The Darling Buds of May Episode Guide

Episode Guide

The Darling Buds of May: Season 3

• Season 3 Episode 6: Climb the Greasy Pole : Part Two

  Part two of two. Pop and Ma become the target of dirty tricks and smear tactics during the election campaign, and Charley is placed in a compromising position by Abigail's teacher. Last in series

• Season 3 Episode 5: Climb the Greasy Pole : Part One

  Part one of two. A seat becomes vacant on the Rural District Council when Sam Popham is taken ill, so Pop stands in the election, and Mariette returns from holiday with Charley. David Jason stars

• Season 3 Episode 4: Cast Not Your Pearls Before Swine : Part Two

  Part two of two. Roger returns to Liverpool, while Pop discovers Edith's new boyfriend George is a con-artist defrauding the ministry - and resolves to teach him a lesson. David Jason stars

• Season 3 Episode 3: Cast Not Your Pearls Before Swine - Part One

  Part one. Ma Larkin celebrates her birthday, so Pop treats her to a Punch and Judy show, and promises to build her a swimming pool. Primrose's thoughts are elsewhere, having become attracted to a local builder

• Season 3 Episode 2: The Happiest Days of Your Life : Part Two

  Part two of two. The twins abscond from Brockhurst College, but Pop manages to bring them back safe and sound - then lends his services to ensure the boarding school does not have to close. Meanwhile, Primrose makes an unusual request concerning affairs of the heart and Charley launches a bid to buy a local brewery. David Jason stars

• Season 3 Episode 1: The Happiest Days of Your Life : Part One

  Part one of two. Primrose falls for a roofing contractor, while the twins prove too much of a handful for their school, prompting a trip to view the facilities on offer at Brockhurst College. Nostalgic comedy drama, starring David Jason and Pam Ferris

The Darling Buds of May: Season 2

• Season 2 Episode 6: A Season of Heavenly Gifts : Part Two

  Part two of two. Pop's hoard of cash causes trouble for the family when Marcus Cope resolves to stop Charley buying the hop garden at any cost. Montgomery is unhappy at naval college and the Brigadier's solution provides a challenge for Pop

• Season 2 Episode 5: A Season of Heavenly Gifts : Part One

  Part one of two. Pop befriends a pilot he rescues from his crashed plane, but suspects he is being drawn into a smuggling racket when the family is invited to a celebratory champagne night on the town. Drama, starring David Jason

• Season 2 Episode 4: Stranger at the Gates : Part Two

  Part two of two. Mariette and Charley locate Pieter and beg him to stay, while Pop faces hostility from the villagers. Primrose does her best to make an impression on the Reverend Candy. David Jason and Pam Ferris star

• Season 2 Episode 3: Stranger at the Gates : Part One

  David Jason stars as Pop Larkin, the country-dwelling bumpkin with a heart of gold for whom everything has to be just 'perfick', with Pam Ferris as Ma Larkin and Catherine Zeta-Jones in her breakthrough role as the couple's voluptuous eldest daughter Mariette. Philip Franks also stars as the tax inspector who finds himself drawn into the family's easy-going world

• Season 2 Episode 2: Oh! To Be in England : Part Two

  Part two of two. Preparations get under way for the christening, while Primrose loses her heart to a very confused vicar. Pop gets a black eye, Edith Pilchester tackles a gang of roving Teddy boys and Mademoiselle Dupont begins to feel ill. Drama, starring David Jason, Pam Ferris and Catherine Zeta-Jones

• Season 2 Episode 1: Oh! To Be in England : Part One

  Part one of two. Pop busies himself organising a christening while awaiting the birth of his first grandchild - and still finds time to cast a beady eye over the contents of an elderly widow's home. Whimsical rural drama, starring David Jason, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks and Catherine Zeta-Jones

The Darling Buds of May: Season 1

• Season 1 Episode 6: A Breath of French Air : Part Two

  David Jason stars as Pop Larkin, the country-dwelling bumpkin with a heart of gold for whom everything has to be just 'perfick', with Pam Ferris as Ma Larkin and Catherine Zeta Jones in her breakthrough role as the couple's voluptuous eldest daughter Mariette. Philip Franks also stars as the tax inspector who finds himself drawn into the family's easy-going world

• Season 1 Episode 5: A Breath of French Air : Part One

  Part one of two. Dispirited by a wet English summer, the Larkins decide to leave soggy Kent behind and hop across the Channel in search of sun, sea and something to give Charley and Mariette a push in the right direction. David Jason, Pam Ferris and Catherine Zeta-Jones star

• Season 1 Episode 4: When the Green Woods Laugh : Part Two

  Part two of two. Pop can barely contain his glee as his beloved Mariette's wedding draws closer, until a summons from the magistrate threatens to turn it into a far from 'perfick' day. Whimsical drama, starring David Jason, Pam Ferris and Catherine Zeta-Jones

• Season 1 Episode 3: When the Green Woods Laugh : Part One

  Part one of two. Ma can hardly contain her enthusiasm now that Mariette and Charley have announced their intention to marry. Unfortunately, Pop puts all his finances into bidding for a stately home, casting a shadow over her extravagant plans for the wedding. Rural drama, starring David Jason, Pam Ferris and Catherine Zeta-Jones

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Darling Buds of May

  Brash, boozy Pop and Ma Larkin (David Jason, Pam Ferris) and their brood romp around the Kent countryside in 1958 England.

• Season 1 Episode 1: The Darling Buds of May

  Charley Charlton stays on; the annual gymkhana is held at Home Farm; Pop gets a surprise.

The Darling Buds of May:

• Christmas is Coming

  The season of goodwill descends on the Larkin household, and the family celebrate the 'perfick' Christmas. Drama, based on the characters created by HE Bates, starring David Jason and Pam Ferris

• Le Grand Weekend

  Ma Larkin wins a holiday weekend in Paris and Pop decides to make the trip special by treating it as a second honeymoon. Heart-warming drama, starring David Jason and Pam Ferris