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.

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 5

The summer ball for the local hunt is coming up, but with the change in ownership at Grantleigh, there's some confusion over who should arrange the event of the season.

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial titles The Hunt Ball and The Summer Hunt Ball.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 28th October 1979
Time
8:45pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 17th August 2011 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 17th August 2011 2:00pm Gold
Thursday 8th December 2011 1:00pm Gold
Friday 9th December 2011 8:15am Gold
Tuesday 24th April 2012 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 24th April 2012 4:20pm Gold
Tuesday 12th June 2012 9:40am Gold
Tuesday 12th June 2012 3:00pm Gold
Monday 3rd September 2012 9:00am Gold
Monday 3rd September 2012 3:00pm Gold
Monday 5th November 2012 9:40am Gold
Monday 5th November 2012 3:40pm Gold
Thursday 14th February 2013 9:40am Gold
Thursday 14th February 2013 3:40pm Gold
Friday 31st May 2013 3:00pm Gold
Saturday 1st June 2013 11:10am Gold
Friday 20th December 2013 1:20pm Gold
Friday 10th January 2014 6:45am Gold
Friday 10th January 2014 2:10pm Gold
Friday 21st March 2014 6:45am Gold
Friday 21st March 2014 1:00pm Gold
Thursday 17th July 2014 6:00am Gold
Thursday 17th July 2014 12:20pm Gold
Tuesday 14th October 2014 1:40pm Drama
Tuesday 14th October 2014 7:20pm Drama
Monday 5th January 2015 8:20am Gold
Friday 6th February 2015 4:10pm BBC2
Friday 8th May 2015 6:40pm Drama
Monday 11th May 2015 3:20pm Gold
Monday 8th June 2015 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 3rd December 2015 1:40pm Drama
Thursday 3rd December 2015 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 14th January 2016 6:00pm Drama
Friday 4th March 2016 8:40am Gold
Friday 4th March 2016 3:20pm Gold
Monday 4th July 2016 10:00pm Yesterday
Tuesday 5th July 2016 8:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 5th October 2016 2:00pm BBC2 Scot
Wednesday 5th October 2016 3:00pm BBC2
Friday 3rd February 2017 9:15am Gold
Friday 3rd February 2017 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 20th July 2017 9:40pm Yesterday
Friday 21st July 2017 3:00pm Yesterday
Monday 7th August 2017 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 16th August 2017 8:20am Gold
Wednesday 16th August 2017 11:40am Gold
Friday 25th August 2017 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 11th October 2017 7:45am Gold
Saturday 23rd March 2019 3:40pm Drama
Monday 21st October 2019 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 2nd April 2020 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 10th June 2020 6:00pm Drama
Friday 8th January 2021 5:25pm Drama
Tuesday 8th June 2021 8:30pm BBC4
Friday 9th July 2021 6:40pm Drama
Monday 20th June 2022 7:00am Drama
Monday 20th June 2022 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 15th February 2023 6:40pm Drama
Friday 21st April 2023 8:30am Drama
Friday 21st April 2023 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 30th January 2024 8:00pm BBC4
Saturday 3rd February 2024 11:30pm BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Penelope Keith Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Peter Bowles Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne Marjory Frobisher
John Rudling Brabinger
Michael Bilton Ned
Guest cast
Daphne Oxenford Mrs Patterson
Anthony Sharp Brigadier Lemington
Shaun Curry CSM Godbolt
Joyce Windsor Mrs Plunkett
Nicholas McArdle Miller
Paul Barber Mackenzie McLeod
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

Share this page