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Atatürk Dam
Atatürk Dam
Location of Atatürk Dam in Turkey
Official name
Atatürk Dam
Location
Şanlıurfa-Adıyaman, Turkey
Coordinates
37°28′54″N 38°19′03″E / 37.48167°N 38.31750°E / 37.48167; 38.31750Coordinates: 37°28′54″N 38°19′03″E / 37.48167°N 38.31750°E / 37.48167; 38.31750
Construction began
1983
Opening date
1992
Operator(s)
State Hydraulic Works (DSİ)
Dam and spillways
Impounds
Euphrates
Height
169 m (554 ft)
Length
1,819 m (5,968 ft)
Reservoir
Creates
Lake Atatürk
Total capacity
48,700,000,000 m3 (39,500,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area
817 km2 (315 sq mi)
Power Station
Turbines
8 x 300 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity
2,400 MW
Annual generation
8,900 gigawatt-hours (32,000 TJ)
The Atatürk Dam (Turkish: Atatürk Barajı), originally the Karababa Dam, is a zoned rock-fill dam with a central core[1] on the Euphrates River on the border of Adıyaman Province and Şanlıurfa Province in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Built both to generate electricity and to irrigate the plains in the region, it was renamed in honour of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), the founder of the Turkish Republic. The construction began in 1983 and was completed in 1990. The dam and the hydroelectric power plant, which went into service after the upfilling of the reservoir was completed in 1992, are operated by the State Hydraulic Works (DSİ). The reservoir created behind the dam, called Lake Atatürk Dam (Turkish: Atatürk Baraj Gölü), is the third largest in Turkey.
The dam is situated 23 km (14 mi) northwest of Bozova, Şanlıurfa Province, on state road D-875 from Bozova to Adıyaman. Centerpiece of the 22 dams on the Euphrates and the Tigris, which comprise the integrated, multi-sector, Southeastern Anatolia Project (Turkish: Güney Doğu Anadolu Projesi, known as GAP), it is one of the world's largest dams. The Atatürk Dam, one of the five operational dams on the Euphrates as of 2008, was preceded by Keban and Karakaya dams upstream and followed by Birecik and the Karkamış dams downstream. Two more dams on the river have been under construction.
The dam embankment is 169 m high (554 ft) and 1,820 m long (5,970 ft). The hydroelectric power plant (HEPP) has a total installed power capacity of 2,400 MW and generates 8,900 GW·h electricity annually.[2] The total cost of the dam project was about US$1,250,000,000.[3]
The dam was depicted on the reverse of the Turkish one-million-lira banknotes of 1995–2005[4] and of the 1 new lira banknote of 2005–2009.[5]
Contents
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1 Dam
2 Hydroelectric power plant
3 Irrigation
4 Reservoir lake
4.1 Fishery
4.2 Recreation and sports
5 Resettlement and salvaging cultural heritage
6 Political controversy
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Dam[edit]
The initial development project for the southeastern region of Turkey was presented in 1970. As the objectives for regional development have changed significantly and the ambitions have grown in the 1970s, the original plan underwent major modifications. The most important change in the project was abandoning the Middle Karababa Dam design, and adopting the design of the Atatürk Dam to increase the storage and power generation capacities of the dam.[6]
Dolsar Engineering and ATA Construction, two prominent Turkish companies, signed for the building of the dam.[7] The construction of the cofferdam began in 1985 and was completed in 1987. The fill work for the main dam lasted from 1987 to 1990.[1] The Atatürk Dam, listed in international construction publications as the world's largest construction site, was completed in a world record time of around 50 months.[3]
The rock-fill dam undergoes deformations that are regularly and systematically monitored since 1990 with different types of sensors. It is estimated that the central portion of the dam crest has settled by around 7 m (23 ft) since the end of the construction. Settlement of the dam crest up to 4.3 m (14 ft) has been measured since the start of the detailed geodetic monitoring in 1992. The maximum horizontal (radial) deformation measured is about 2.9 m (9.5 ft).[1]
The permeation grouting work[8] was carried out by subcontractor Solétanche Bachy and the rehabilitation work for the post-tensioning of the dam crest with ground anchors by Vorspann System Losinger International (VSL).[9]
Hydroelectric power plant[edit]
The HEPP of the Atatürk Dam is the biggest of a series of 19 power plants of the GAP project. It consists of eight Francis turbine and generator groups of 300 MW each, supplied by Sulzer Escher Wyss and ABB Asea Brown Boveri respectively. The up to 7.25-metre-diameter (23.8 ft) steel pressure pipes (penstocks) with a total weight of 26.600 tons were supplied and installed by the German NOELL company (today DSD NOELL).[7] The power plant's first two power units came on line in 1992[10] and it became fully operational in December 1993. The HEPP can generate 8,900 GWh of electricity annually.[11] Its capacity makes up around one third of the total capacity of the GAP project.[12]
During the periods of low demand for electricity, only one of the eight units of the HEPP is in operation while in times of high demand, all the eight units are in operation. Hence, depending upon the energy demand and the state of the interconnected system, the amount of water to be released from the HEPP might vary between 200 and 2,000 m3/s in one day.[12]
Irrigation[edit]
Originating in the mountains of eastern Anatolia and flowing southwards to Syria and Iraq, the Euphrates and the Tigris are very irregular rivers, used to cause great problems each year with droughts in summer and flooding in winter. The water of the Euphrates River is regulated by means of large reservoirs of the Keban and Atatürk Dams. However, the waters released from the HEPPs of those dams also need to be regulated. The Birecik and the Karkamış Dams downstream the Atatürk Dam are constructed for the purpose of harnessing the waters released from large-scale dams and HEPPs.
Nearly 4,760 km2 (1,840 sq mi) of arable land in the Şanlıurfa-Harran and Mardin-Ceylanpınar plains in upper Mesopotamia is being irrigated via gravity-flow with water diverted from the Atatürk Dam through the Şanlıurfa Tunnels system,[13] which consists of two parallel tunnels, each 26.4 km (16.4 mi) long and 7.62 m (25.0 ft) in diameter.[11][12] The flow rate of water through the tunnels is about 328 m3/s (11,600 cu ft/s), which makes one-third of the total flow of the Euphrates.[14] The tunnels are the largest in the world, in terms of length and flow rate, built for irrigation purposes. The first tunnel was completed in 1995 and the other in 1996. The reservoir behind the dam will irrigate another 406,000 ha by pumping for a total of 882,000 ha.[15]
The Atatürk Dam and the Şanlıurfa Tunnel system are two major components of the GAP project. Irrigation started in the Harran Plain in the spring of 1995. The impact of the irrigation on the economy of the region is significant. In ninety percent of the irrigated area, cotton is planted. Irrigation expansion within the Harran plains also increased Southeastern Anatolia's cotton production from 164,000 to 400,000 metric tons in 2001, or nearly sixty percent. With almost 50% share of the country's cotton production, the region developed to the leader in Turkey.[13]
Reservoir lake[edit]
Reverse of the 1 million Turkish lira banknote, depicting the Atatürk Dam (1995–2005).
