My Family and Other Animals (1987)

Directed by

Peter Barber-Fleming

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on Gerald Durrell's autobiographical book, this mini-series follows his eccentric British family as they move to the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930s. The story shows their daily adventures and the young Gerald's growing fascination with the island's wildlife.

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What happens

My Family and Other Animals is a 1987 British TV mini-series produced by the BBC and directed by Peter Barber-Fleming. It is based on Gerald Durrell's autobiographical book by the same name, My Family and Other Animals, which tells about the time his family spent on the Greek Island of Corfu in 1935–1939. The series consists of 10 episodes and was aired for the first time between 17 October and 19 December 1987. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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