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The Darling Buds of May
1991-1993. Directed by Rodney Bennett, Robert Tronson, David Giles, Steve Goldie and Gareth Davies.
Hugely popular TV adaptation following the lives of the Larkin family, farmers in Kent.
Based on the novels The Darling Buds of May, A Breath of French Air, When the Green Woods Laugh, Oh! To be in England and A Little of What You Fancy.
Principal Cast:
- David Jason - Pop Larkin
- Pam Ferris - Ma Larkin
- Stephanie Ralph - Victoria
- Philip Franks - Charley
- Catherine Zeta-Jones - Mariette
- Christina Giles - Petunia
- Katherine Giles - Zinnia
- Rachel Bell - Edith Pilchester
- Ross Marriott - Oscar
- Ian Tucker - Montgomery
- Abigail Rokison - Primrose
- Moray Watson - Brigadier
- Daisy-May Bates - John Blenheim
Information taken from The Internet Movie Database