The Durrells returned to our screens on Sunday and whilst I’m hoping the romance storyline between English widow Louisa Durrell and Greek taxi driver Spiro ends happily ever after, actress Keeley Hawes isn’t so keen!
Speaking on set, she said, “I never really hope they get together; I like the will-they-won’t-they thing. I think there are pluses and minuses to them getting together or not.
“I think it would be very satisfying on one hand, but there’s something very romantic about them not getting together.”
Still, one person is convinced that the two of them are meant to be together, and that is Spiro actor Alexis Georgoulis.
“I have the feeling they have to be together from season four scene one,” he insisted. “It’s intuition. It feels like we are meant to be together, the characters’ energy.”
In the first episode of the new series, the star crossed lovers are clearly unsure about how to behave around each other. Can things ever go back to normal in their relationship?
“It is awkward, because they’ve sort of declared themselves so it’s inevitable really that it’s a little bit awkward,” Hawes said. “And they’re wondering how to get their friendship back on track and if it’s possible to do that – which I don’t think it really is!”
The Durrells airs on Sundays at 8pm on ITV.