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Who is in the The Durrells cast? Daisy Waterstone, Keeley Hawes, Anna Savva, Barbara Flynn, Leslie Caron and Alexis Georgouli star

The Durrells is returning to ITV for its third series

THE Durrells is back on ITV for its fourth series and has brought its impressive cast with it.

But, who's in the show? Let's get the lowdown on the cast of The Durrells...

The Durrells is returning to ITV for its third series
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The Durrells returned to ITV for its third seriesCredit: ITV

Keeley Hawes

Kelley Hawes is an English actress who's best known for her roles in Spooks, The Vicar of Dibley, Ashes to Ashes, Line of Duty and a television advert promoting the "All new Ford Fiesta".

She's married to Matthew Macfadyen, her Spooks co-star, and the pair raise three children together.

In The Durrells, Keeley takes on the role of Louisa Durrell.

Keeley plays Louisa Durrell
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Keeley plays Louisa DurrellCredit: PA:Press Association

Anna Savva

Anna Savva is an English actress who has appeared in a range of shows since 1985.

She is best known for her roles in Minder, Prime Suspect and Planespotting.

Anna was also a puppeteer in Little Shop of Horrors and recently played Anna Pappas in EastEnders.

In The Durrells, Anna takes on the role of Lugaretzia.

 Anna plays Lugaretzia
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Anna plays LugaretziaCredit: Rex Features

Barbara Flynn

Barbara Flynn is a British actress who's best known for her roles in A Family At War, Open All Hours, The Beiderbecke Trilogy and A Very Peculiar Practice.

She has also starred in Agatha Christie's Poirot – Death on the Nile, Cracker and New Tricks.

She was married to Jeremy George Taylor from 27 February 1982 until his death on 17 October 2017.

In The Durrells, Barbara plays Aunt Hermione.

Barbara plays Aunt Hermione
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Barbara plays Aunt HermioneCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Alexis Georgoulis

Alexis is a Greek actor and producer who's famous in his homeland for his participation in the 2001 Greek television series Eisai to Tairi mou.

He has appeared in in My Life in Ruins, a romantic comedy, playing the love interest of Nia Vardalos.

In The Durrells, Alexis plays Spiros Hakaiopoulos.

 Hunky Aleix plays Spiros Hakaiopoulos
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Hunky Aleix plays Spiros HakaiopoulosCredit: Getty Images - Getty

James Cosmo

James Cosmo is A Scottish actor who is best known for his appearances in the films Highlander, Braveheart, Trainspotting, Troy, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Ben-Hur and Wonder Woman.

TV wise, he has also appeared in Game of Thrones and Sons of Anarchy.

He appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2017 and finished in fourth place.

In The Durrells, James plays Captain Creech.

James plays Captain Creech.
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James plays Captain Creech.Credit: PA:Press Association

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron is a Franco-American actress and dancer who appeared in 45 films between 1951 and 2003.

She is best known for the musical films An American in Paris, Lili, Daddy Long Legs, and Gigi.

She received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actress, and in 2006, her performance in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit won her an Emmy for guest actress in a drama series.

In The Durrells, Leslie takes on the role of Countess Mavrodaki.

 Leslie plays Countess Mavrodaki
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Leslie plays Countess MavrodakiCredit: Rex Features

When is The Durrells on TV?

Good news for fans of The Durrells, the show continues TONIGHT (Sunday, May 5th) at 8pm on ITV.

The first series launched in April 2016 and the second and third at the same time in 2017 and 2018.

The Durrells is a drama miniseries based on three autobiographical books by Gerald Durrell about the four years his family lived on the Greek island of Corfu from 1935 until 1939.

The first look at series three of the ITV drama The Durrells
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