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List of states and territories of the United States
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The United States of America is a federal republic[1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands.[2][3] The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., are in central North America between Canada and Mexico; the two other states, Alaska and Hawaii, are in the northwestern part of North America and an archipelago in the mid-Pacific, respectively, while the territories are scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
States are the primary subdivisions of the United States, and possess a number of powers and rights under the United States Constitution, such as regulating intrastate commerce, running elections, creating local governments, and ratifying constitutional amendments. Each state has its own constitution, grounded in republican principles, and government, consisting of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.[4] All states and their residents are represented in the federal Congress, a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each state is represented by two Senators, while Representatives are distributed among the states in proportion to the most recent constitutionally mandated decennial census.[5] Additionally, each state is entitled to select a number of electors to vote in the Electoral College, the body that elects the President of the United States, equal to the total of Representatives and Senators in Congress from that state.[6] Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the Constitution grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union. Since the establishment of the United States in 1776, the number of states has expanded from the original 13 to the current total of 50, and each new state is admitted on an equal footing with the existing states.[7]
As provided by Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress exercises "exclusive jurisdiction" over the federal district, which is not part of any state. Prior to passage of the 1973 District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which devolved certain Congressional powers to an elected mayor and council, the district did not have an elected local government. Even so, Congress retains the right to review and overturn laws created by the council and intervene in local affairs.[8] As it is not a state, the district does not have representation in the Senate. However, since 1971, its residents have been represented in the House of Representatives by a non-voting delegate.[9] Additionally, since 1961, following ratification of the 23rd Amendment, the district has been entitled to select three electors to vote in the Electoral College.
In addition to the 50 states and federal district, the United States has sovereignty over 14 territories. Five of them (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) have a permanent, nonmilitary population, while nine of them do not. With the exception of Navassa Island, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are located in the Caribbean, all territories are located in the Pacific Ocean. One territory, Palmyra Atoll, is considered to be incorporated, meaning the full body of the Constitution has been applied to it; the other territories are unincorporated, meaning the Constitution does not fully apply to them. Ten territories (the Minor Outlying Islands and American Samoa) are considered to be unorganized, meaning they have not had an Organic Act enacted by Congress; the four other territories are organized, meaning they have had an Organic Act that has been enacted by Congress. The five inhabited territories each have limited autonomy and a non-voting delegate in Congress, in addition to having territorial legislatures and governors, but residents cannot vote in federal elections.
California is the most populous state, with 38,332,521 residents (2013 estimate); Wyoming is the least populous, with an estimated 582,658 residents. The District of Columbia, with an estimated 646,449 residents as of 2012, has a higher population than the two least populous states (Wyoming and Vermont). The largest state by area is Alaska, encompassing 665,384 square miles (1,723,340 km2), while the smallest is Rhode Island, encompassing 1,545 square miles (4,000 km2). The first state to ratify the current Constitution was Delaware, which it did on December 7, 1787, while the newest state is Hawaii, which was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959. The largest territory in terms of both population and size is Puerto Rico, with 3,725,789 residents as of the 2010 Census and a total area of 5,325 square miles (13,790 km2).
Contents
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1 States
2 Federal district
3 Territories
3.1 Inhabited territories
3.2 Uninhabited territories
3.3 Disputed territories
4 See also
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
States
The table below lists the 50 states, with their current capital, largest city,[A] the date they ratified the U.S. Constitution or were admitted to the Union, population and area data, and number of representative(s) in the U.S. House of Representatives.[B]
States of the United States of America
Name &
postal abbreviation[12]
Cities
Established[C]
Population
[D][14]
Total area[15]
Land area[15]
Water area[15]
#
Reps.
