My Family and Other Animals
Peter Barber-Fleming, 1987
My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durrell, 1956
My Family and Other Animals is a TV mini-series directed by Peter Barber-Fleming in 1987 and based on the book of the same name by Gerald Durrell, first published in 1956. The TV series features Darren Redmayne, Hannah Gordon, Brian Blessed, Anthony Calf, Guy Scantlebury, Sarah-Jane Holm, and others.
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Storyline
The story of the extravagant Durrell family who, tired of the rainy and unhealthy English climate, move to the sun-drenched Greek island of Corfu. In Corfu they experience a lot of adventures and befriend many interesting people, including doctor Theodore Stephanides, a polymath who, just like Gerry, adores nature and helps him explore the island’s varied wildlife.
Movie vs Book
Year
1987
Minutes
30
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
My Family and Other Animals
Director: Peter Barber-Fleming
Country: UK
Year: 1987
Length: 30m / 10 episodes
Year
1956
Pages
273
Book Rate
8.36
S: Goodreads
Book
My Family and Other Animals
Author: Gerald Durrell
Country: UK
First published in: 1956
Length: 273 pages
Genre: Biography
Book series: Corfu Trilogy
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Sheree Folkson
TV Series by Simon Nye
User polls & recommendations
“The biggest challenge of adapting the book was trying to make the inner lives of the characters legible through their outward actions.”
SALLY ROONEY (Writer)
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