The Larkins
Acorn TV | Release Date: December 13, 2021
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The TelegraphAnita Singh Jan 18, 2023
Season 2 Review: The show is playing to its strengths: broad comedy and sweet romance. It also serves as a nice hour of escapism. Read full review
80
Radio TimesHelen DalyDec 6, 2021
Season 1 Review: The Larkins isn’t necessarily anything revolutionary, but nor would you want it to be. If you want action, intensity and a convoluted plot so hard to follow you get a headache, this isn’t it. But what it is is a joyous, comforting and homely show which feels like you’re getting a big old hug. Read full review
80
The TimesCarol MidgleyDec 6, 2021
Season 1 Review: I’m not sure that we needed a remake of The Darling Buds of May but we got one and, amazingly, it’s rather good. Read full review
70
DeciderJoel KellerDec 13, 2021
Season 1 Review: The Larkins is a good-natured bit of British comfort TV that is a great antidote to the heaviness of most current dramas. Read full review
60
The TimesCarol MidgleyJan 18, 2023
Season 2 Review: The Larkins has very silly plots and two-dimensional characters. Actually, make that one-dimensional: ghastly poshos Pinkie and Cuthbert Jerebohm hammed it up so much they made cardboard cutouts look nuanced. But I like its bouncy optimism and lush aesthetic. Read full review
20
The IndependentSean O'GradyDec 6, 2021
Season 1 Review: Jaded, hackneyed, lazy programming, it’s far from perfick. Read full review
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