In 1935 widow Louisa Durrell pulls her bullied youngest son Gerry out of his Bournemouth school and, along with his siblings, would-be writer Larry and rebellious teenage ...

With the house falling apart, no help from the children and Margo besotted with Donald's friend Max Louisa is dependent on Spiros's local contacts and anxious to befriend ...

Louisa makes up with Sven but is perturbed when Gerald is befriended by Kosti, a convict on weekend release who shares his love of nature. However, once more helped by Sp ...

After Leslie has antagonized a neighbouring turkey farmer Louisa throws him out and he moves in with local bad boys Fotis and Sotos, who take him with them on an armed bu ...

The family receives an unwelcome visitor in the form of domineering Aunt Hermione, along with cousins Prue and Geoffrey and she makes it clear that she disapproves of the ...

Louisa agrees to marry Sven in two weeks time but has reason to believe that he is gay and when challenged he admits it, claiming that he wants to prove himself with a wo ...