WHAT THE DURRELLS DID NEXT – ITV1 (Burning Bright Productions)

PRODUCER/ DIRECTOR

To mark the end of ITV1’s hit drama ‘The Durrells’, this documentary tells the story of the real family from the series. Presented by Keeley Hawes, the star of the drama, we follow their adventures beyond the final episode. After leaving their idyllic paradise of Corfu in 1939, they went on to found pioneering zoos, star in wildlife TV shows, nearly win the Nobel Prize for literature and run a Bournemouth boarding house mistaken by locals for a brothel! With contributions from family members, friends and even Princess Anne, this is the story of an outlandish family who defied conventions while achieving their dreams. Also features previously unseen family archive.

PRESS

‘A delightful tonic…Keeley Hawes presents a fascinating documentary. It turns out that Hawes is as good a presenter as she is an actress.’ The Times