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- 2021
- Not Rated
- Acorn TV
- 2021
- Not Rated
- Acorn TV
Summary Set in 1950s England, the latest British dramedy adaptation of the H. E. Bates novel "The Darling Buds of May" follows The Larkin family led by Ma (Joanna Scanlan) and Pop (Bradley Walsh) Larkin. [Premiered originally in the UK on IV on 10 Oct 2021 and in the US on Acorn TV on 13 Dec 2021]
- 2021
- Not Rated
- Acorn TV
- 2021
- Not Rated
- Acorn TV
The Larkins
Season 1 Premiere: Oct 10, 2021
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Summary Set in 1950s England, the latest British dramedy adaptation of the H. E. Bates novel "The Darling Buds of May" follows The Larkin family led by Ma (Joanna Scanlan) and Pop (Bradley Walsh) Larkin. [Premiered originally in the UK on IV on 10 Oct 2021 and in the US on Acorn TV on 13 Dec 2021]
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
17% Mixed
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1 Review
17% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
54
67% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
17% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The show is playing to its strengths: broad comedy and sweet romance. It also serves as a nice hour of escapism.
I’m not sure that we needed a remake of The Darling Buds of May but we got one and, amazingly, it’s rather good.
The Larkins isn’t necessarily anything revolutionary, but nor would you want it to be. If you want action, intensity and a convoluted plot so hard to follow you get a headache, this isn’t it. But what it is is a joyous, comforting and homely show which feels like you’re getting a big old hug.
The Larkins is a good-natured bit of British comfort TV that is a great antidote to the heaviness of most current dramas.
The Larkins has very silly plots and two-dimensional characters. Actually, make that one-dimensional: ghastly poshos Pinkie and Cuthbert Jerebohm hammed it up so much they made cardboard cutouts look nuanced. But I like its bouncy optimism and lush aesthetic.
Jaded, hackneyed, lazy programming, it’s far from perfick.
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Production Company:
- Objective Fiction
- Genial Productions
- Objective Media Group Scotland
- All3Media International
- ITV - Independent Television
Initial Release Date: Oct 10, 2021
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: Not Rated
Awards
TV Choice Awards UK
• 1 Nomination
