It is a classic motif of English literature dating back to before Shakespeare: the city is ominous and evil; the rural, rolling countryside of England is innocent, benign and good. Here in the lush, green and pleasant land of rural Kent, H.
Bates set his novels of the s, The Darling Buds of May and its sequels. To commemorate the 20th anniversary, in , of the landmark and still much-loved series, the Kent Film Office and sundry agencies have created The Darling Buds of May Trail in the Wealden villages where the story was set, and where the series was filmed. The epicenter of the trail is the village of Pluckley, roughly halfway between good-sized Ashford and the small town of Tenterden.
The High Weald of Kent, between the busy market town of Ashford and the south coast, is a warren of tidy villages sprinkled across the wooded hills and fertile farmland. During the s and for generations before, this area was rife with hop gardens.
A plentitude of oast houses—kilns for drying hops—leave telltale evidence, though most of the commercial hop growing has migrated elsewhere. Apple orchards, market garden fields, and grazing land still abound. Against this backdrop, Bates spins the story of the free-spirited Pop Larkin and his family living on Home Farm at the edge of the village, blissfully uncompelled by either the social expectations or the neurosis of the larger world. Ma and Pop Larkin and a brood of eccentrically named children live in a world apart.
Ostensibly a farmer, Pop is a wheeler-dealer, a scrounger, a bit of a lad with his eye on the prize. Cash never seems to be a problem. Life is good. Relatively little known in the States, Jason was already a staple on British television, playing a similar Jack-the-lad role as Del Boy Trotter in the long-running British series Only Fools and Horses. Share this article via facebook Share this article via twitter Share this article via messenger Share this with Share this article via email Share this article via flipboard Copy link.
Share this article via comment Share this article via facebook Share this article via twitter. More Stories. Today's Best Discounts. Get us in your feed Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter. A KCC Initiative. Search this site. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May….. Links More film trails can be downloaded from the Kent Moviemap You can download a walk from the Explore Kent website that will help you to experience Pluckley and the Weald in all its glory- enjoy!
For a comprehensive list of local Kent producers visit the Produced in Kent website. He claimed he looked like Hardy wearing something belonging to Laurel. He had to go on a few months of dieting to regain his former, "sylph-like" weight. Connections Featured in Motormouth: Episode 4. User reviews 24 Review. Top review. If only there was more. Just viewed the DVDs. If ever one wants to see a series that makes one feel good at the end, hire these.
I wish I could own the series. Catherine Zita Jones is absolutely one of the most beautiful British actresses out of UK, and also a good actress also. I loved the context of the series. And Pop and Mum were great, never got married etc. I challenge anyone who watches this series not to feel hungry watching them all enjoy eating, even if they have to kill the goose etc. A great British produced series, wish there were more!
Details Edit. Release date April 7, United Kingdom.
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