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The life of the Larkin family, farmers in Kent.Awards:
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Perrrrfec! more (15 total)Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 13 of 71)| David Jason | ... | Pop Larkin (20 episodes, 1991-1993) | |
| Pam Ferris | ... | Ma Larkin (20 episodes, 1991-1993) | |
| Stephanie Ralph | ... | Victoria (19 episodes, 1991-1993) | |
| Philip Franks | ... | Charley (18 episodes, 1991-1993) | |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | ... | Mariette (18 episodes, 1991-1993) | |
| Christina Giles | ... | Petunia (18 episodes, 1991-1993) | |
| Katherine Giles | ... | Zinnia (18 episodes, 1991-1993) | |
| Rachel Bell | ... | Edith Pilchester (16 episodes, 1991-1993) | |
| Ross Marriott | ... | Oscar (14 episodes, 1991-1993) | |
| Ian Tucker | ... | Montgomery (13 episodes, 1991-1992) | |
| Abigail Rokison | ... | Primrose (12 episodes, 1991-1993) | |
| Moray Watson | ... | Brigadier (11 episodes, 1991-1993) | |
| Daisy-May Bates | ... | John Blenheim (11 episodes, 1992-1993) |
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If there was ever a television family that I would want to be a member of, the Larkin Clan would be it. Led by Pop Larkin (David Jason), a man of unquenchable good nature who does not believe in paying taxes but is more than generous with his money (which he seems to fall backward into), they make Kent seem like the modern day garden of eden. Half of the scenes in any particular episode involve either eating or food preparation. The family liquor cabinet resembles a shrine and plays "What do you do with a drunken sailor?" each time it is opened (a frequent event).
The luckiest character of all is the tax man who is sent to find out why Pop has never paid taxes and ends up never leaving. If you knew why, you'd probably be as jealous as I am. In the frequent words of Pop Larkin...Perrrrfec!