![]() ![]() The backdrop was sunshine, happiness and the love and laughter of a doting, slightly eccentric family. Hes always impeccably dressed and has an impressive. Young Gerald explored his passion for the animal kingdom with his inspirational tutor, Dr Theodore Stephanides. Gerald Durrell was the fifth and final child of the Durrell family (an older sister died in infancy). Theodore is a freshwater biologist and general biology enthusiast whom Gerry meets through George. ![]() His father was an engineer in India, and both his parents were born there. My Family and Other Animals is a 1987 British TV mini-series produced by the BBC and directed by Peter Barber-Fleming. The family moved to London not long before Gerald Durrell's father died. Durrell moved Gerald, his sister Margo, and brother Leslie to the Greek island of Corfu to join her eldest son, Lawrence (Larry in the novel), who already lived there with his wife. Though My Family and Other Animals is semi-autobiographical and many of the characters were real people, it does leave out important facts (such as Larry's marriage and the fact that Theodore Stephanides was also married with a daughter, whom the families hoped would actually marry Gerald). ![]() The Durrell family left Corfu as World War Two began, and in 1943, Durrell served the war effort by working on a farm. In 1947, he began conducting wildlife collecting expeditions. His collection practices differed significantly from common practices of the time: he never over-collected and didn't cater to animal collectors. ![]()
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