Series based on Gerald Durrells Corfu trilogy meets need for hit Sunday night drama to fill void left by Downton AbbeyThe dilapidated adage of never working with children and animals is being tested by ITV with its main Sunday night drama. But The Durrells,a fun mix of gorgeous locations, four badly behaved kidults and an odd menagerie of animals, or is proving a success for the broadcaster which has been searching for a Sunday night hit since Downton Abbey came to an end in December.
Based on Gerald Durrell’s Corfu trilogy,the drama starring Keeley Hawes as the whimsical widow fleeing a prewar Britain for the sunny Mediterranean is attracting an average audience of 5.9 million viewers on a Sunday night, nearly 2 million more than the channel’s average.
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Source: theguardian.com