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The Darling Buds Of May (play)
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The Darling Buds of May may refer to: * ''The Darling Buds of May'' (novel), a 1958 novel by H. E. Bates ** ''The Darling Buds of May'' (TV series), a 1991–1993 TV series based on the novel ** ''The Mating Game'' (film), a 1959 film adaptation ** ''The Larkins'' (2021 TV series) * ''Darling Buds of May'' (album), a 2006 album by the rock band Faulter * "Darling Buds of May", a 2011 song by Viva Brother from '' Famous First Words'' *"The darling buds of May", a quote from William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 See also * The Darling Buds The Darling Buds are an alternative rock band from Newport, South Wales. The band formed in 1986 and were named after the H. E. Bates novel '' The Darling Buds of May'' – a title taken in turn, from the third line of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Darling Buds Of May (novel)
''The Darling Buds of May'' is a novella by British writer H. E. Bates published in 1958. It was the first of a series of five books about the Larkins, a rural family from Kent. The title of the book is a quote from William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18: ''Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate: / Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, / And summer's lease hath all too short a date;'' .. Plot synopsis Pop and Ma Larkin and their many children take joy in nature, each other's company, and almost constant feasts. Their only income is through selling scrap, picking strawberries, and selling farm animals or previous purchases that they've tired of. Nevertheless, they joyfully spend money on horses, cars, perfume, fine furniture, and holidays abroad. Pop Larkin opposes taxes and any barriers to free enterprise. Pop and Ma Larkin celebrate sex, youth, and vitality. In each novella in the series, Pop Larkin kisses, caresses, and pinches most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Darling Buds Of May (TV Series)
''The Darling Buds of May'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British comedy drama television series, produced by ITV Yorkshire, Yorkshire Television for the ITV (TV network), ITV network, first broadcast between 7 April 1991 and 4 April 1993. The first six episodes of Series 1 and the first two of Series 2 are adaptations of the 1958 novel The Darling Buds of May (novel), of the same name, and three of its four sequels, by H. E. Bates. The remaining episodes are original storylines based on the same format. Set in rural 1950s Kent, it follows the life of the Larkin family. It starred David Jason as "Pop" Larkin alongside Pam Ferris as "Ma" Larkin, with Catherine Zeta-Jones playing their eldest daughter Mariette, who marries tax inspector Cedric "Charley" Charlton, played by Philip Franks. A ratings success, it was Zeta-Jones's breakout role. Featuring a total of 20 episodes, it was broadcast as three series of six double-episode story lines in the spring of 1991, 1992 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mating Game (film)
''The Mating Game'' (1959) is an MGM comedy directed by George Marshall, and starring Debbie Reynolds, Tony Randall and, in his final film role, Paul Douglas. Reynolds sings the title song during the opening credits. The film was written by William Roberts and very loosely based on the 1958 British novel, '' The Darling Buds of May'' by H. E. Bates, which was later adapted into a more faithful 1991–1993 British miniseries, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones in the role that Reynolds plays in the film. Plot Irritated neighbor Wendell Burnshaw brings the Larkin family to the attention of the Internal Revenue Service. Lorenzo Charlton is assigned to the case by his boss, Kelsey. Ma and Pop Larkin warmly welcome him to their family farm in Maryland, at first unaware of why he is there. Lorenzo is aghast to learn that the Larkins have never filed a tax return. With their cooperation, he sets out to figure out what, if anything, they owe in the way of back taxes, a difficult task, as P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Larkins (2021 TV Series)
''The Larkins'' is a British comedy drama television series, produced by Objective Fiction and Genial Productions. The series is the most recent adaptation of H. E. Bates novel '' The Darling Buds of May''. Both the novel and the series are set in rural 1950s Kent and revolve around the life of Pop and Ma Larkin and their six children. The series stars Bradley Walsh as "Pop" Larkin and Joanna Scanlan as "Ma" Larkin. The eldest daughter of the family, Mariette, is played by Sabrina Bartlett (series 1) and Joelle Rae (series 2), while Tok Stephen plays accountant, Cedric "Charley" Charlton. Characters Episodes Series overview Series 1 (2021) Christmas Special (2021) Series 2 (2022) Filming locations Various locations throughout the south east of England have been used during filming to stand in for the fictional setting of Littlechurch including the villages of West Peckham and Underriver in Kent. Romshed Farm near Sevenoaks served as the Larkins farm and hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Buds Of May (album)
''Darling Buds of May'' is the debut and only album by the rock band Faulter. It was released on September 19, 2006 on Abacus Recordings Century Media Records is a heavy metal record label with offices in the United States, Germany and London. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million. Background Century Media was founded by Robert Kampf and Oli .... Track listing All tracks by Andy Carpenter except where noted. Personnel *Kevin Augunas – engineer *Andy Carpenter – producer, mixing *Jason Freese – organ *Josh Freese – drums *Mike Levindofske - vocals, writer *Skip Hahn – pedal steel *Greg Koller – engineer *Jon Saint James – producer, mixing, management *Jason Upright – A&R *Ben Wilson – artwork, layout design References External linksOfficial Faulter Site {{Authority control Faulter albums 2006 debut albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Famous First Words (Viva Brother Album)
''Famous First Words'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Viva Brother, released on 1 August 2011 on Geffen Records in the United Kingdom. Preceded by the singles "Darling Buds of May", "Still Here" and "New Year's Day", the album was produced and mixed by Stephen Street, who had previously worked with acts such as Blur and The Smiths. Reception The album was panned by critics upon release, with reviewers criticising the lack of original content and the clumsiness with which the band attempted to emulate popular acts of the 1990s. On Metacritic, the album received a score of 34/100, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Alexis Petridis of ''the Guardian'' likened the band to a tragicomedy and remarked that "Viva Brother haven't got a new idea in their heads – as every song fades out, you somehow imagine the theme music from TFI Friday fading in". Martin Headon of ''musicOMH'' praised certain aspects of the album, but noted that overall it was clichéd, had "f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonnet 18
"Sonnet 18" is one of the best-known of the 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. In the sonnet, the speaker asks whether he should compare the Fair Youth to a summer's day, but notes that he has qualities that surpass a summer's day. He also notes the qualities of a summer day are subject to change and will eventually diminish. The speaker then states that the Fair Youth will live forever in the lines of the poem, as long as it can be read. There is an irony being expressed in this sonnet: it is not the actual young man who will be eternalized, but the description of him contained in the poem, and the poem contains scant or no description of the young man, but instead contains vivid and lasting descriptions of a summer day, which the young man is supposed to outlive. Structure Sonnet 18 is a typical English or Shakespearean sonnet, having 14 lines of iambic pentameter: three quatrains followed by a couplet. It also has the characteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
