To The Manor Born. Image shows from L to R: Audrey fforbes-Hamilton (Penelope Keith), Richard DeVere (Peter Bowles). Copyright: BBC
To The Manor Born

To The Manor Born

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1979 - 2007
  • 22 episodes (3 series)

Riches-to-rags-to-riches romantic tale of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved stately home to pay off her late husband's debts. Stars Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles, Angela Thorne, Gerald Sim, John Rudling and more.

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Series 1, Episode 4

Audrey is shocked to see a perfectly good and very old fireplace thrown out by Richard, despite the fact that she never liked it herself. She's also more than a little agitated by the apparent unfairness of her new position in life...

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial titles The Fireplace and Nation's Heritage.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 21st October 1979
Time
8:45pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 23rd August 2011 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 23rd August 2011 1:55pm Gold
Wednesday 7th December 2011 12:50pm Gold
Thursday 8th December 2011 7:45am Gold
Monday 23rd April 2012 10:35am Gold
Monday 23rd April 2012 4:25pm Gold
Monday 11th June 2012 9:45am Gold
Monday 11th June 2012 3:00pm Gold
Friday 31st August 2012 7:40am Gold
Friday 31st August 2012 3:00pm Gold
Friday 2nd November 2012 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 13th February 2013 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 13th February 2013 3:40pm Gold
Friday 31st May 2013 2:25pm Gold
Saturday 1st June 2013 10:35am Gold
Thursday 9th January 2014 6:45am Gold
Thursday 9th January 2014 2:30pm Gold
Thursday 20th March 2014 6:40am Gold
Thursday 20th March 2014 1:00pm Gold
Wednesday 16th July 2014 6:00am Gold
Wednesday 16th July 2014 12:20pm Gold
Monday 13th October 2014 1:40pm Drama
Monday 13th October 2014 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 5th February 2015 4:15pm BBC2
Thursday 7th May 2015 6:40pm Drama
Friday 5th June 2015 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 2nd December 2015 1:40pm Drama
Wednesday 2nd December 2015 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 13th January 2016 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 3rd March 2016 8:40am Gold
Thursday 3rd March 2016 3:20pm Gold
Monday 27th June 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 28th June 2016 9:20pm Yesterday
Tuesday 4th October 2016 3:05pm BBC2
Tuesday 4th October 2016 4:00pm BBC2 Scot
Friday 3rd February 2017 8:40am Gold
Friday 3rd February 2017 2:40pm Gold
Wednesday 19th July 2017 10:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 20th July 2017 3:00pm Yesterday
Friday 4th August 2017 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 15th August 2017 8:20am Gold
Tuesday 15th August 2017 11:40am Gold
Thursday 24th August 2017 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 10th October 2017 7:45am Gold
Saturday 23rd March 2019 3:00pm Drama
Sunday 24th March 2019 7:10am Drama
Friday 18th October 2019 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 1st April 2020 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 9th June 2020 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 7th January 2021 5:25pm Drama
Tuesday 1st June 2021 8:30pm BBC4
Thursday 8th July 2021 6:40pm Drama
Friday 17th June 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 14th February 2023 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 20th April 2023 8:40am Drama
Thursday 20th April 2023 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 23rd January 2024 8:00pm BBC4
Sunday 28th January 2024 12:15am BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Penelope Keith Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Peter Bowles Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne Marjory Frobisher
John Rudling Brabinger
Daphne Heard Mrs. Polouvicka
Guest cast
Michael Ripper Trotter
Daphne Oxenford Mrs Patterson
Jayne Lester Linda
Writing team
Peter Spence Writer
Christopher Bond Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Gareth Gwenlan Director
Gareth Gwenlan Producer
John Dunstan Editor
Ian Rawnsley Production Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer

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