One year on and money is tight. Louisa's initial attempts to raise money at the local market fail before Spiro gives her some advice. Meanwhile, Gerry wants to breed otters, and Margo…

It's 1935, and widow Louisa Durrell decides to relocate herself and four children from gloomy, wet Bournemouth to the promise of sun and warmth on the Mediterranean island of Corfu…

Louisa decides she has become too complacent as a parent and hires Spiros to tutor Gerry, and helps Larry organise a book-reading, but misses that Leslie has started making and selling…

Margo's acne is getting worse, and Gerry is finding it too easy to distract his tutor. Larry celebrates his freedom by embarking on an affair with Vasilia, much to the family's dismay…

Louisa wants Leslie to choose between his three girlfriends, but each family member has a different favourite and invites their protege to tea. Aunt Hermione is on her way and Lawrence…

When Aunt Hermione dies suddenly, Louisa and Larry accompany her body back to England. Meanwhile, Leslie seems to have got one of his three girlfriends pregnant.

Louisa and Larry arrive in England for Aunt Hermione's funeral. Meanwhile, the rest of the family attempt to keep things running smoothly back in Corfu.

Larry's friend Gigi comes to visit, as does Captain Creech who has fallen on hard times. Louisa wants Gerry to go to school, and Leslie has to decide whether to report someone to the…

A new family arrive on the island and Louisa is jealous of the amount of time Spiro is spending with them. Larry joins the local fire department and attempts to modernise them.

It's Gerry's birthday and Louisa wants to have a party and make a fuss even though he doesn't want to. She fails to realise that he's growing up.

Larry's friend, Henry Miller, visits the family and quickly makes himself at home. Leslie is under pressure to arrest Sven, and Gerry's continued vegetarianism means he must learn to…

Leslie and Margo have news about their relationships, and as Louisa and Spiro grow closer, a circus comes to town

Aunt Hermione returns, accompanied by a medium who claims to have made contact with Louisa's late husband. Larry is home with the mumps, and the family find themselves shut in when…