Capital
Largest[16]
mi2
km2
mi2
km2
mi2
km2
Alabama
AL Montgomery Birmingham 000000001819-12-14-0000Dec 14, 1819
4,874,747
52,420 135,767 50,645 131,171 1,775 4,597
7
Alaska
AK Juneau Anchorage 000000001959-01-03-0000Jan 3, 1959
739,795
665,384 1,723,337 570,641 1,477,953 94,743 245,384
1
Arizona
AZ Phoenix 000000001912-02-14-0000Feb 14, 1912
7,016,270
113,990 295,234 113,594 294,207 396 1,026
9
Arkansas
AR Little Rock 000000001836-06-15-0000Jun 15, 1836
3,004,279
53,179 137,732 52,035 134,771 1,143 2,961
4
California
CA Sacramento Los Angeles 000000001850-09-09-0000Sep 9, 1850
39,536,653
163,695 423,967 155,779 403,466 7,916 20,501
53
Colorado
CO Denver 000000001876-08-01-0000Aug 1, 1876
5,607,154
104,094 269,601 103,642 268,431 452 1,170
7
Connecticut
CT Hartford Bridgeport 000000001788-01-09-0000Jan 9, 1788
3,588,184
5,543 14,357 4,842 12,542 701 1,816
5
Delaware
DE Dover Wilmington 000000001787-12-07-0000Dec 7, 1787
961,939
2,489 6,446 1,949 5,047 540 1,399
1
Florida
FL Tallahassee Jacksonville 000000001845-03-03-0000Mar 3, 1845
20,984,400
65,758 170,312 53,625 138,887 12,133 31,424
27
Georgia
GA Atlanta 000000001788-01-02-0000Jan 2, 1788
10,429,379
59,425 153,910 57,513 148,959 1,912 4,951
14
Hawaii
HI Honolulu 000000001959-08-21-0000Aug 21, 1959
1,427,538
10,932 28,313 6,423 16,635 4,509 11,678
2
Idaho
ID Boise 000000001890-07-03-0000Jul 3, 1890
1,716,943
83,569 216,443 82,643 214,045 926 2,398
2
Illinois
IL Springfield Chicago 000000001818-12-03-0000Dec 3, 1818
12,802,023
57,914 149,995 55,519 143,793 2,395 6,202
18
Indiana
IN Indianapolis 000000001816-12-11-0000Dec 11, 1816
6,666,818
36,420 94,326 35,826 92,789 593 1,537
9
Iowa
IA Des Moines 000000001846-12-28-0000Dec 28, 1846
3,145,711
56,273 145,746 55,857 144,669 416 1,077
4
Kansas
KS Topeka Wichita 000000001861-01-29-0000Jan 29, 1861
2,913,123
82,278 213,100 81,759 211,754 520 1,346
4
Kentucky[E]
KY Frankfort Louisville 000000001792-06-01-0000Jun 1, 1792
4,454,189
40,408 104,656 39,486 102,269 921 2,387
6
Louisiana
LA Baton Rouge New Orleans 000000001812-04-30-0000Apr 30, 1812
4,684,333
52,378 135,659 43,204 111,898 9,174 23,761
6
Maine
ME Augusta Portland 000000001820-03-15-0000Mar 15, 1820
1,335,907
35,380 91,633 30,843 79,883 4,537 11,750
2
Maryland
MD Annapolis Baltimore 000000001788-04-28-0000Apr 28, 1788
6,052,177
12,406 32,131 9,707 25,142 2,699 6,990
8
Massachusetts[E]
MA Boston 000000001788-02-06-0000Feb 6, 1788
6,859,819
10,554 27,336 7,800 20,202 2,754 7,134
9
Michigan
MI Lansing Detroit 000000001837-01-26-0000Jan 26, 1837
9,962,311
96,714 250,487 56,539 146,435 40,175 104,052
14
Minnesota
MN St. Paul Minneapolis 000000001858-05-11-0000May 11, 1858
5,576,606
86,936 225,163 79,627 206,232 7,309 18,930
8
Mississippi
MS Jackson 000000001817-12-10-0000Dec 10, 1817
2,984,100
48,432 125,438 46,923 121,531 1,508 3,907
4
Missouri
MO Jefferson City Kansas City 000000001821-08-10-0000Aug 10, 1821
6,113,532
69,707 180,540 68,742 178,040 965 2,501
8
Montana
MT Helena Billings 000000001889-11-08-0000Nov 8, 1889
1,050,493
147,040 380,831 145,546 376,962 1,494 3,869
1
Nebraska
NE Lincoln Omaha 000000001867-03-01-0000Mar 1, 1867
1,920,076
77,348 200,330 76,824 198,974 524 1,356
3
Nevada
