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The Durrells
''The Durrells'' (known in North America as ''The Durrells in Corfu'') is a British comedy-drama television series loosely based on Gerald Durrell's three autobiographical books about his family's four years (1935–1939) on the Greek island of Corfu. It aired on ITV from 3 April 2016 to 12 May 2019. The series is written by Simon Nye, directed by Steve Barron and Roger Goldby, and produced by Christopher Hall. Lee Durrell, Gerald Durrell's widow and director of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, acted as consultant. The series was partly filmed on location in Corfu, as well as at Ealing Studios and Twickenham Studios in London. Premise The series begins in 1935, when Louisa Durrell suddenly announces that she and her four children will move from Bournemouth to the Greek island of Corfu. Her husband died some years earlier and the family is experiencing financial problems. A struggle ensues as the family adapts to life on the island and a shortage of money. Despite a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting'', '' The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', '' Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including '' The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and '' Frank's Place''. See also * List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy * Dramatic structure * Melodrama * Seriousness * Tragicomedy * Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twickenham Studios
Twickenham Studios (formerly known as Twickenham Film Studios) is a film studio in St Margarets, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, that is used by various motion picture and television companies. It was established in 1913 by Ralph Jupp on the site of a former ice rink. At the time of its original construction, it was the largest film studio in the United Kingdom. In February 2012, it was announced that due to the studio going into administration, it would close before June, just a year before its centenary. The studio was subsequently saved from closure, with a new owner acquiring the studio in August 2012. The studios were acquired in February 2020 by The Creative District Improvement Co. with backing from British Airways Pension Fund and TIME + SPACE Studios as operator on a long lease to run the studios. History London Film In 1913, the studios were constructed by the newly formed London Film Company, and were at that time the largest in Britain. London Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Georgoulis
Alexis Georgoulis ( el, text=Αλέξης Γεωργούλης; born 1974) is a Greek actor and politician. Personal life Georgoulis was born on 6 October 1974 in Larissa, Greece. His father worked for a lottery and his mother taught kindergarten. Georgoulis served in the Hellenic Army, and began studying civil engineering at the National Technical University of Athens in 1993. In 1996, he began acting with local drama schools, and in 1997, he was accepted to the Vasilis Diamantopoulos' Jasmine drama school. Acting After performing with the dance troupe Heresis in their renditions of '' Carmen 33'' and ''The Return'', Georgoulis began working in television. He first took smaller roles in ''Alice in Wonderland'' and ''Death Agony'', but it was his co-starring role in 2001's ''Eisai to Tairi mou'' that elevated the Greek actor to stardom. According to the WGBH Educational Foundation, in recognition of his fame, Georgoulis is called the "George Clooney of Greece" therein. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callum Woodhouse
Callum Woodhouse is a British actor. Career He is best known for his portrayal of Leslie Durrell in all four seasons of ITV comedy-drama series ''The Durrells''.Bond, Kimberly (12 May 2019Meet the cast of The Durrells series four ''Radio Times''. Retrieved 24 November 2019. Woodhouse is also known for playing the character of Josh Marsden in ITV comedy-drama series ''Cold Feet''. He also appeared as Randall Jones in "The Skylark Scandal", a Series 7 episode of BBC One's detective period drama ''Father Brown''. In the Channel 5/PBS production '' All Creatures Great and Small'' about James Herriot, Woodhouse plays Tristan Farnon, the younger brother of the senior partner, Siegfried Farnon Donald Vaughan Sinclair (22 April 1911 – 28 June 1995) was a British veterinary surgeon who graduated from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in 1933. He was made famous as the inspiration for the eccentric character Siegfried .... The programme was renewed for a second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durrell Family
The Durrell family was an English family, two of whose members were best-selling writers. It has been the subject of several autobiographies, the TV series ''My Family and Other Animals'' (1987), the television film ''My Family and Other Animals'' (2005), the largely fictionalized TV series ''The Durrells'' (2016–2019), and the documentary '' What the Durrells Did Next''. Family members The family was founded by Lawrence Samuel Durrell (1884–1928), an Anglo-Indian engineer, and his wife Louisa Durrell (1886–1964). Their children were: * Lawrence Durrell (1912–1990), a diplomat and writer, best known for writing ''The Alexandria Quartet'', in addition to travel literature. * Margery Durrell (1915–1916); died in infancy from diphtheria. * Leslie Durrell (1917–1982), described in Gerald Durrell's Corfu trilogy as having an interest in guns, hunting, and sailing, and according to his sister's book ''Whatever Happened to Margo?'', was interested in painting. * Margaret Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisy Waterstone
