To anyone who recalls the series Darling Buds of May this can only be a disappointment.
Bradley Walsh has much of the cheekiness required to portray Pa Larkin, but either he or the producers left out the twinkle in the eye and the general joie de vie that David Jason brought to the character.
Why, oh why did they feel they had to make it "politically correct" by casting a black actor as Charlie? The rest of the casting is adequate...although (again) the character Mariette just doesn't have the air of fresh beauty, coupled with sexuality that Catherine Zeta-Jones brought to the role.
A reasonable effort, mildly entertaining, but not even a patch on the original much loved series.
Bradley Walsh has much of the cheekiness required to portray Pa Larkin, but either he or the producers left out the twinkle in the eye and the general joie de vie that David Jason brought to the character.
Why, oh why did they feel they had to make it "politically correct" by casting a black actor as Charlie? The rest of the casting is adequate...although (again) the character Mariette just doesn't have the air of fresh beauty, coupled with sexuality that Catherine Zeta-Jones brought to the role.
A reasonable effort, mildly entertaining, but not even a patch on the original much loved series.