The Darling Buds of May

Series Similar to The Darling Buds of May

If you enjoyed The Darling Buds of May, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. The Larkins

   2021 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, hidden gem, also on ITV1.

   In the idyllic and beautiful Kent countryside, known as the Garden of England, The Larkins have a achieved a small patch of paradise where nothing is wasted and they enjoy life to the full.  There's an overwhelming sense of plenty in their lives and a lot of joy and raucous laughter, as Ma Larkin provides a seemingly endless supply of delicious, hearty meals.  And no matter what time of day, The Larkins and their guests aren't averse to enjoying the odd cocktail or two!   The Larkins are fundamentally good-hearted people who are always happy to share what they have with others, despite the fact that what they have is sometimes obtained by unusual means!  In a rather mean-spirited way their good heartedness is not always shared by certain members of the local community. From government officials and snobbish second homeowners to aggressive urban developers, the Larkins often deal with threats to their idyllic way of life – but they never take things lying down.

2. The Durrells

   2016 · Drama, Comedy, Family · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, also on ITV1.

   The Durrells is based upon Gerald Durrell's classic trilogy of Corfu memoirs including the much loved ‘My Family and Other Animals'. Set in 1935, this timeless drama is full of warmth, humour and fun.

3. Brief Encounters

   2016 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, hidden gem, also on ITV1.

   Take four women all struggling to find happiness and fulfilment, add a touch of glamour, gutsy humour and a desire to improve their lot in life and Brief Encounters is born.Set in the early ‘80s, the six-part series introduces Steph, Pauline, Nita and Dawn as unlikely entrepreneurs who begin to sell exotic lingerie - to the dismay (and often delight) of their loved ones.The series is inspired by chapters telling the story of the early days of the Ann Summers party plan business found in Good Vibrations, Jacqueline Gold's memoir.

4. Monarch of the Glen

   2000 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   Heart-warming drama based on Compton Mackenzie's novels, featuring a rural community of eccentric characters. Archie MacDonald becomes the laird of a huge, decaying family estate in the Cairngorms.

5. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

   2006 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8).

   The executive producer of a late night sketch comedy show sparks a media frenzy when he has an on-air meltdown during a live broadcast. The newly minted network president has to scramble to make things right by hiring back two former prized employees to become the new executive producers of her network's flagship program.

6. Freaks and Geeks

   1999 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, hidden gem.

   Freaks and Geeks, the Emmy® award-winning series about the trials and tribulations of high school outsiders in 1980 Michigan.

7. Men in Trees

   2006 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, hidden gem.

   To help Marin get rid of issues that weigh her down, Cash takes her to visit a guru. On the way back down the mountain trail, an arctic cyclone erupts. Jack goes out to look for them and a pregnant Lynn can't do anything to stop him. Everyone hunkers down at the Chieftain to wait out the storm, and they learn some surprising things about each other. Mai and Buzz argue over his first choice of a wife, the engaged Patrick and Annie see her competitive spirit at work, Celia and Dick take their relationship to a new intimacy level, and Sara tells Ben about her mysterious court summons much to the chagrin of wife Theresa.

8. Northern Exposure

   1990 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8.2).

   Fresh out of New York's Columbia University, cocky young Dr. Joel Fleischman is looking forward to his comfortable position in Alaska's largest city. Upon his arrival, Joel finds himself a fish-out-of-water as he's instead assigned to a tiny Alaskan village where the offbeat locals would love him to stay forever.

9. Six Feet Under

   2001 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8.1).

   When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as--and far less predictable than--the one inside on Six Feet Under.

10. Bunheads

    2012 · Drama, Comedy · ended

    Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, hidden gem.

    A former ballerina turned Vegas showgirl decides to take a gamble on a new marriage and a fresh start in Paradise, CA.