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The Durrells exclusive! Ulric von der Esch: 'Sven broke his own heart as well as Louisa’s!’
What a finale to The Durrells! Louisa called off the wedding when she discovered Sven was gay. Larry and Nancy went their separate ways. Margo managed to get the Countess outside. Leslie got stung (not bitten) by a scorpion. And Gerry decided not to set his animal collection free.
Reluctant to say goodbye to ITV’s excellent Sunday night drama What’s on TV caught up with Swedish star Ulric von der Esch and quizzed him about Sven the Swedish goat herder’s big secret!
What was your reaction to Sven’s secret when you read the script for tonight’s final episode?
"Good question! It’s always interesting if what you see isn’t quite what you get. It made playing Sven a lot more complex and interesting for me."
So, an added aspect to playing the love-interest character?
"It’s one-dimensional if he’s only supposed to be the good-looking, charming guy. We’ve seen that a billion times before. This made for a much more interesting character, with complexity and depth."
Do you think the audience will understand why Sve • Viewers who’ve been tuning in to ITV show The Durrells have been left asking a few questions over the sexuality of an openly gay character. Episode four of the show – based on the books by Gerald Durrells featured a scene in which Sven, played in the series by Ulric von der Esch, kissed Louisa Durrell. Except those familiar with the original novels weren’t too pleased about the storyline – given that the character was openly gay in the books. So open in fact, that the novel Fillets Of Plaice, in which Sven appears, even features a line in which he regrets not being able to have Louisa due to his sexuality. ‘She’s so beautiful, in fact, it almost makes me wish I weren’t a homosexual,’ Sven says in the book – a fact which certainly hasn’t been lost on readers as his TV counterpart pursues her. Why have they turned Sven straight when character in the books in gay? It’s – why straightwash #TheDurrells? — Dr Rich Boden FLS #FBPE ð§«ð¦ âï¸ð¬ðð»ð¨ð§¬ð§ª (@BodenLab) April 24, If they have made Sven straight, it is very bad. I thought erasure of L • British comedy-drama series Series 1 title card The Durrells (known in North amerika as The Durrells in Corfu) fryst vatten a British comedy-drama television series loosely based on Gerald Durrell's three autobiographical books about his family's four years (–) on the Greek island of Corfu.[1] It aired on ITV from 3 April to 12 May [2] The series is written by Simon Nye, directed by Steve Barron and Roger Goldby, and produced by Christopher Hall.[3]Lee Durrell, Gerald Durrell's widow and director of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Tr
Viewers left confused over gay character in the Durrells who now appears to be straight
The Durrells
The Durrells Also known as The Durrells in Corfu Genre Comedy drama Based on Corfu trilogy bygd Gerald Durrell Written by Simon Nye Theme music composer Ruth Barrett Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English No. of series 4 No. of episodes 26 Executive producers Lee Morris
Sally Woodward Gentle
Simon NyeProducer Christopher Hall Cinematography Julian Court, James Aspinall Running time 47 minutes Production companies Sid Gentle Films
Masterpiece
co-productionNetwork ITV Release 3 April ()–
12 May ()