Critic Reviews

Its themes aren’t quite as ambitious [as "Downton Abbey"]. It can also be a tad precious. But there’s something pleasing about the way it captures a time of innocence and a family in recovery. If you like this kind of escapist fare--and you know who you are--then I expect you will savor this laidback, elegant entertainment.

All the Durrells seem to find themselves in Corfu. Viewers will find them irresistible.

The series has the sophistication of PBS’s “Downton Abbey,” only with more laughs. There is something quite modern about the Durrells without it feeling false.

Destitution has never been quite as appealing as it is in The Durrells in Corfu, the latest slice of picturesque Anglophilia from “Masterpiece.” The six-episode series is escapist entertainment in the most literal sense.

The Durrells in Corfu continues to charm.

More of the same. It’s like returning to the same villa year after year. ... Above all, like the Acropolis towering over Athens, here’s Louisa, the most magnificent Durrell (scrap that, person) on (and off) Corfu, and the reason that this show has stayed delightful and not descended into silliness. Keeley Hawes’s Mrs Durrell is up there with the great small-screen mothers.

This sunny and touching yarn feels like just what we need in these angst-ridden days.

The Durrells in Corfu is as warm and pleasant as its picturesque setting.

It's all old-fashioned fun, as inoffensively pleasant as afternoon tea. [13 Oct 2017, p.57]