The reservoir Lake Atatürk Dam, extending over an area of 817 km2 (315 sq mi) with a water volume of 48.7 km3 (63,400 million cu yd), ranks third in size in Turkey after Lake Van and Lake Tuz. The reservoir water level touched 535 m (1,755 ft) amsl in 1994. Since then, it varies between 526 and 537 m amsl. The full reservoir level is 542 m (1,778 ft), and the minimum operation level is 526 m (1,726 ft) amsl.[1]
Some 10 towns and 156 villages of three provinces are located around the Lake Atatürk Dam. The lake provides a fisheries and recreation site. For transportation purposes, several ferries have been operated in the reservoir.[16] The reservoir lake is called "sea" by local people.[17]
Fishery[edit]
Atatürk Dam Lake is an abundant source of food for local people and also provides opportunities for recreational fishing. In 1992, around 200,000 young fish (fingerlings), propagated in DSI's Atatürk Fish Hatchery, were introduced into the reservoir. Since then, the figure of fingerlings stocked into the lake reached around 33 million.[18]
Commercially fishing in the reservoir developed to a catch of around annually 1,000 tons of some fish species with a market value of US$1.26 million.[18] 8 of the 12 fish species being caught are economically valuable.[16] In addition, the lake has a potential for cage culture of 7,000 tons/year worth of US$14 million.[18]
With the aim of utilizing the fishing potential and creating jobs for the lakeside populations, the reservoir is zoned to 21 fishing sectors, each one having a water products cooperative.[19] Considering all aspects of fishery activities, the reservoir contributes in total US$15 million to GNP and generates employment for 1,600 people.[18]
Recreation and sports[edit]
In order to open the region to tourism, to introduce modern sports to the local people and to integrate the social and economic progress taking place in the region with sports as a drive, a water sports festival was established in 1994, which takes place each year in September. The young people in the region developed an interest in water sports and started to take part in international contests in the branches of sailing, rowing-canoeing, swimming and diving on the Lake Atatürk Dam.[20]
Furthermore, International Atatürk Dam Sailing Competition takes place every year in October on the lake.[21]
Resettlement and salvaging cultural heritage[edit]
With the forming of the reservoir lake, more than a hundred hamlets and villages were inundated and about 55,000 people were forced to relocate, many of them resettling in nearby communities.[22] According to other sources, the construction of the dam resulted in involuntary resettlement of between 45,000 to 53,500 people.[23]
In 1989, the old town of Samosata (Samsat), capital of the ancient Commagene kingdom located in Adıyaman Province was flooded behind the Atatürk Dam. A new town with the same name, Samsat, was founded for the 2,000 people dislocated.
The birthplace of the Ancient Greek poet Lucian was lost when the dam was created.
Since the entire GAP area was home to early civilizations of the Hittites, Assyrians, Medes, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Armenians, and therefore rich in terms of historical remains, the cultural heritage of the region was a concern. The subject of salvaging cultural heritages gained importance, particularly after the inundation of Samsat.[24]
The early Neolithic settlement of Nevalı Çori, site of some of the world's most ancient known temples and monumental sculpture, was discovered during rescue excavations before the dam was completed. Nevalı Çori was inundated by Atatürk Dam's reservoir.
Political controversy[edit]
About 90% of Euphrates' total annual flow originates in Turkey, while the remaining part is added in Syria, but nothing is contributed further downstream in Iraq. In general, the stream varies greatly in its flow from season to season and year to year. As an example, the annual flow at the border with Syria ranged from 15.3 km3 (3.7 cu mi) in 1961 to 42.7 km3 (10.2 cu mi) in 1963.
One of the most important legal texts on the waters of the Euphrates-Tigris river system is the protocol annexed to the 1946 Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighborly Relations between Iraq and Turkey. The protocol provided the control and management of the Euphrates and the Tigris depending to a large extent on the regulations of flow in Turkish source areas. Turkey agreed to begin monitoring the two border-crossing rivers and to share related data with Iraq. In 1980, Turkey and Iraq further specified the nature of the earlier protocol by forming a joint committee on technical issues, which Syria joined later in 1982 as well. Turkey unilaterally guaranteed to allow 15.75 km3/year (500 m3/s) of water across the border to Syria without any formal agreement on the sharing of the Euphrates water.[14]
Mid-January 1990, when the first phase of the dam was completed, Turkey held back the flow of the Euphrates entirely for a month to begin filling up the reservoir. Turkey had notified Syria and Iraq by November 1989 of her decision to fill the reservoir over a period of one month explaining the technical reasons and providing a detailed program for making up for the losses.[25] The downstream neighbors protested vehemently. At this point, the Atatürk Dam has cut the flow from the Euphrates by about a third.[26]
Syria and Iraq claim to be suffering severe water shortages due to the GAP development. Both countries allege that Turkey is intentionally withholding supplies from its downstream neighbors, turning water into a weapon. Turkey denies these claims, and insists it has always supplied its southern neighbors with the promised minimum of 500 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s). It argues that Iraq and Syria in fact benefit from the regulated water by the dams as they protect all three riparian countries from seasonal droughts and floods.[27]
See also[edit]
Turkey portal
Water portal
Renewable energy portal
Nissibi Euphrates Bridge
Landsat4 image of pre-Atatürk Dam, Harran (August 20, 1983)
Landsat7 image of the Atatürk Dam (March 27, 2000)
Landsat7 image of post-Atatürk Dam, Harran (August 24, 2002)
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"Losing My Religion"
Grey's Anatomy episode
Izzie Stevens crying on Denny Duquette, as Alex Karev tries to calm down the former. Stevens's dress was a source of critical analysis.
Episode no.