NV Carson City Las Vegas 000000001864-10-31-0000Oct 31, 1864
2,998,039
110,572 286,380 109,781 284,332 791 2,048
4
New Hampshire
NH Concord Manchester 000000001788-06-21-0000Jun 21, 1788
1,342,795
9,349 24,214 8,953 23,187 397 1,027
2
New Jersey
NJ Trenton Newark 000000001787-12-18-0000Dec 18, 1787
9,005,644
8,723 22,591 7,354 19,047 1,368 3,544
12
New Mexico
NM Santa Fe Albuquerque 000000001912-01-06-0000Jan 6, 1912
2,088,070
121,590 314,917 121,298 314,161 292 757
3
New York
NY Albany New York City 000000001788-07-26-0000Jul 26, 1788
19,849,399
54,555 141,297 47,126 122,057 7,429 19,240
27
North Carolina
NC Raleigh Charlotte 000000001789-11-21-0000Nov 21, 1789
10,273,419
53,819 139,391 48,618 125,920 5,201 13,471
13
North Dakota
ND Bismarck Fargo 000000001889-11-02-0000Nov 2, 1889
755,393
70,698 183,108 69,001 178,711 1,698 4,397
1
Ohio
OH Columbus 000000001803-03-01-0000Mar 1, 1803
11,658,609
44,826 116,098 40,861 105,829 3,965 10,269
16
Oklahoma
OK Oklahoma City 000000001907-11-16-0000Nov 16, 1907
3,930,864
69,899 181,037 68,595 177,660 1,304 3,377
5
Oregon
OR Salem Portland 000000001859-02-14-0000Feb 14, 1859
4,142,776
98,379 254,799 95,988 248,608 2,391 6,191
5
Pennsylvania[E]
PA Harrisburg Philadelphia 000000001787-12-12-0000Dec 12, 1787
12,805,537
46,054 119,280 44,743 115,883 1,312 3,397
18
Rhode Island[F]
RI Providence 000000001790-05-29-0000May 29, 1790
1,059,639
1,545 4,001 1,034 2,678 511 1,324
2
South Carolina
SC Columbia Charleston 000000001788-05-23-0000May 23, 1788
5,024,369
32,020 82,933 30,061 77,857 1,960 5,076
7
South Dakota
SD Pierre Sioux Falls 000000001889-11-02-0000Nov 2, 1889
869,666
77,116 199,729 75,811 196,350 1,305 3,379
1
Tennessee
TN Nashville 000000001796-06-01-0000Jun 1, 1796
6,715,984
42,144 109,153 41,235 106,798 909 2,355
9
Texas
TX Austin Houston 000000001845-12-29-0000Dec 29, 1845
28,304,596
268,596 695,662 261,232 676,587 7,365 19,075
36
Utah
UT Salt Lake City 000000001896-01-04-0000Jan 4, 1896
3,101,833
84,897 219,882 82,170 212,818 2,727 7,064
4
Vermont
VT Montpelier Burlington 000000001791-03-04-0000Mar 4, 1791
623,657
9,616 24,906 9,217 23,871 400 1,035
1
Virginia[E]
VA Richmond Virginia Beach 000000001788-06-25-0000Jun 25, 1788
8,470,020
42,775 110,787 39,490 102,279 3,285 8,508
11
Washington
WA Olympia Seattle 000000001889-11-11-0000Nov 11, 1889
7,405,743
71,298 184,661 66,456 172,119 4,842 12,542
10
West Virginia
WV Charleston 000000001863-06-20-0000Jun 20, 1863
1,815,857
24,230 62,756 24,038 62,259 192 497
3
Wisconsin
WI Madison Milwaukee 000000001848-05-29-0000May 29, 1848
5,795,483
65,496 169,635 54,158 140,268 11,339 29,367
8
Wyoming
WY Cheyenne 000000001890-07-10-0000Jul 10, 1890
579,315
97,813 253,335 97,093 251,470 720 1,864
1
Federal district
Federal district of the United States
Name &
postal abbreviation[12]
Established
Population
[G][14]
Total area[15]
Land area[15]
Water area[15]
#
Reps
mi2
km2
mi2
km2
mi2
km2
District of Columbia
DC Jul 16, 1790[17] 693,972 68 176 61 158 7 18
1[H]
Territories
Further information: Insular area
A map showing the location of each territory controlled by the United States. The United States is marked in blue, inhabited territories are marked in green, and uninhabited territories are marked in orange.
