the darling buds of may books by he bates

We put Art Nouveau doors in and painted them salmon pink. We moved through the ages to bits like Ma's electric mixer and 50s fridge, so there's a layered feel. 'The scenic artists knocked the kitchen dressers about so everything feels as if it's been there for generations. The production team brought in Victorian furniture such as dressers and Ma's beaten-up wing armchair. The owners moved into a barn on the property, running their farm from there, and the house was emptied of their belongings. 'The flow of the rooms made it easy to film in and a lot of period features were intact.' 'It's beautiful and felt so right,' says Lucy. Romshed Farm, just south of Sevenoaks, was perfect for the Larkins' home. 'We had a theme of green to echo the fields and orange to bring back those sunny days.' Many scenes were shot with a gold filter for added warmth. 'We wanted to create those sun-bleached summer days of times gone by,' says production designer Lucy Spink.

The series was shot mainly on location in the lush Kent countryside, the setting for HE Bates's Darling Buds Of May books. He wears three-piece suits for smart events but is often found in separates with eye-catching waistcoats in yellow, green and brown. Pop's clothes reflect his 'passion for life'. 'She wears jodhpurs with little knitted tops, and shorts with shirts tied at the waist for picking strawberries.' She looks divine.' Because Mariette's horse-mad she has a second look. 'She wants to live in Paris and often wears a beret. 'There are arms on show and decolletage,' says Serena. Mariette wears full skirts with tight tops, often in a different colour. I won't give the story away but the costume isn't as solid as you think!'

She looks fantastic marching into the sea in a swimming cap with multi-coloured flowers. 'It's tangerine and the wool is a bit nylony,' says Serena. One scene-stealing outfit is Ma's spectacular swimming cossie, which appears when she and Pop holiday in Margate.

She has cardigans in white, pink and yellow and sometimes she wears an overall – definitely not a housecoat – over her dress. 'She has a geometric printed dress in a mustardy yellow, and for the seaside a blue one with little boats on it. Ma's look is a printed summer dress, all mid-calf in length with pleated or darted skirts. It was often freezing and there was a lot of wrapping people up and then unwrapping them as we filmed to make it look like a hot day.' 'The fabrics are nearly all vintage,' says Serena. Producer Serena Cullen, revealed they took costume inspiration from the Simpsons.

The darling buds of may books by he bates