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 rath...