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To the Manor Born

  • 6.8 /10

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Plot

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

Cast

Ben Aris as Spalding
Ben Aris

as Spalding

Peter Bowles as Richard DeVere
Peter Bowles

as Richard DeVere

Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Penelope Keith

as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton

Angela Thorne as Marjory Frobisher
Angela Thorne

as Marjory Frobisher

Daphne Oxenford as Mrs. Polouvicka
Daphne Oxenford

as Mrs. Polouvicka

John Rudling as Brabinger
John Rudling

as Brabinger

Daphne Heard as Mrs. Polouvicka
Daphne Heard

as Mrs. Polouvicka

Alexander Armstrong as Adam fforbes-Hamilton
Alexander Armstrong

as Adam fforbes-Hamilton

Creator

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • September 30, 1979

Last Aired Date

  • November 29, 1981

Production Companies

    Type

    • Scripted

    Number of Season

    • 3

    Number of Episodes

    • 21

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    Fresh from her success in the BBC sitcom "The Good Life", Penelope Keith ("Audrey") is the lady of "Grantleigh" - a Gloucestershire stately pile she shares with husband "Martin". The first of the 22 episodes informs us that he has died, and that her world is about to be turned upside down. He squandered all the "fforbes-Hamilton" family money and she is going to have to sell up! The auction ensue…

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    Series 3

    1981|7 Episodes

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