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Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard, Line of Duty) stars as an intrepid widow decamping from dreary England to a sun-drenched Greek island with her four recalcitrant children, ages 11 to 21, in this charming and witty adaptation of Gerald Durrell’s memoir, My Family and Other Animals and its two sequels.

Learn the true story behind one of the best-loved families in TV drama.
Get to know the true story behind the real-life Durrell family on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 8/7c.
Learn the true story behind one of the best-loved families in TV drama.
Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.
Episodes
Louisa Durrell and her children arrive penniless on the Greek island of Corfu in 1935.
Margo, Leslie and Gerry pursue their various love interests.
Leslie suffers heartbreak, Louisa sees Sven, and Margo tries the medical profession.
Leslie ends up in court, Margo settles into her new job and Louisa has more man trouble.
Bad moods and bad luck threaten to end the Durrells’ Greek idyll.
Big plans are afoot, but the Durrells can’t decide whether to proceed.
Louisa meets a handsome Brit, and tries to get Greeks to pay for English cooking.
Louisa gets an idea to boost Larry’s writing career.
Louisa broods about her age; Gerry gets another tutor. Vasilia offers a diabolical deal.
Larry has the mumps, and Aunt Hermione arrives with a spiritualist friend.
Vasilia makes a proposal. Spiro and Hugh organize a “friendly” cricket match.
Louisa, Leslie, and Spiros come to the rescue.
Extras
See a scene from the Durrells Season 1 finale.
See a scene from The Durrells in Corfu, Episode 5.
See a scene from The Durrells in Corfu, Episode 4.
See a scene from Episode 3.
See a scene from The Durrells in Corfu, Episode 2.
See a scene from the premiere of The Durrells in Corfu.
The cast and crew reveal what it was like filming the final scene of the series.
Just as the Durrells may have found their happy ending, war looms.
Finally home with the family, Margo has something important to share with her mother.
Sometimes, an expression can say it all! Look back at all the best looks from the series.