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To the Manor Born (1979–2007)

BBC One · Comedy · 3 seasons · 30 min

Lady Audrey fforbes-Hamilton has fallen on hard times since the death of her husband, Martin. Forced to sell Grantleigh Manor, which has been in her family for 400 years, she graciously adjusts to her new circumstances in The Lodge at the edge of the estate. The Manor is now occupied by supermarket magnate Richard DeVere and his elderly mother. Audrey is annoyed that her position on the estate has been usurped by a man who represents everything Audrey regards as bad taste. It's clearly a love-hate relationship from the beginning, but between foiling DeVere's plans and bringing his ego down a notch or two, Audrey manages to stamp her authority on the running of the Manor while the faint whisper of romance echoes across the way.

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Seasons

  1. Season 1 · 7 episodes · 1979
  2. Season 2 · 6 episodes · 1980
  3. Season 3 · 7 episodes · 1981

Cast

  • Penelope Keith
    Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
  • Peter Bowles
    Richard de Vere
  • Angela Thorne
    Marjory Frobisher
  • Daphne Heard
    Mrs. Polouvicka
  • Gerald Sim
    The Rector
  • John Rudling
    Brabinger
  • Michael Bilton
    Old Ned
  • Betty Tucker
    Mrs. Beecham

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