Inhabited territories
Inhabited territories of the United States
Name &
postal abbreviation[12]
Capital
Acquired
[19]
Territorial status[20]
Population
[I]
Total area[15]
Land area[15]
Water area[15]
#
Reps
mi2
km2
mi2
km2
mi2
km2
American Samoa
AS Pago Pago[21] 1900
Unincorporated, unorganized[J]
57,400[22]
581 1,505 76 198 505 1,307
1[H]
Guam
GU Hagåtña[23] 1899
Unincorporated, organized
161,700[24]
571 1,478 210 543 361 935
1[H]
Northern Mariana Islands
MP Saipan[25] 1986
Unincorporated, organized[K]
52,300[26]
1,976 5,117 182 472 1,793 4,644
1[H]
Puerto Rico
PR San Juan[27] 1899
Unincorporated, organized[K]
3,337,177[14]
5,325 13,791 3,424 8,868 1,901 4,924
1[L]
U.S. Virgin Islands
VI Charlotte Amalie[28] 1917
Unincorporated, organized
103,700[29]
733 1,898 134 348 599 1,550
1[H]
Uninhabited territories
Territories of the United States with no indigenous population
Name
Acquired
[19]
Territorial status[20]
Land Area[M]
mi2
km2
Baker Island[30]
1856
Unincorporated; unorganized
0.9 2.2
Howland Island[30]
1858
Unincorporated, unorganized
0.6 1.6
Jarvis Island[31]
1856
Unincorporated, unorganized
2.2 5.7
Johnston Atoll[32]
1859
Unincorporated, unorganized
1 2.6
Kingman Reef[33]
1860
Unincorporated, unorganized
0.005 0.01
Midway Atoll[N][35]
1867
Unincorporated, unorganized
3 7.8
Navassa Island[36]
1858[O]
Unincorporated, unorganized
3 7.8
Palmyra Atoll[P][38]
1898
Incorporated, unorganized
1.5 3.9
Wake Island[Q][39]
1899[R]
Unincorporated, unorganized
2.5 6.5
Disputed territories
Main article: List of territorial disputes § Central America and the Caribbean
Territories (uninhabited) claimed but not administered by the United States
Name
Acquired
[19]
Territorial status[41]
Area
Administered by[41]
Also claimed by[41]
mi2
km2
Bajo Nuevo Bank (Petrel Island)[19]
1869
Unincorporated, unorganized
(disputed sovereignty)
56 145[S][42]
Colombia
Jamaica
Nicaragua
Serranilla Bank[19]
1880
Unincorporated, unorganized
(disputed sovereignty)
463 1,200[T][43]
Colombia
Honduras
Nicaragua
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Notes
Jump up ^ The largest city is the city in a state with the largest population in the city proper (as opposed to metropolitan area).
Jump up ^ Each state is entitled to at least one representative. Current federal law sets the number of voting members of the House of Representatives at 435, which are apportioned among states every ten years according to their relative population.[10] Each state is also entitled to two senators.[11]
Jump up ^ The original 13 states became sovereign in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation.[13] These states are presented in the order in which each ratified the 1787 Constitution, thus joining the present federal Union of states. Subsequent states are listed in the order of their admission to the Union, and the date given is the official establishment date set by Act of Congress. For further details, see List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union
Jump up ^ 2017 estimate
^ Jump up to: a b c d Uses the term "commonwealth" rather than "state" in its full official name.
Jump up ^ Officially the "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".
Jump up ^ 2017 estimate
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Represented by a non-voting delegate in the House of Representatives.[18]
Jump up ^ 2015 population estimate for: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands; 2017 population estimate for Puerto Rico.
Jump up ^ Although not organized through a federal organic act or other explicit Congressional directive on governance, the people of American Samoa adopted a constitution in 1967, and then in 1977, elected territorial officials for the first time.[22]
^ Jump up to: a b Organized as a commonwealth.
Jump up ^ Represented by a non-voting resident commissioner in the House of Representatives.[18]
Jump up ^ Excluding lagoon
Jump up ^ Although there are no indigenous inhabitants, around 40 United States Fish and Wildlife Service staff and service contractors live on the island at any given time.[34]
Jump up ^ U.S. sovereignty is disputed by Haiti.[37]
Jump up ^ Although there are no indigenous inhabitants, between four and 20 Nature Conservancy, employees, United States Fish and Wildlife Service staff, and researchers live on the island at any given time.[34]
Jump up ^ Although there are no indigenous inhabitants, as of 2009, around 150 U.S. 150 U.S. military personnel and civilian contractors were living on the island, staffing the Wake Island Airfield and communications facilities.[39]
Jump up ^ U.S. sovereignty is disputed by the Republic of Marshall Islands.[40]
Jump up ^ This is the approximate figure for the land area of the bank, and does not include the surrounding territorial waters.
Jump up ^ This figure includes the total land area of the Serranilla Bank and the water area of its lagoon, but not the surrounding territorial waters.
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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 "Charley" 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 farm 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 July 7th, 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 in Yorkshire were included.
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 featuring Pop and Ma eating a meal together while 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 in multiple times and for multiple 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 multiple instances of them: 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 hotelleir Mademoiselle Dupont, who features in the series. In comparison, Mariette's wedding ceremony reveals her middle name is simply Jane. Mariette and Charlie continue the family tradition by naming 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]. While Yorkshire TV classified it as a drama, audiences and critics have generally considered it 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, based on the dull weather and the belief 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]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "The Darling Buds of May and Kent". Kent Life. 21 June 2011.
^ 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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