Season 2
Episode 27
Directed by
Mark Tinker
Written by
Shonda Rhimes
Featured music
"Under the Waves"
"Side 2"
"Colors"
"Grace"
"Chasing Cars"
"Destination Vertical"
Original air date
May 15, 2006 (2006-05-15)
Running time
49 minutes
Recurring/Guest appearances
Chris O'Donnell as Dr. Finn Dandrige
Sara Ramirez as Dr. Callie Torres
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Denny Duquette
Loretta Devine as Adele Webber
Brooke Smith as Dr. Erica Hahn
Tessa Thompson as Camille Travis
Hallee Hirsh as Claire
Tiffany Hines as Natalie
Sarah Utterback as Olivia Harper
Episode chronology
← Previous
"Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response" Next →
"Time Has Come Today"
Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
List of Grey's Anatomy episodes
"Losing My Religion" is the twenty-seventh and final episode of the second season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and the show's 36th episode overall. Written by Shonda Rhimes and directed by Mark Tinker, the episode was originally broadcast with "Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response", in a two-hour season finale event on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States on May 15, 2006. Grey's Anatomy centers around a group of young doctors in training. In this episode, Dr. Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) and her fellow interns have to plan a prom for Dr. Richard Webber's (James Pickens, Jr.) niece Camille Travis (Tessa Thompson). Further storylines include Dr. Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington) recovering from his gunshot wound and Denny Duquette's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) death following his seemingly successful heart transplant surgery.
The episode marked Sara Ramirez's (Dr. Callie Torres) final appearance with recurring billing, as she would be upgraded to a series regular in season three. Morgan, Ramirez, Thompson, Brooke Smith, Sarah Utterback, Loretta Devine, and Chris O'Donnell reprised their roles as guest stars, while Hallee Hirsh and Tiffany Hines made their first and only appearances. The episode received mixed to negative reviews from television critics, who disapproved of the storyline involving Grey and Shepherd and the show's lack of repercussions for the interns, but lauded Dr. Cristina Yang's (Sandra Oh) storyline along with Heigl's performance. "Losing My Religion" was also included in several "best episodes" lists. Upon its initial airing, the episode was viewed 22.50 million Americans, garnered an 8.0/22 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic, ranking fifth for the week in terms of viewership, and registering as the week's second highest-rated drama.
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1 Plot
2 Production
3 Reception
4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) and Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.) finish Dr. Preston Burke's (Isaiah Washington) surgery to remove a pseudo-aneurysm in the subclavian artery that threatened the functioning of his arm and which was caused by a gunshot wound. At the same time, Dr. Erica Hahn (Brooke Smith) successfully transplants a heart into Denny Duquette (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). The interns face Webber, who orders them to plan a prom for his dying niece, Camille Travis (Tessa Thompson), until the one who cut Duquette's left ventricular assist device (LVAD) comes forward. With the instructions of Camille's friends, Claire (Hallee Hirsh) and Natalie (Tiffany Hines), they prepare the prom as they each struggle with their own personal problems. Trying to recover from his injury, Burke finds a tremor in his right hand.
Dr. Meredith Grey's (Ellen Pompeo) love interest Dr. Finn Dandrige (Chris O'Donnell), the vet of Doc—the dog she shares with Shepherd—informs her that Doc has had several seizures due to his bone cancer and that she and Shepherd have to make a decision. Webber interrogates the interns individually about Duquette's LVAD wire, but only learns about their personal problems instead. Dr. Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) finally accepts Duquette's marriage proposal. At Dandridge's office, Grey and Shepherd, joined by Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd (Kate Walsh), decide to put Doc to sleep.
The hospital staff begins to arrive at the prom and Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) and Dr. George O'Malley (T. R. Knight) discuss the status of their relationship, which leads to the former admitting her love and commitment. During the dance, Grey and Shepherd escape Dandridge and Montgomery to have a heated argument that leads to sexual intercourse. In the meantime, as Duquette waits for Stevens alone in his room, he experiences a sudden sense of pain, and unexpectedly dies. While Webber is sitting in the operating room gallery and reflecting on his career, Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) announces Duquette's death.
News of the death spreads, and the interns hurry to his room to find a shocked Stevens, lying on the bed, clinging to his still form. As they each try to comfort her, the cause of his death is revealed to have been a blood clot that led to a fatal stroke. Stevens says that if she had taken less time to dress, she would have arrived at his room sooner and could have been with him while he died. Dr. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) then talks to Stevens, picking her up and hugging her. Afterward, Dr. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), who did not know how to handle Burke's situation, goes to his room and puts her hand on his to show him her support. As the episode ends, Stevens confesses to Webber that she was the one responsible for the LVAD wire cut, and claiming she cannot be a surgeon, quits the program. After everyone begins going their separate ways, Grey remains torn on who she should follow: Shepherd or Dandridge.
Production[edit]
The episode was written by series creator Shonda Rhimes and directed by filmmaker Mark Tinker, while Ed Ornelas edited it.[1] It was the last episode to feature Sara Ramirez as a guest star, as she began receiving star billing in the season three premiere.[2] Morgan, Ramirez, Thompson, Smith, Utterback, Devine, and O'Donnell reprised their roles as Duquette, Torres, Travis, Hahn, Harper, Adele, and Dandridge, respectively, while Hirsh and Hines made their first and only appearances as Claire and Natalie, respectively.[3] The soundtrack of the episode consisted of Pete Droge's "Under the Waves", Dressy Bessy's "Side 2", Amos Lee's "Colors", Masha Qrella's "Destination Vertical", Kate Havnevik's "Grace", and Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars".[4] The American profile of Northern Irish band Snow Patrol increased after their single was used in this episode. Lead singer Gary Lightbody was initially uncertain about licensing a song for the soundtrack, but has since admitted that the publicity had a positive effect.[5]
Rhimes entitled the episode "Losing My Religion" because she felt "that is what happens to each intern in this episode. Each intern lets go of the things they've held onto all season. George lets go of loving Meredith. Cristina lets go of her well-checked emotions. Izzie is forced to let go of her idealism. And that leads to her letting go of medicine. Alex lets go of his rage against Izzie. And Meredith... well, Meredith just lets go."[1] The costumes were designed by Mimi Melgaard; Rhimes noted that everyone was dressed in dark funeral colors to the prom, except Stevens who was dressed in pink.[1] Stevens' dress was an Amsale creation.[6] Monologues done by the five main characters were used in this episode. Rhimes commented: "this was something we'd never done and I wasn't sure would work. But you place those pages into the hands of the actors and each and every one of them layered their characters' souls right into the dialogue."[7] The episode's theme was the prom; Rhimes said she wanted to do it since the beginning of the season.[1]
Reception[edit]
"Losing My Religion" was originally broadcast on May 15, 2006 in the United States on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), along with "Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response". The episodes were watched by a total of 22.50 million Americans.[8] It represents a slight decrease in comparison to the episode airing the previous night, "17 Seconds", which garnered 22.60 million viewers.[9] The episode received an 8.0/22 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic, ranking fifth for the week in terms of viewership, and registering as the week's second highest-rated drama.[10] The episode's rating outranked CBS's The New Adventures of Old Christine and CSI: Miami, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC)'s The Apprentice, and the Fox Broadcasting Company's 24.[10]
The episode received mixed to negative reviews among critics. Joel Keller of The Huffington Post expressed mixed opinions on the episode, putting the emphasis on Yang's development, whom he deemed "transformed" by the end of the episode. He applauded Torres' evolution throughout the episode, and also praised Heigl's performance and dress. Keller criticized the non-realism of the punishment the interns received, Grey and Shepherd's storyline being tiresome, and the cliffhanger, calling it a "lame cliché".[11] Writing for the Chicago Tribune, Maureen Ryan gave a negative review of the episode, stating: "overall, the whole thing just fell a little flat." Though Ryan appreciated the scene of Doc's death, she was critical of Torres' underdevelopment, the lack of chemistry with O'Malley, and her prom dress.[12] Abigail Chao of Television Without Pity was also critical of Torres' dress, but liked Heigl's pink dress.[12][13] She also applauded Karev's intervening to calm Stevens down, and agreed that Grey's cliffhanger was not good.[14]
"That's the reason I don't watch Grey's Anatomy anymore, because the super hot blond chick can make an earth-shattering, fatal decision and she doesn't get canned."
