I can add little to the favourable reviews here but there are currently two or three reviews which are somewhat critical of this TV series. Their main criticism is that the series does not cover the entire books or all of the characters. However one must understand that TV budgets are seldom able to stretch to the complete written words found in a book.
This series does have all the essentials of E.F.Benson's wonderful work. Yes there has been some essential deviations but this series does capture the essence of the books extremely well. Also I think anyone who has read the books first forms their own ideas of the characters and are naturally disappointed if the ones in the TV series are different whereas if you watch the series first then the characters are defined for you if you subsequently read the books. Therefore if you have not yet read the books then I would recommend that you watch this excellent TV series first.
I think E.F.Benson would approve.
This series does have all the essentials of E.F.Benson's wonderful work. Yes there has been some essential deviations but this series does capture the essence of the books extremely well. Also I think anyone who has read the books first forms their own ideas of the characters and are naturally disappointed if the ones in the TV series are different whereas if you watch the series first then the characters are defined for you if you subsequently read the books. Therefore if you have not yet read the books then I would recommend that you watch this excellent TV series first.
I think E.F.Benson would approve.