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To the Manor Born
To the Manor Born

To the Manor Born

★ 7.0•1979•3 Seasons•ANIME
Comedy

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.

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Top Cast

Peter Bowles

Peter Bowles

Richard DeVere

Penelope Keith

Penelope Keith

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton

Angela Thorne

Angela Thorne

Marjory Frobisher

Daphne Oxenford

Daphne Oxenford

Mrs. Polouvicka

Michael Bilton

Michael Bilton

Ned

Gerald Sim

Gerald Sim

The Rector

J

John Rudling

Brabinger

D

Daphne Heard

Mrs. Polouvicka

Episodes

Grantleigh

1. Grantleigh

30m

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.

Aired: 9/30/1979
All New Together

2. All New Together

30m

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.

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Aired: 10/7/1979
Going to Church

3. Going to Church

30m

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.

Aired: 10/14/1979
Nation's Heritage

4. Nation's Heritage

30m

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.

Aired: 10/21/1979
The Summer Hunt Ball

5. The Summer Hunt Ball

30m

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.

Aired: 10/28/1979
Grape Vine

6. Grape Vine

30m

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.

Aired: 11/4/1979
A Touch of Class

7. A Touch of Class

30m

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.

Aired: 11/11/1979
The First Noel

8. The First Noel

30m

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.

Aired: 12/25/1979