— Eyder Peralta of The Houston Chronicle[15]
Eyder Peralta of The Houston Chronicle criticized Stevens' ethics for cutting Duquette's LVAD wire, writing that she "should not be practising medicine".[15] Alan Sepinwall, a former television columnist for The Star-Ledger, commented favorably on Karev "finally displaying some humanity" in the scene following Duquette's death.[16] He was critical of Shepherd's arc, however, and on the absence of severe consequences for Stevens having cut the LVAD wire, an action he called "insane and dangerous".[16] This episode was included on the list for the "25 Sexiest TV Shows on DVD" by magazine Entertainment Weekly.[17] It was also listed in Entertainment Weekly's "20 Unforgettable Proms" and in Starpulse's "Top Ten TV Proms".[18][19] AOL TV placed the hook-up scene involving Grey and Shepherd on its Top 20 of TV's Sexiest Scenes.[20] In 2009, TV Guide ranked "Losing My Religion" #63 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[21] In 2013, the magazine named Duquette's death one of TV's Most Heartbreaking Deaths.[22] In December 2011, Wetpaint named "Losing My Religion" one of the five best episodes of the series.[23]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d Rhimes, Shonda (May 17, 2006). "From Shonda Rhimes (Finally)...". Grey Matter. American Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew (November 16, 2005). "Spamalot's Ramirez Lands Role on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"". Playbill. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Grey's Anatomy: Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Losing My Religion". Grey's Anatomy. Season 2. Episode 27. May 15, 2006. ABC.
Jump up ^ Lawson, Mark (February 9, 2009). "Top of the docs". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Amsale bridesmaid gowns in Grey's ceremony". Onewed.com. May 11, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
Jump up ^ Rhimes, Shonda (June 6, 2006). "Hey? Are You Still There?". Grey Matter. American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". Medianet. American Broadcast Company. May 23, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". Medianet. American Broadcast Company. May 16, 2006. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b "ABC Feels No Pain with 'Grey's Anatomy' Finale". Zap2it. Tribune Company. May 16, 2006. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
Jump up ^ Keller, Joel (May 15, 2006). "Grey's Anatomy: Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response / Losing My Religion (finale)". The Huffington Post. AOL, Inc. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b Ryan, Maureen (May 17, 2006). "Call me heartless: 'Grey's' finale falls flat". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
Jump up ^ Chao, Abigail (2006). "Losing My Religion (3)". Television Without Pity. NBCUniversal. p. 10. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
Jump up ^ Chao, Abigail (2006). "Losing My Religion (3)". Television Without Pity. NBCUniversal. p. 13. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b Peralta, Eyder (February 16, 2007). "Tsk. Tsk. Ethics these days.". The Houston Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b Sepinwall, Alan (May 19, 2006). "Odds and sods". What's Alan Watching?. Blogspot. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
Jump up ^ "25 Sexiest TV Shows on DVD". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. November 11, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
Jump up ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (May 12, 2012). "20 Unforgettable TV Proms – Grey's Anatomy". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
Jump up ^ Maccorley Mathieu (April 26, 2011). "Top Ten TV Proms". Starpulse.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
Jump up ^ Potts, Kim (June 18, 2010). "Top 20: TV's Sexiest Scenes". AOL TV. AOL. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
Jump up ^ "TV Guide's Top 100 Episodes". Rev/Views. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
Jump up ^ "TV's Most Heartbreaking Deaths". TV Guide. February 17, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
Jump up ^ Clarendon, Dan (December 11, 2011). "The 5 Best Episodes of Grey's Anatomy". Wetpaint. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
External links[edit]
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"Losing My Religion" at TV.com
"Losing My Religion" on IMDb
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The Darling Buds of May (TV series)
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The Darling Buds of May
Series titles
Starring
Pam Ferris
Philip Franks
David Jason
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language(s)
English
No. of series
3
No. of episodes
20 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time
50 minutes approx.
Production company(s)
Excelsior Productions
Yorkshire Television
Distributor
ITV Studios
Release
Original network
ITV
Picture format
4:3
Original release
7 April 1991 (1991-04-07) – 4 April 1993 (1993-04-04)
The Darling Buds of May is a British comedy drama television series, produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network, first broadcast between 7 April 1991 and 4 April 1993. It is an adaptation of the 1958 novel of the same name, and its sequels, by H. E. Bates.
Set in rural 1950s Kent, it follows the life of the Larkin family. It starred David Jason as "Pop" Larkin alongside Pam Ferris as "Ma" Larkin, with Catherine Zeta-Jones playing their eldest daughter Mariette, who marries tax inspector Philip Franks as Cedric "Charlie" Charlton. A ratings success, it proved to be Zeta-Jones' breakout role.
