The Darling Buds of May: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Darling Buds of May paints an idyllic picture of 1950's rural England as seen through the lives of the Larkins, a farm family living in Kent. The show revolves around Pa Larkin (David Jason), a man of a kind and mischievous nature with a penchant for getting into scrapes and talking his way out of them with equal equanimity; and his daughters (including Catherine Zeta-Jones, in the role that launched her career), as they deal with growing up and discovering the joys and sorrows of young love.

Series details

• Title: The Darling Buds of May
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1991-04-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-04-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 100 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 4831

Cast and credited roles

• Catherine Zeta Jones — Mariette
• David Jason — Pop Larkin
• Pam Ferris — Ma Larkin
• Philip Franks — Charley
• Rachel Bell — Edith Pilchester
• Moray Watson — Brigadier
• Christina Giles — Petunia
• Katherine Giles — Zinnia
• Stephanie Ralph — Victoria
• Abigail Romison — Primrose
• Ian Tucker — Montgomery
• Kika Mirylees — Angela Snow

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-04-07; final listed air date 1991-12-22; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1992-01-26; final listed air date 1992-12-26; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 1993-02-28; final listed air date 1993-04-04; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Darling Buds of May on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.