To the Manor Born (1979)

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19793 Seasons30m episodes7.0

Comedy

TMDB7.0

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Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Comedy
Certificate: TV-PG
Origin: GB

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THE HILARIOUS COMEDY SERIES

Following the love-hate relationship between upper-class Audrey Forbes-Hamilton and Richard DeVere, the nouveau riche businessman who buys her manor house when she can no longer afford to keep it.

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Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 30, 1979
Network: BBC One
Studio: BBC

Time to finish

11 hrs

21 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Penelope Keith

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton

Peter Bowles

Richard DeVere

Angela Thorne

Marjory Frobisher

Daphne Heard

Mrs Polouvicka

John Rudling

Brabinger

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SERIES

19793 Seasons30m episodes7.0

Comedy

TMDB7.0

Votes32

Your rating

Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Comedy
Certificate: TV-PG
Origin: GB

About

THE HILARIOUS COMEDY SERIES

Following the love-hate relationship between upper-class Audrey Forbes-Hamilton and Richard DeVere, the nouveau riche businessman who buys her manor house when she can no longer afford to keep it.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Sep 30, 1979 · 30m · ★ 6.0
Grantleigh
Newly-widowed Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, rejoicing in finding herself the sole owner of Grantleigh Manor Estate, is devastated to find out she must sell the estate to pay the debts left by her late husband, Marton.
E2 · Airs Oct 7, 1979 · 30m · ★ 6.0
All New Together
The staff of Grantleigh Manor bid Audrey farewell with evident relief at her departure, only to find out the well kept secret of where she's moving--only a few hundred yards down the drive to the old gatekeeper's lodge, where she can still keep an eye on things and keep the new owner in his place.
E3 · Airs Oct 14, 1979 · 30m · ★ 5.0
Going to Church
Audrey berates Richard for failing to attend church at the Manor chapel on his first Sunday at Grantleigh, as well as lecturing him about other duties she feels he's failing to live up to as the new lord of the manor.
E4 · Airs Oct 21, 1979 · 30m
Nation's Heritage
Audrey is appalled at Richard's plans to remodel the Manor, including his removal of the old fireplaces, though she never especially liked them and only wants a chance to lecture him about respecting history and "put him in his place" yet again.
E5 · Airs Oct 28, 1979 · 30m
The Summer Hunt Ball
Richard uses psychology to trick Audrey into organizing the annual Hunt Ball at Grantleigh, then becomes so distracted by ongoing business deals that he forgets to invite her to the Ball as his guest.
E6 · Airs Nov 4, 1979 · 30m
Grape Vine
No longer able to afford an annual holiday to an exotic locale, Audrey pretends to leave for Spain while actually hiding inside the lodge with a sunlamp and Spanish language records.
E7 · Airs Nov 11, 1979 · 30m
A Touch of Class
Richard is chosen to star in a tv commercial as the quintessential English gentleman enjoying spirits at his country estate, but Audrey, who now knows Richard isn't English, reveals it to the producers and lands the starring role for herself.
E8 · Airs Dec 25, 1979 · 30m
The First Noel
Audrey and Richard engage in battle yet again, this time to see who can provide the best Christmas creche to the local church, Audrey with her homemade version or Richard with his commercially bought one.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 30, 1979
Network: BBC One
Studio: BBC

Time to finish

11 hrs

21 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Penelope Keith

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton

Peter Bowles

Richard DeVere

Angela Thorne

Marjory Frobisher

Daphne Heard

Mrs Polouvicka

John Rudling

Brabinger

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