Arlington, Va. – September 20, 2018 – PBS Distribution announces the release of “MASTERPIECE:
THE DURRELLS IN CORFU SEASON 3.” Episodes of the program will be
available for digital download on Prime Video and iTunes as well as for streaming
on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel and in PBS Passport the day after
broadcast beginning October 1. The entire season will be available on DVD
October 16.
In
the highly anticipated third season, the beautiful island of Corfu
continues to work its magic on the eccentric Durrell family. Even a visit from
Aunt Hermione isn’t the usual dreaded experience as the formerly formidable
matriarch has embraced the laid-back Greek attitude and found romance. Leslie
is also enjoying a much-improved love life with three very different girls. But
there’s no safety in numbers when his mother and siblings decide to interfere.
Margo has (temporarily) given up on love and found a new vocation, while
Gerry’s obsession with animals continues to grow. As for Louisa, a trip to the
UK with Larry to sort out family affairs reminds her of the restrictions of her
old life. After a brush with bohemian London artists, she realizes her heart
belongs to her island paradise.
New
episodes of “MASTERPIECE: THE DURRELLS IN CORFU SEASON 3” will
be available the day after broadcast beginning October 1, 2018 and the full season will be available on DVD ($39.99 SRP) on October 16, 2018. The run time of the program is approximately 384 minutes with eight episodes.
Based
on the memoirs of Gerald Durrell, the animal-loving youngest member of the
clan, the series stars Keeley Hawes as the plucky widowed mother, Louisa
Durrell; Josh O'Connor as her eldest son, Lawrence, who is destined to become a
famous novelist; Callum Woodhouse as the hapless sportsman, Leslie; Daisy
Waterstone as the lovelorn teen, Margo; and Milo Parker as Gerald. The bohemian
Durrells fit right in with the light-hearted Greeks — except when they
disastrously don’t.
“MASTERPIECE: THE DURRELLS IN CORFU SEASON 3” is a Sid Gentle
Films Ltd/MASTERPIECE coproduction, based on the Corfu Trilogy by Gerald
Durrell. It is written by Simon Nye, directed by Roger Goldby and Niall
MacCormick, and produced by Christopher Hall. The executive producers are Sally
Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, and Simon Nye for Sid Gentle Films Ltd and Rebecca
Eaton for MASTERPIECE on PBS.
About MASTERPIECE
Winner of 86 Primetime Emmys® and 16
Peabody Awards, MASTERPIECE has been essential Sunday night viewing for
millions of fans since 1971. Rebecca Eaton is the executive producer of the
series. Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Farmers Insurance®
with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The
MASTERPIECE Trust. Presented on PBS by WGBH Boston, MASTERPIECE is known for
recent hits such as Sherlock, Downton Abbey and Victoria, and beloved classics such as Upstairs Downstairs, Prime
Suspect, The Forsyte Saga and Poldark.
About
PBS Distribution
PBS
Distribution is the leading distributor of public media
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well as through theatrical licensing, DVD and Blu-ray sales, inflight
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PBS Distribution offers consumers and educators
over 4,000 programming hours of the highest quality factual, scripted and
children’s programming, including films from producer Ken Burns, hit dramas from
MASTERPIECE, entertaining and educational children’s series and award-winning
documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN
EXPERIENCE and many independent producers. For over 20 years, the company has
extended the reach of programming beyond broadcast while generating revenue for
the public television system, stations and producers.
MASTERPIECE:
THE DURRELLS IN CORFU SEASON 3
Street Date: October
16, 2018
Genre:
Drama
Run Time: Approximately
384 minutes on 2 discs
SRP: DVD, $39.99
Format:
DVD & Digital Download
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