 1987 British TV mini-series produced by the BBC and directed by Peter Barber-Fleming.Douglas Botting, ''Gerald Durrell: The Authorised Biography'', HarperCollins, 1999, pp. 549–550. It is based on Gerald Durrell's autobiographical book by the same name, '' My Family and Other Animals'', which tells about the time his family spent on the Greek Island of Corfu in 1935–1939. The series consists of 10 episodes and was aired for the first time between 17 October and 19 December 1987. Plot The show tells the story of the extravagant Durrell family who, tired of the rainy and unhealthy English climate, move to the sun-drenched Greek island of Corfu. The family consists of Gerry (young naturalist), his widowed mother (excellent cook), his eldest brother Larry (starting writer), another brother Leslie (mad about guns and boats) and sister Margo (who suffers from acne). In Corfu they experience a lot of adventures and befriend many interesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Family And Other Animals
''My Family and Other Animals'' (1956) is an autobiographical book by British naturalist Gerald Durrell. It tells in an exaggerated and sometimes fictionalised way of the years that he lived as a child with his siblings and widowed mother on the Greek island of Corfu between 1935 and 1939. It describes the life of the Durrell family in a humorous manner, and explores the fauna of the island. It is the first and most well-known of Durrell's Corfu trilogy, which also includes '' Birds, Beasts, and Relatives'' (1969) and ''The Garden of the Gods'' (1978). Durrell had already written several successful books about his trips collecting animals in the wild for zoos when he published ''My Family and Other Animals'' in 1956. Its comic exaggeration of the foibles of his family – including his eldest brother Lawrence Durrell, who became a celebrated novelist and poet – and his heartfelt appreciation of the natural world made it very successful. Durrell was able to found the Jerse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Durrell
Margaret Isabel Mabel "Margo" Durrell (4 May 1919 — 16 January 2007) was the younger sister of novelist Lawrence Durrell and elder sister of naturalist, author, and TV presenter Gerald Durrell, who lampoons her character in his Corfu trilogy of novels: ''My Family and Other Animals'', ''Birds, Beasts and Relatives'', and ''The Garden of the Gods''. She wrote a book, ''Whatever Happened to Margo?'', giving a humorous account of her experiences as a Bournemouth landlady in the late 1940s. It includes details about the lives of her family, particularly Leslie, Gerald, and her mother Louisa Durrell following their time on Corfu. The manuscript was apparently written in the 1960s and was discovered in the attic by a granddaughter nearly 35 years later. It was published in 1995. Early life Durrell was born in Kurseong, Bengal, in British India and brought up in India and England. In 1935, along with her brothers Gerald and Leslie, she accompanied her mother to a new home on Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gant
David Gant (born 1943) is a Scottish actor and model. Formerly a banker, Gant changed careers at age 30 to study dramatic art at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. Graduating in 1974, he has found roles in theatre, film and television. His credits include Coriolanus at Chichester Festival Theatre, and the films '' Victor/Victoria'' (1982), '' The Draughtsman's Contract'' (1982), '' The Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1982), '' Gandhi'' (1982), '' Brazil'' (1985), '' Chaplin'' (1992), '' Restoration'' (1995), ''Braveheart'' (1995), '' The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'' (1999), '' Lagaan'' (2001) and Jonathan Creek: ''The Sinner and the Sandman'' (2014). He also voiced Oswald of Carim in the 2011 video game '' Dark Souls'' and Lord Aldia in the sequel, ''Dark Souls II'', more specifically its special edition rerelease ''Scholar of the First Sin''. Gant is an Associate and Licentiate of the London College of Music London College of Music (LCM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christos Efthimiou
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Edward Parsons (actor)
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Mihalis Giannatos
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Tonis Giakovakis
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George Dialegmenos
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Angela Barlow
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George Wilkinson (1911-1967)
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Paul Rhys
Paul Rhys (born 19 December 1963) is a Welsh theatre, television and film actor. Early life Rhys was born in Neath to working class Catholic parents, Kathryn Ivory and her husband Richard Charles Rhys, a labourer. At fourteen, he bred and trained horses, becoming a highly accomplished rider. A committed punk during his youth, Rhys sang in several bands. His first acting job was playing Liverpudlian judo expert Ralph in John Godber's hit play ''Bouncers'', before leaving for London, where he qualified for his Equity card by singing jazz standards at lunchtime for Peter Boizot's Pizza Express and Kettners. Career Rhys received a Bernard Shaw Scholarship to study at RADA. In the first term he was spotted by Philip Prowse and was invited to perform in Oscar Wilde's ''A Woman of No Importance'' at the Glasgow Citizens Theatre, playing the illegitimate son, Gerald. He also appeared as Dean Swift in Julian Temple's film '' Absolute Beginners''. Rhys completed his education at RADA by w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Konsta
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