The Darling Buds of May : Inspiration for the ITV drama The Larkins starring Bradley Walsh

Author(s): Bates, H. E.,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 30/11/2006,
Pagination: 144 pages,
Series: The Larkin Family Series,
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd,
Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 10mm
Weight: 112g
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780141029672

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'Home looks nice. Allus does though, don't it Perfick'And so the Larkins - Pop, Ma, Mariette, Zinnia, Petunia, Primrose, Victoria and Montgomery - return from an outing for fish and chips and ice cream one May evening. There, amid the rustic charms of home, they discover a visitor: one Cedric Charlton, Her Majesty's inspector of taxes.

Mr Charlton is visiting to find out why junk-dealer Pop hasn't paid his tax - but nothing's that simple at the Larkins. Mariette takes a shine to 'Charley' - as Pop calls him - and before long the family have introduced the uncomplaining inspector to the delights of country living: the lusty scents of wild flowers, the pleasures of a bottle of Dragon's Blood, cold cream dribbled over a bowl of strawberries and hot, hot summer nights.

In fact, soon Charley can't see any reason to return to the office at all . . .