Featuring a total of 20 episodes, it was broadcast as three series of six double-episode story lines in the spring of 1991, 1992 and 1993, plus two single episode Christmas specials aired in 1991 and 1992.
The title is from the third line of Shakespeare's sonnet 18.
Contents
[hide]
1 Synopsis
2 Time period
3 Cast
3.1 Main cast members
3.2 Recurring cast - Larkin family
3.3 Recurring cast - others
4 Episodes
4.1 Series 1
4.2 Series 2
4.3 Series 3
5 Production
5.1 Conception and development
5.2 Casting
5.3 Filming
5.4 Filming locations
5.5 Music
5.6 Future
6 Themes
7 Release
7.1 Broadcast
7.2 Home media
7.3 Soundtrack
8 Reception
8.1 Awards
9 Source novels and other adaptations
10 References
11 External links
Synopsis[edit]
The square oast house of Buss Farm, featured in the opening credits, seen in 2007
The Larkin family lives on a farm in rural England, in the county of Kent. Sidney ("Pop") and his partner Florence ("Ma") have six children, eldest daughter Mariette, followed by their only son Montgomery, and other daughters Primrose, twins Zinnia and Petunia, and Victoria. Ma is a housewife while Pop supplements his farm income with various other not entirely legitimate enterprises. Tax collector Cedric ("Charlie") visits to audit Pop, but falls in love with Mariette and quits his job to live the rural life. As Ma and Pop raise their other children, Charlie attempts to provide for his now wife Mariette. Ma and Pop soon have a seventh child, Oscar, followed around a year later by Charlie and Mariette's first baby, John Blenheim.
Pop and Ma's relationship is depicted as loving and affectionate throughout, although Pop is flirtatious and subject to numerous advances, most of which Ma is aware of and evidently unconcerned by. Proud of all his children, Pop's schemes evidently provide well for the family, enough to fund boarding school for the twins, naval boarding school for Monty, a swimming pool, a fairground, and a holiday to France, although he is just as motivated by doing good and helping others as making a profit. Ma occasionally becomes involved in Pop's schemes, or creates a scheme of her own. Possessing some very close friends, their lifestyle, in particular the fact they have never been married, nonetheless raises eyebrows in the stuffy environs of the local village.
Mariette and Charlie's relationship is more torrid, in part due to his insecurity over her attractiveness, and his varying success in providing financially, with their newly acquired hop garden struggling. Mariette's business skills eventual come to bear as they purchase a local brewery. Primrose is depicted as a frustrated romantic, moving to France to live with a boy her own age and attempting to seduce both Charlie and the village minister upon her return. Monty meanwhile contends with bullying, both at home and at naval boarding school. The increasingly mischievous twins gradually grow apart from their younger sibling Victoria, who delights in teasing and embarrassing all her siblings, especially Primrose.
Time period[edit]
All the episodes are seemingly set during 1958–59 despite the timespan of events across all three series making this a logical impossibility. The first serial is based on the first book, written and set in 1958, during which Florence finds out she is pregnant. In the second serial ("When the green woods laugh") Sidney is accused of committing indecent assault on 23 August 1958. The trial takes place on 7 July, the same day as Charlie's and Mariette's wedding; this would seem to be a continuity error because it cannot be July of the following year as Florence's baby had not yet been born. By the time of the third serial ("A breath of French air") Florence has already given birth to Oscar and the Larkins have a late August holiday in Brittany, during which Charlie and Mariette celebrate their first wedding anniversary. The fourth serial ("Christmas is coming") is set at Christmas and it is established Mariette is five months pregnant; she gives birth in the fifth serial ("Oh! to be in England!"), which would be some time in the spring of 1960 at the earliest according to the dating of the first series and the chronology of events up to that point. However, in the sixth serial ("Stranger at the gates") the twins celebrate their birthday, which a close-up of a wall calendar reveals to be 15 August 1959.
In the eighth serial ("Le Grand Weekend") the Larkins' weekend getaway coincides with Charles de Gaulle's state visit, which would date the events of the episode to April 1960 if it does indeed coincide with the real-life visit. Primrose's birthday was revealed to be in May in "Stranger at the gates" and she celebrates it in the ninth serial "The happiest days of your life", dating the events either to May 1960 (using the retconned second series date) or 1961 (going by the date given in the first series). By the eleventh serial ("Climb the greasy pole"), when the children are older and the babies have grown to toddlerhood, another close-up of a calendar reveals the month to be October 1959. At the end of the final episode, Sidney is elected to the Rural District Council on 5 November 1959 (Guy Fawkes Night).
Cast[edit]
Main cast members[edit]
Of the four main cast members, Jason and Ferris appeared in all twenty episodes, while Zeta-Jones and Franks appeared in eighteen, their only absences being in the third series double episode "Cast Not Your Pearls Before Swine" (3.3 & 3.4).
David Jason, as Sidney Charles "Pop" Larkin, the father of the family
Pam Ferris, as Florence Daisy "Ma" (Parker) Larkin, the mother of the family
Catherine Zeta-Jones, as Mariette Charlton, née Larkin, eldest Larkin daughter
Philip Franks, Cedric "Charley" Charlton, husband of Mariette
Recurring cast - Larkin family[edit]
The actors playing the other Larkin children and grandchild were as below (listed in descending character age). All the children except those yet to be born appeared in the first episode. After appearing in the first six episodes, the actor playing Primrose was replaced, the second appearing from the seventh episode (the first Christmas special) onwards. The actors playing the roles of Oscar and John Blenheim first appear in episodes 1.5 and 2.1 respectively. Although a male character, John Blenheim was played by Daisy-May Bates, granddaughter of the author of the books.
Julie Stichbury, as Primrose Larkin (1991) (6 episodes)
Abigail Rokison, as Primrose Larkin (1991-1993) (12 episodes)
Ian Tucker, as Montgomery 'Monty' Larkin, their eldest son (13 episodes)
Christina Giles, as Petunia Larkin, twin sister to Zinnia (18 episodes)
Katherine Giles, as Zinnia Larkin, twin sister to Petunia (18 episodes)
Stephanie Ralph, as Victoria Larkin, the youngest Larkin daughter (19 episodes)
Ross Marriott, as Oscar Larkin, their youngest child (16 episodes)
Daisy-May Bates, as John Marlborough Churchill Blenheim Charlton, the only son of Charlie and Mariette (11 episodes)
Recurring cast - others[edit]
Various other actors appeared in more than one story-line, i.e. in more than one double-episode.