Daisy Waterstone (born 13 June 1994) is a British actress, best known for playing Margo Durrell in the ITV family drama ''The Durrells''. Early life Waterstone was born on 13 June 1994 in Hammersmith, London, the daughter of film director and producer Rosie Alison and bookshop chain founder Sir Tim Waterstone. She attended Francis Holland School, Sloane Square. Waterstone became a member of the National Youth Theatre when she was thirteen, and later took a one-year foundation course at the Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts before moving on to her acting career. Career Waterstone started her professional career on stage at The Pleasance Theatre, Islington, as Lucy/Nibs in the original production of ''Peter Pan Goes Wrong'', followed by playing Susanna Walcott at The Old Vic in Yaël Farber's production of ''The Crucible'', and has also played Emma in '' Rules for Living'' at the Royal National Theatre. In 2014 she appeared as Katie Bowman in two episodes of the ... [...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 Corf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh O'Connor
Josh O'Connor (born in 1989/1990) is a British actor. He portrayed a young Charles III (Prince Charles) in the Netflix drama ''The Crown'' (2019–2020), for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and received nominations for two British Academy Television Awards. O'Connor also played the roles of Johnny Saxby in Francis Lee's '' God's Own Country'' (2017), for which he won a British Independent Film Award for Best Actor, Lawrence Durrell in the ITV series '' The Durrells'' (2016–2019), and Marius Pontmercy in BBC One's miniseries of Victor Hugo's novel ''Les Misérables'' (2019). Early life and education O'Connor was born to John, a teacher, and Emily, a midwife. He grew up in Newbury until he was five, when his family moved to Cheltenham, Gloucestershire where he was brought up. The middle son in a family of three boys, his older brother is an artist and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Durrell
Lawrence George Durrell (; 27 February 1912 – 7 November 1990) was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. He was the eldest brother of naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell. Born in India to British colonial parents, he was sent to England at the age of eleven for his education. He did not like formal education, but started writing poetry at age 15. His first book was published in 1935, when he was 23. In March 1935 he and his mother and younger siblings moved to the island of Corfu. Durrell spent many years thereafter living around the world. His most famous work is '' The Alexandria Quartet,'' published between 1957 and 1960. The best-known novel in the series is the first, '' Justine''. Beginning in 1974, Durrell published ''The Avignon Quintet,'' using many of the same techniques. The first of these novels, '' Monsieur, or the Prince of Darkness,'' won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1974. The middle novel, '' Constance, or Solitary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milo Parker
Milo Parker is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Connor in '' Robot Overlords'', Roger Munro in ''Mr. Holmes,'' Hugh Apiston in ''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' and Gerry Durrell in ITV's ''The Durrells''. Life and work Parker trained at Youngblood Theatre Company and made his feature film debut in the British independent science fiction film '' Robot Overlords'', before starring alongside Ian McKellen in ''Mr. Holmes'', for which he earned nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and 42nd Saturn Awards for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. In an interview for ''The Lady'', McKellen praised his young co-star, saying "Milo was full of the esprit of a young person. He had no fear of the camera or of doing exactly what the director wanted when required.". He attended Farlingaye High School in Woodbridge, Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Camb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keeley Hawes
Claire Julia Hawes (born 10 February 1976), known professionally as Keeley Hawes, is an English actress. After beginning her career in a number of literary adaptations, including ''Our Mutual Friend'' (1998) and '' Tipping the Velvet'' (2002), Hawes rose to fame for her portrayal of Zoe Reynolds in the BBC series '' Spooks'' (2002–2004), followed by her co-lead performance as DI Alex Drake in '' Ashes to Ashes'' (2008–2010). She is also known for her roles in Jed Mercurio's ''Line of Duty'' as DI Lindsay Denton (2014–2016) and in BBC One drama ''Bodyguard'' (2018) in which she played Home Secretary Julia Montague. Hawes is a three-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, having been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her roles as Lindsay Denton and Julia Montague, and a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Dorothy Wick in the drama ''Mrs Wilson''. Hawes has had leading roles in the 2010 revival of '' Upstair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Samuel Durrell
Lawrence Samuel Durrell (23 September 1884 – 16 April 1928) was a British engineer, best remembered as the father of novelist Lawrence Durrell and naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell. Early life Durrell was born in Dum Dum, north of Calcutta (present day Kolkata) on 23 September 1884, the son of Samuel Amos Durrell and his wife, Dora Maria Johnstone, and christened in Fatehgarh, Bengal, on 7 October 1884.FamilySearch.org, ''India, Births and Baptisms, 1786–1947'', at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FG7P-F96. Retrieved 8 November 2012; FamilySearch.org, ''India, Marriages, 1792–1948'', at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGN1-Q53. Retrieved 8 November 2012. Career An engineer by profession, he studied in the Thomason College of Civil Engineering (now the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee). While he worked for the North-West Railway in Jalandhar, his son Lawrence was born in 1912. Durrell went on to work for the Mymensingh–Bhairab Bazar Railway Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
