TRAILER: BRADLEY WALSH & JOANNA SCANLAN STAR IN THE LARKINS

Arriving on ITV this October is The Larkins, the much- production. anticipated new television adaption of H.E Bates’ novel The Darling Buds of May.

This new six-part series is written by acclaimed screenwriter Simon Nye with the aim of capturing the warmth, optimism and escapism of The Larkin family for a modern generation.

Set in the late 1950’s, The Larkins is the story of a working-class family led by the golden-hearted wheeler dealer Pop Larkin (Bradley Walsh) and his wife Ma (Joanna Scanlan), together with their six children, including the beautiful Mariette (Sabrina Bartlett).

Fiercely loyal to each other and their community, each Larkin family member has a strong work ethic, alongside a disinterest in authority. In the idyllic and beautiful Kent countryside, known as the Garden of England, The Larkins have achieved a small patch of paradise where nothing is wasted and they enjoy life to the full.

Alongside their weekly battles with authority and snobbish villagers, The Larkins will follow the love story between Mariette and village newcomer Cedric ‘Charley’ Charlton (Tok Stephen). Charley arrives in the village as an unworldly and officious accountant from the city, there to investigate the Larkins’ tax affairs.

He is soon distracted by the beautiful Mariette, with whom he falls head over heels in love. However, he quickly discovers that he has a romantic rival in the form of the handsome and mysterious Tom Fisher (Stephen Hagan). Mariette, on the other hand, may have plans of her own, which don’t involve men.

The Larkins begins this October on ITV and ITV Hub.