Rachel Bell as Edith Pilchester, a local spinster (16 episodes)
Moray Watson as the Brigadier, a local retired army officer (11 episodes)
Kika Mirylees as Angela Snow, a local woman (7 episodes)
Martyn Read as Sergeant Wilson, a local police officer (6 episodes)
Tyler Butterworth as Reverend John Candy, the local vicar (4 episodes)
Michael Jayston as Ernest Bristow, the brewery owner (4 episodes)
Carol MacReady as Mrs. Daws, a local shopkeeper (4 episodes)
Sheila Burrell as Mrs. Kinthley, owner of the hop-garden bought by Charlie (4 episodes)
Steven Brand as Tom Sargent, love interest of Mariette (4 episodes)
Anna Massey as Mademoiselle Antoinette Dupont, a French hotelier (3 episodes)
Michael Culver as Sir George Bluff-Gore, a local landowner (3 episodes)
Richenda Carey as Lady Bluff-Gore, wife of Sir George (3 episodes)
John Carlin as Reverend Spink (3 episodes)
Episodes[edit]
Series 1[edit]
No.
Title
Original broadcast
1.1 & 1.2 "The Darling Buds of May" 7 and 14 April 1991
Cedric Charlton, the tax inspector, arrives on Home Farm to help the Larkins fill in their tax form. He is distracted by their beautiful daughter, Mariette. The Larkins distract him further by attempting to teach him crib and getting him drunk. He wakes with a hangover, and is unfit to return home. Eventually, he forgets life in the office. He accompanies the family on their annual strawberry-picking trip, where he attracts Pauline Jackson, the local flirt. Mariette and Pauline fight for him but Mariette wins and the episode ends with Mr Charlton (called Charley by the family), proposing to Mariette, and Pop Larkin giving them his blessing.
1.3 & 1.4 "When the green woods laugh" 21 and 28 April 1991
The day of Charley and Mariette's wedding is looming. Pop sells a country mansion to an aristocratic couple. When Pop rejects the advances of Corrine Perrigo (Celia Imrie), she gets her revenge by persuading the woman to charge him with assault, when all he attempted was stop her from falling. The Brigadier is best man for the wedding. Eventually, Pop is found innocent and the wedding goes ahead.
1.5 & 1.6 "A breath of French air" 5 and 12 May 1991
The Larkins go on holiday to Brittany. The weather is appalling, the food revolting, the receptionist unfriendly. The weather improves, and a mechanic sees the crest on the doors of Mr Larkin's car and thinks him a lord. As a result, he is treated better, even by the receptionist, Molet. The hotel patronne, Mademoiselle Dupont, gives Pop and Ma her room. Primrose falls in love with a local boy named Marc - Antoine Gammelin and wants to stay in France. Tension springs up between Charley and Mariette when she attracts local young men and wants to spend time with them on the beach. She refuses to go on a miniature railway with Charlie. Incensed, Charlie says he will go on his own. The train is late and he wanders into a bar, where he meets a tomboy and her pals. They get him drunk; he misses his train and has to be escorted home by Pop. But he sobers up at the sight of Mariette playing in the sea with her new friends. Charley drags her away, and tells her she will come on the train with him next day whether she likes it or not. Mariette surrenders and enjoys it. The Larkins get together with the tomboy, Max (short for Maxime), and Angela Snow (who, by a coincidence, is also visiting Brittany) and her sister Iris, who with the hotel staff organise a wedding anniversary celebration for Charley and Mariette.
1.7 "Christmas is coming!" 22 December 1991
As Christmas approaches, Charley and Mariette go to view a house to rent, unaware that Tommy Mason, an escaped convict is hiding there. Pop later discovers him in the Larkins' hen-house where Victoria is taking food to him. He explains that, since his imprisonment, his wife has severed all ties with him but he is anxious to see his children. Pop usually dresses as Father Christmas to give local children toys but Charley suggests Tommy play the part so he can see his children, which he does, as well as making up with his wife and then returning to prison. Mrs Mason and her children join the throng already invited to spend Christmas Day with the Larkins.
Series 2[edit]
No.
Title
Original broadcast
2.1 & 2.2 "Oh! to be in England!" 26 January and 2 February 1992
Mam'selle Dupont comes to stay with the Larkins, and discovers the truth – Mr. Larkin is not a lord. She is disappointed but comes to terms with it, and enjoys her stay. Pop saves an old woman from being cheated, and buys a fair from his friend, Fruity Pears, who is unable to run it after being attacked by thugs. Primrose's relationship with the French boy has fizzled out; back in the UK she falls for Mr Candy, the young vicar in charge of christening the young Larkins ... and a newly arrived Charlton.
2.3 & 2.4 "Stranger at the gates" 9 and 16 February 1992
A young man named Pieter who says he is Danish arrives on the farm, and starts doing odd jobs for the people in the village. Everyone, including Mariette, thinks he's the bee's knees, much to the resentment of Charley. Meanwhile, Montgomery is being bullied by local boys, and Primrose is attempting to win Mr. Candy's heart. She mistakes his sister for a girlfriend, and angrily leaves him. Charley discovers that Pieter is German and has been hiding his identity because of the anti-German sentiment in post-World War II Britain. The villagers turn against him on this discovery, but Pieter is restored to favour again after he rescues John Watson, one of the bullies from a quarry ledge. The Larkins arrange for Pieter to marry his girlfriend, an English lady named Eileen.
2.5 & 2.6 "A season of heavenly gifts" 23 February and 1 March 1992
Pop Larkin unwittingly becomes involved in smuggling when he receives gifts from a grateful pilot he helped after a crash-landing. Meanwhile, an evil Polish man named Mr. Cope attempts to prevent Charley and Mariette from buying Mrs Kinthley's hopgarden. The pilot invites the family to a party at his club, which they greatly enjoy. Montgomery Larkin is unhappy at Naval College, where he is training to be a sailor in the merchant navy. The family go to his Open Day; the Brigadier goes along and helps them solve the problem by showing Pop how to humiliate the bullying instructor, Strickland.
2.7 "Le Grand Weekend" 26 December 1992
Pop and Ma's proposed week-end in Paris is disrupted by a storm, and they spend the time in a country house.
Series 3[edit]
No.
