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Gerald Durrell

Born January 7, 1925 · Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

Died January 30, 1995 · aged 70

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerald Malcolm Durrell, OBE (7 January 1925 – 30 January 1995) was a British naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter. He founded the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Jersey Zoo on the Channel Island of Jersey in 1959. His memoirs of his family's years living in Greece were adapted into the television series The Durr…

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My Family and Other AnimalsMy Family and Other Animals · 2005
My Family and Other Animals
★ 6.42005
MovieTV MovieComedy
Escaping the dreary wet weather of 1930s England, an eccentric family uproot and ship themselves to the sunnier climes of the Greek island of Corfu.
Tarka the OtterTarka the Otter · 1979
Tarka the Otter
★ 6.81979
MovieFamilyDrama
Set in the English countryside of the 1920s - when otter hunting was still legal - this film follows the life of Tarka the Otter from his birth into adulthood. We witness his close shaves, and his struggle with a man who tries to keep our furry hero as a pet.
The GuestThe Guest · 1982
The Guest
1982
Movie
Gerald fancies himself as a bit of a gourmet and a trip to the gastronomic delights of France promises well. His wife Hilary is not so sure; she isn't sure of a lot of things about Gerald just recently, but the menu at the extravagantly recommended ' La Petite Chanson' provides an unexpected solution.
PlayhousePlayhouse · 1974
Playhouse
★ 7.01974
SeriesDrama
A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.
The DurrellsThe Durrells · 2016
The Durrells
★ 7.52016
SeriesDramaComedy
In 1935, financially strapped widow Louisa Durrell, whose life has fallen apart, decides to move from England, with her four children (three sons, one daughter), to the island of Corfu, Greece. Once there, the family moves into a dilapidated old house that has no electricity and that is crumbling apart. But life on Corfu is cheap, it's an earthly paradise, and the Durrells proceed to forge their new existence, with all its challenges, adventures, and forming relationships.
My Family and Other AnimalsMy Family and Other Animals · 1987
My Family and Other Animals
★ 6.01987
SeriesDrama
Young Gerald explored his passion for the animal kingdom with his inspirational tutor, Dr Theodore Stephanides. The backdrop was sunshine, happiness and the love and laughter of a doting, slightly eccentric family

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