Directed by:
Sheree FolksonScreenplay:
Simon NyeCinematography:
Tat RadcliffeComposer:
Nicholas HooperCast:
Eugene Simon, Imelda Staunton, Chris Langham, Omid Djalili, Tamzin Merchant, Matthew Goode, Russell Tovey, David Armand, Alexander Armstrong, Miranda Hart (more)Plots(1)
When the dreary English weather of 1935 gets to be too much for the eccentric Durrell family, they set off for the rustic, sun-drenched Greek island of Corfu, and the unknown. The lively clan is headed by Mrs. Durrell, a middle-aged widow who gives in to the whims of her children and who patiently tolerates their adventures. Her eldest son Larry, a budding avant-garde writer with wild friends, has no regard for his mother, while her second son, Leslie, is a gun-obsessed sportsman who shoots at everything in sight. Her only daughter, Margot, is a teen beauty who changes boyfriends as quickly as she does bathing suits. But her youngest son, 12-year-old Gerald, is the heart and soul of this lively saga. Filling his family’s villa with an impressive menagerie of animals and insects, Gerald discovers his life’s vocation in nature and animals, as well as his own voice as an author. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Eugene Simon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806939_1ac7fa.jpg)
Eugene Simon
UK
Best movies:
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
Casanova (2005)
The Fence (2022)
![Imelda Staunton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/456/164456169_b6e209.png)
Imelda Staunton
UK
Best movies:
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Cranford (2007) (series)
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
![Chris Langham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/281/165281751_cdac25.jpg)
Chris Langham
UK
Best movies:
Life of Brian (1979)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
![Omid Djalili](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218566_d3e8fd.jpg)
Omid Djalili
UK
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
The Mummy (1999)
![Tamzin Merchant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/186/162186260_a9291a.jpg)
Tamzin Merchant
UK
Best movies:
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Jane Eyre (2011)
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
![Matthew Goode](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/280/164280137_e8a36e.jpg)
Matthew Goode
UK
Best movies:
The Imitation Game (2014)
Roots (2016) (series)
Match Point (2005)
![Russell Tovey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/282/162282445_9fdb01.png)
Russell Tovey
UK
Best movies:
Angels in America Part One - Millennium Approaches (2017) (theatrical recording)
Angels in America Part Two - Perestroika (2017) (theatrical recording)
Sherlock (2010) (series)
![David Armand](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/477/477262_7a32ef.jpg)
David Armand
Best movies:
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2006) (theatrical recording)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
![Alexander Armstrong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/422/160422947_9a3439.jpg)
Alexander Armstrong
UK
Best movies:
Match Point (2005)
Murder Rooms: The Patient's Eyes (2001) (TV movie)
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
![Miranda Hart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/758/163758038_1fdbfd.jpg)
Miranda Hart
UK
Best movies:
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (2018) (TV movie)
Miranda Hart: My, What I Call, Live Show (2014)
![Jason Watkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/974/163974995_7cec8f.png)
Jason Watkins
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
![Tom Goodman-Hill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/326/159326138_a3f1c4.jpg)
Tom Goodman-Hill
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
The Imitation Game (2014)
Efi Papatheodorou
Best movies:
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
Lost in Love (2005)
Mark Caven
Canada
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Miracle Landing on the Hudson (2014) (TV movie)
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
![Meredith MacNeill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/207/163207146_8621c5.jpg)
Meredith MacNeill
Canada
Best movies:
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009)
The Queen's Sister (2005) (TV movie)
Mihalis Giannatos
Turkey
Best movies:
Midnight Express (1978)
Eternity and a Day (1998)
Voyage to Cythera (1984)
Antonis Antoniou
Best movies:
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
The Other Me (2016)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
Giorgos Kotanidis
Greece
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
Dimitris Kaberidis
Greece
Best movies:
The Hunters (1977)
The Travelling Players (1975)
Landscape in the Mist (1988)
Olga Tournaki
Ethiopia
Best movies:
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
Returning in Autumn (2001)