Title
Original broadcast
3.1 & 3.2 "The happiest days of your life" 28 February and 7 March 1993
The twins go to boarding school, while Charley starts doing the books as a part-time job for the brewery to which he wishes to sell his hops. Charley and Mariette decide to buy the brewery. The whole family repairs the twins' boarding school, which was otherwise going to be forced to close by the bank for not keeping up with the repairs.
3.3 & 3.4 "Cast not your pearls before swine" 14 and 21 March 1993
Pop builds a swimming-pool, and buys two hundred pigs from George Harran, a confidence trickster who is also cheating Edith, who has fallen in love with him. Meanwhile, Primrose has a new love interest – a member of the swimming pool building crew, from Liverpool. Pop prepares a trick against George to put all to rights without hurting Edith. Primrose runs away to Liverpool in pursuit of her love after Victoria teases her, causing Pop to realise the scam, but returns home when she realises he is not the man for her.
3.5 & 3.6 "Climb the greasy pole" 28 March and 4 April 1993
Pop runs for rural councillor while Charley and Mariette struggle at the brewery and have problems in their relationship. Gypsies get involved in Pop's campaign for rural councillor. Charley and Mariette have to work on their marriage as Mariette is attracted to Tom Sargent, after which they at last finalise the deal to buy Bristow's brewery.
Production[edit]
Conception and development[edit]
Having been sold to MGM films in 1959, it wasn't until 1989 that Richard Bates, son of the author of the original books H.E Bates, was able to purchase the rights to the novels. At the same time, Yorkshire Television were looking for a new project for David Jason, having starred for them in A Bit of a Do.[1] Richard Bates went on to Executive Produce the show, alongside Vernon Lawrence of Yorkshire Television.[2]
Casting[edit]
Bates had originally considered Bob Hoskins as ideal for the role of Pop, but Lawrence was of the view his increasing fame as a film actor would create problems.[2] Jason was cast first, followed by Ferris and Franks. Finding an actor to fit with the novel's description of Mariette as a black-haired and olive skinned beauty proved difficult, with over 300 rejected until Zeta-Jones was cast. With filming due to start, she had been spotted appearing in 42nd Street at the Drury Lane Theatre.[1]
Filming[edit]
Each one-hour episode took two weeks to film, followed by two months in post production.[1]
Filming locations[edit]
Farmhouse of Buss Farm, seen in 2007
Much of the series was filmed in and around the village of Pluckley in Kent; Executive Producer Richard Bates lived just a few miles away.[3]
The location for "Home Farm", the Larkin residence, was Buss Farm a few miles south of Pluckley, owned by the Holmes family. All four main buildings of the Grade II listed farm were utilised, the farmhouse itself, a square oast house (depicted in the title sequence), a Tudor barn and cart lodge. After being put up for sale by the family in 2012, it was purchased in 2013 by a businessman. Renaming it "Darling Buds Farm", several buildings were converted into guest accommodation themed around the show.[4][5]
The Black Horse pub in Pluckley, seen in 2009
Other locations in Pluckley village itself were used extensively; the Black Horse pub in The Street was renamed the Hare and Hounds and used as the Larkins' local. Church Gate Cottage and Fig Tree Cottage in The Street served as Edith Pilchester's and The Brigadier's homes respectively. Pluckley primary school, also in The Street, served as the village hall. The butcher's shop also featured, and the Post Office (dressed as the grocer's). Church scenes were filmed at St Nicholas Church in the village.[6]
The cricket scenes were filmed at Little Chart Cricket Club, a village north east of Pluckley.[6]
St Nicholas Church, Pluckley, seen in 2013
Further afield, in and around Tenterden, Kent, Halden Place in Halden Lane, Cranbrook, served as Mrs Kinthley's hop garden, Wentwood Cottage in Swain Road served as Charley and Mariette's cottage, and the Kent & East Sussex Railway was the location of Charley's arrival in Kent, and the station used by Ma, Charley and Mariette shopping for her wedding dress. Other scenes shot in Kent included the exteriors of "Bristow's Brewery", filmed at Shepherd Neame Brewery in Faversham, and scenes of the Larkin's beach holiday, filmed in Folkestone, including a backdrop of the Leas Lift. Mlle. Dupont is met by the Larkin's at Folkestone Harbour after her channel crossing.[6]
Little filming was done inside the farmhouse, the interiors having been shot in a studio at Yorkshire Television. Scenes shot in the former Wennington School near Wetherby in Yorkshire which stood in for Bluff Hall were included. Other filming locations in Yorkshire include the Hotel Metropole in Leeds which stood in for the 'Marble Arch Hotel'.
To mark the series' 20th anniversary, Kent County Council established a tourist trail featuring the various film locations and other local attractions and Kent food.[6][7]
Music[edit]
The series' music producer Pip Burley wrote the title theme, "Perfick!". He had submitted the piece anonymously, having deemed the submissions received from a shortlist of composers missed the point of the essential romanticism of the show. Although it also featured lyrics, drawn from the words used in the novels, the theme music for the series did not feature them. The song with lyrics was later sung by David Jason for the radio adaptation of the last book in the Larkin series, A Little of What You Fancy.[8][9]
Future[edit]
After the series ended, Ferris wished to film more episodes. Having performed it for radio in 1996, she theorised in 2008 that the reason the fifth book was never adapted for television was because the storyline featured Pop recovering from a heart attack, something the producers likely thought the audience would not want to see.[10]
In 2016, having filmed a cinema adaptation of another classic TV series, Dad's Army, Zeta-Jones responded positively to suggestions that The Darling Buds of May might also be similarly remade, stating "I’d be playing Ma Larkin, but I’m up for it".[11]
Themes[edit]
Locally produced food and drink intentionally played a core role in the series.[1] Due to not being ripe at the right time, the strawberries used in the series were imported from Holland.[3] One of the most iconic scenes features Pop and Ma eating a meal together whilst having a bath.[3] With several scenes featuring eating, the fact Ferris was a vegetarian had to be worked around by the production staff.[3] Both Ferris and Jason gained weight due to the amount of food they had to consume, often doing multiple takes for several scenes at one time, to make the scenes look realistic.[2]
Another theme of the series was the Larkin family's habit of giving their children unusual or themed first and middle names. Mariette was created by combining 'Marie' and 'Antoinette'. Montgomery was named after wartime officer Field Marshall Montgomery. Victoria was named for being born during the plum season (Victoria plum). While Monty and Victoria have no middle names, the other children have several: Primrose Violet Anemone Iris Magnolia Narcissa, twins Petunia June Florence Nightingale and Zinnia June Florence Nightingale, and Oscar Columbus Septimus Dupont, the last one being in tribute to the French hotellier Madamoiselle Dupont, who features in the series. Mariette's wedding ceremony in series one reveals her middle name to be Jane. Mariette and Charlie continue the family penchant for elaborate naming by christening their son John Marlborough Churchill Blenheim.
