The Durrells
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The Durrells (known in North America as The Durrells in Corfu) is a British comedy-drama television series loosely based on Gerald Durrell's three autobiographical books about his family's four years (1935–1939) on the Greek island of Corfu.[1] It aired on ITV from 3 April 2016 to 12 May 2019.[2] The series is written by Simon Nye, directed by Steve Barron and Roger Goldby, and produced by Christopher Hall.[3] Lee Durrell, Gerald Durrell's widow and director of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, acted as consultant.[4] The series was partly filmed on location in Corfu, as well as at Ealing Studios and Twickenham Studios in London.[5]
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The Durrells | |
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Also known as | The Durrells in Corfu |
Genre | Comedy drama |
Based on | Corfu trilogy by Gerald Durrell |
Written by | Simon Nye |
Theme music composer | Ruth Barrett |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Lee Morris Sally Woodward Gentle Simon Nye |
Producer | Christopher Hall |
Cinematography | Julian Court, James Aspinall |
Running time | 47 minutes |
Production companies | Sid Gentle Films Masterpiece co-production |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 3 April 2016 (2016-04-03) – 12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) |
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