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Strawberry Harvest
ygwerin111 May 2020
Warning: Spoilers
After a night's kip this time in the attic Charlie turned up for breakfast, dressed for work with his briefcase. Trying to say that his decision to go strawberry picking, was simply a Sunday dream. When Marriette heard she threw a strop, saying Charlie had promised to stay at least a week.

Pop agreed to go "behind enemy lines" when Charlie made him promise to deliver a letter for him.

Charlie played hooky from work and went with the Larkins strawberry picking, in their truck. Pop leaving them in the field for the day while he nipped over to Pompey. He visited Cedric's office giving the letter, to his most disagreeable boss. Sid soon scarpered when he was asked about a Mr. Larkin, especially when the entire office expressed disapproval of him.

Charlie gets to sit in the tent weighing and keeping a tally of the strawberries, but left to his own devices he soon falls prey to the womens blandishments.

Marriette became jealous when one of the women came on strong to Charlie, the first he knew of it was when he heard a rumpass in the field. He hadn't a clue why Marriette and the woman in question were scraping like Alley cats, with everyone including Ma shouting them on.

On the journey back Charlie could only stare in amazement, at Marriette's grazed and battered countenance.

When they reached the farm Charlie and Marriette were outside walking, while Ma was in the kitchen. Wishing she had binoculars so she could see, "how that young man was getting on with his technique, if he's got one". When Sid asked if anything happened at the strawberry fields, Flo simply answered "no".

Cedric has yet to make the complete conversation to Charlie, and tried to convince Sidney. That if "the law is to be exercised properly the strawberry pickers should really be paying taxes". Sid is suitably flabbergasted and trys to convince Charlie, of the dire consequences to the national economy.

Sidney takes the opportunity while taking an invite for the gymkhana, to a neighbouring landowner Mr Bluff Gore. When he finds his stately pile is unoccupied, to make him an offer for his property.

Marriette has a clear round in her horse jumping event and wins 1st Prize, much to the chagrin of the bloke who has to announce it.

Sidney managed to bribe Edith into the ignominy of competing in the gymkhana Donkey Derby, for promise of a choice reward.

Sidney Larkin is cornered by Mrs Bluff Gore about his approach to her husband, regarding his plans for Bluff Court. She has wanted to knock the pile down for ages, and is keen to enter into deal to get shot of the place.

Charlie finally achieved his metamorphosis by declaring, to Marriette that he cannot live without her.

Good News all round for the Larkin Clan with the realization that Marriette's pregnancy was phantom, while Flo's isn't.
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6/10
doesn't have quite the level of charm as Part 1
Part 1 just wins you over. Though it's a far cry from my usual fare, I went in with high expectations, assured I would be, like Charley, charmed again. Part 1 and Part 2 is really, very obviously, intended to be one continuous unit, but for network purposes, sliced in half. But the second half of what is the pilot episode, doesn't even nearly reach the level of absolute likability that was the trademark of the first. Not saying it's bad, not at all, there is still oodles of that down-home country charm, there is still that magic, but not as much as in that first stretch.
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5/10
The Darling Buds of May: Part 2
Prismark1015 February 2020
ITV knew how to keep the viewers hooked. Scantily clad young women out in the fields.

Mariette finds herself fighting for Charley's affections, as another nubile lady makes a play for him when the Larkins go strawberry picking.

Since he stopped referring himself as Cedric, he has become a babe magnet. It makes you think, where were the young local men? I am sure Mariette would never be short of admirers.

After some hesitation Charley calls in sick at the tax office and throws his lot with the Larkins.

Pop Larkins holds the local fete and it is a great success, especially as Mariette and Charley get engaged. However I still never understood why he kissed Mrs Pilchester and Ma Larkin was happy about it. Does it suggest an open relationship?

There was certainly a drop off in the story. The viewing figures held firm but this was episodic and nothing much happened. Pop even makes an offer to buy a country house from the local squire. The Del Boy was still in him. He planned to knock the house down and sell it off for scrap.

There was a scene in the tax office that does discuss a post war austerity Britain where the Larkins think it is ok for them not to pay any tax. Despite the Larkin's generosity they do seem to be blind that others around them have been struggling since the war started and even years after it ended.
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