Release[edit]
Broadcast[edit]
The first episode was transmitted on the ITV channel at 8pm on a Sunday night.[1]
Home media[edit]
When the series was first released on video, it sold £1m worth of copies in the first four days.[2]
DVD releases:
Country
Publisher
Title
Rating
Release date
Notes
United Kingdom Cinema Club The Best of The Darling Buds of May PG 15 July 2002
Cinema Club The Darling Buds of May: The Perfect Collection PG 10 November 2003 all 20 episodes
ITV Studios The Darling Buds of May: The Complete Series - Special Edition PG 7 February 2005 all 20 episodes & exclusive interviews
ITV Studios The Darling Buds of May: The Complete Series PG 1 September 2008 contains all 20 episodes & exclusive commentary
ITV Studios The Darling Buds of May: The Complete 20th Anniversary Collection PG 8 August 2011 all 20 episodes
Australia Shock Records The Darling Buds of May: Series One PG 3 March 2007[12] Special 2-Disc Edition - contains all 6 episodes & bonus episode "Christmas is Coming"
Shock Records The Darling Buds of May: Series Two G 5 May 2007[13] Special 2-Disc Edition - contains all 6 episodes & bonus episode "La Grande Weekend"
Shock Records The Darling Buds of May: The Complete Collection PG 29 March 2008[14] all 20 episodes
Reel DVD The Darling Buds of May: The Complete Collection PG 6 February 2013[15] all 20 episodes (contains same packaging as UK 2011 release)
Note: The 2008 and 2011 DVD sets from ITV Studios list that there are 11 episodes; this is due to the fact that all episodes in series 1-3 (not including the specials) contain two parts making them count as a whole.
Soundtrack[edit]
A 16 track soundtrack of the series was released by EMI on CD in 1991.[16]
Reception[edit]
The series was a ratings success,[17] its "feel-good" factor during economic recession often noted as the reason[citation needed]. Whilst Yorkshire TV classified it as a drama, audiences and critics have generally considered it to be a comedy/drama.
The first episode broke a British broadcasting record, becoming the first instance of a new series topping the national ratings, beating the soap opera Coronation Street (also an ITV production) on the night. This came as a shock to producers, although they had been hopeful of good ratings due to dull weather and the belief that people would be looking for something to lift their spirits following the end of the Gulf War.[1]
Jason attributed the series' popularity to the public wanting a more wholesome, inclusive and inoffensive viewing option at a time when violence on television was increasing. This was one of the main reasons he decided to take the role.[2]
The series generated an upsurge in sales of H.E. Bates' novels.[2]
Awards[edit]
1992 Ivor Novello Award - Best Theme from a TV/Radio Production[18]
Source novels and other adaptations[edit]
The Larkin family truck, seen at the Darling Buds Classic Car Show at Buss Farm in 2007
The series is based on the works of H. E. Bates, who died in 1974. Having moved from the industrialised English Midlands to a granary in Little Chart in Kent in 1930 in search of new inspirations for his work, he was initially frustrated in his efforts to create a novel based on the Kent way of life. His inspiration for the Larkin stories eventually came in 1955 while on a trip to Sittingbourne. Pausing at Faversham, he observed the joyful camaraderie of a large boisterous family as they emerged from a shop and departed in a large blue truck. Combining this with observations of another family on a nearby small-holding, he set about writing about how these families might live. Originally a short story, he expanded it into a novel, followed by a further four books, the titles of the first four of which were used as episode titles for the TV series:[1]
The Darling Buds of May (1958)
A Breath of French Air (1959)
When the Green Woods Laugh (1960)
Oh! To be in England! (1963)
A Little of What You Fancy? (1970)
The first novel in the series was originally adapted to the screen in 1959 as The Mating Game, starring Debbie Reynolds and Tony Randall as Mariette and Charley.
The fifth novel, A Little of What You Fancy?, was never adapted for television, but it was adapted into a six-part series by Eric Pringle for BBC Radio, with Jason and Ferris reprising their roles, first airing in February 1996.[19][20]
In May 2011 a stage production of the series was put on at Buss Farm.[7]
References[edit]
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^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Hildred, Stafford; Ewbank, Tim (2012-09-03). Sir David Jason - A Life of Laughter. John Blake Publishing. ISBN 9781782190721.
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Darling Buds of May – Garden of England Trail – Behind the Scenes". Kent Film Office. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
Jump up ^ "Darling Buds of May farm in Kent for sale for £1.35m". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
Jump up ^ "Darling Buds of May farm to open to public". RadioTimes. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
^ Jump up to: a b c d The Darling Buds of May Trail (PDF). Kent Film Office.
^ Jump up to: a b "Darling Buds of May visitor trail set up in Kent". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
Jump up ^ "The Darling Buds of May". Pip Burley. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
Jump up ^ "Perfick!". Pip Burley. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
Jump up ^ "Little Dorrit star Pam Ferris on her 15 year rift with Catherine Zeta-Jones". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
Jump up ^ "Catherine Zeta-Jones on Darling Buds of May film: "I'm up for it"". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
Jump up ^ "The Darling Buds Of May Series 1 on DVD". dvdorchard.com.au. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
Jump up ^ "The Darling Buds Of May Series 2 on DVD". dvdorchard.com.au. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
Jump up ^ "The Darling Buds Of May The Complete Collection Collectors Edition on DVD". dvdorchard.com.au. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
Jump up ^ "The Darling Buds Of May Complete Collection on DVD". dvdorchard.com.au. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Darling Buds Of May, The- Soundtrack details - SoundtrackCollector.com". www.soundtrackcollector.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
Jump up ^ "The Darling Buds of May".
Jump up ^ "The Ivors 1992 - The Ivors". The Ivors. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
Jump up ^ "A Little of What You Fancy - BBC Radio 4 FM - 15 February 1996 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
Jump up ^ "Radio A Little of What You Fancy / Heartache Radio 4". The Independent. 1996-02-16. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
External links[edit]
The Darling Buds of May on IMDb
Darling Buds Farm – Kent farm location used for the TV series.
Darling Buds Cookery Courses - cookery course at the Kent farm location used for the TV series.
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