The second season of this comic drama centering on a British family living on a Greek island—based on The Corfu Trilogy memoirs (1956-1978) by Gerald Durrell—finds financially-struggling widowed mother Louisa Durrell (Keeley Hawes) scrambling to establish some source of income while being romanced by British olive oil merchant Hugh (Daniel Lapaine), a development that makes an enemy of Hugh's hot-tempered ex-lover Vasilia (Errika Bigiou), who is also the Durrells' new landlady. Eldest brother Lawrence (Josh O'Connor), whose first novel is published back in England, moves into his own apartment in town and ends up having a torrid affair with Vasilia, boy-crazy sister Margo (Daisy Waterstone) continues to search for romance, Leslie (Callum Woodhouse) trades his hunting rifle for a camera and decides to become a professional photographer, and youngest child Gerald (Milo Parker), a burgeoning zoologist, does everything he can to avoid schooling. The season ends with three births, one being an otter that young Gerald has brought home to replenish the dying breed on the island. It seems curious that this British family chooses to make their new home in a foreign country yet they never bother to learn the language—suggesting a touch of British colonial arrogance that is never questioned. Shot on location on the island of Corfu, this is a gorgeous-looking lighthearted drama that will continue to find favor with fans of Brit TV. Compiling all six episodes from the 2017 second season, extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes. Recommended. (S. Axmaker)
The Durrells in Corfu: The Complete Second Season
PBS, 2 discs, 280 min., not rated, DVD: $39.99, Blu-ray: $49.99 Volume 33, Issue 1
The Durrells in Corfu: The Complete Second Season
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