Among my top say 3 TV series of 50 years. Moving, sweet, fun, surprising, beautiful, mostly true and that cultural conflict of British and Greek, really, the same conflict most of us have being from one country in another, Greek and British style. The animals are delightful, the family grows right in front of our eyes and the tale of a widow raising her 4 children with little capital moving to Greece to live less expensively. The island is breathtakingly beautiful including the village, the acting is strong and the stories are interesting. The model home, the circus and romances, the bonds of family and the strains all lovingly culled from the books by the youngest with an added story line of mother's romances. I yearn to share this beauty, this pleasure, this fun and this moving unique family with all.