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I read two of Gerald Durrell's books when I was an adolescent and watching this series has definitely prompted me to read them again. After finding the second series a bit too far fetched and silly, almost on the level of a comic, I am reenchanted by the third series. Keeley Hawes and "Spiro" are brilliant and the children all have their individual eccentricities. As a British ex Pat in a third world country with a prodigious and marvellous wildlife, I can certainly identify with some of the difficulties of the family to adapt, until they no longer miss Britain at all. Mrs. Durrell's elegant British accent, poise and understatement makes me almost nostalgic , if it were not for the fact that like her, I have found my new home from home.

I totally agree with Julio Lopez. This is the worst Chilean film I have ever seen and practically the worst film I have ever seen at all. Moreover it was like a bad joke and a double irony as I went to the cinema on the day of the "Santos Innocentes", the Chilean equivalent of April Fool's day and indeed felt a fool when I came out. Strangely enough, I also got stuck on "Ed Wood" and with both films came out with the feeling of frustration that I had wasted both time and money by going to see this film. There are some disgusting scenes of one of the comic characters, a fly, eating excrement, reminding me of Pasolini's 120 days of Sodom, the only film I have ever walked out of. I should have done the same here. When I got back, I entered the IMDb and saw Julio's comments and decided that however much the local TV may plug a film, I will check the user rating in IMDb first!