To the Manor Born

THE HILARIOUS COMEDY SERIES

7.019793 Seasons30m

TV-PG

Ended

Comedy

Overview

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.

StatusEnded

First Air Date1979-09-30

Last Air Date1981-11-29

Seasons3

Episodes21

Episode Runtime30 min

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Keywords

Videos

2 total

Trailer

Richard and Audrey's Love Story | To the Manor Born

Seasons

Specials

4 Episodes · 2007

Series 1

8 Episodes · 1979

Series 2

6 Episodes · 1980

Series 3

7 Episodes · 1981

Cast & Crew

Peter Bowles

as Richard DeVere

Penelope Keith

as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton

Angela Thorne

as Marjory Frobisher

Daphne Oxenford

as Mrs. Polouvicka

Michael Bilton

as Ned

Gerald Sim

as The Rector

John Rudling

as Brabinger

Daphne Heard

as Mrs. Polouvicka

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Feb 23, 2022

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 s…

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