The Durrells - Books, TV-series, Zoo

Second part of the series: The Durrells  is being broadcast at the moment by  SVT1. Here it is called  "Enkeltbillet til Korfu"(One way ticket to Corfu). It is a nice revisit, although the TV-series  aren't completely true to the books. The first series were broadcast on  TV Charlie and it was called "Min familie og andre dyr"(My Family and Other Animals. A third series have been made.

It made me find my books written by respectively Gerald Durrell and Alexander Durrell.

The TV-series are based on Gerald Durrells books about his family, first and foremost based on My Family and Other Animals. It is a funny description of his family, who are moving to Corfu to get a fresh start.
The Family consists of (Louisa (mother) and four children - Larry (the author Alexander Durrell), Leslie (keen user of firearms), Gerry (Gerald Durrell- animal lover) and Margo (teenage girl). The books and the series are funny, cosy feel-good descriptions of a rather peculiar family and the people they get to know.

Gerald Durrells great interest in animals did not decline, and he founded the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust and Jersey Zoo. The main purpose to save endangered species.The trust also adopted the extinct Dodo as its symbol.
We visited Jersey Zoo Park in 1987

The oldest brother  Alexanders interest in writing didn't decline either, and he has among others written the Alexandria Quartet. It is a fascinating work of art, where the first three novels look at the same incidents but from different persons views and experiences, and in the fourth novel the story advances in time and reaches a conclusion. I have read the novels twice. There is much to experience and keep track of, and as they are very well written they can easily be reread.
I really recommend getting to know the colorful family, either by reading  the novels or watching the series.

Danish