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 2, Episode 4

An ageing tramp pays his yearly visit to Grantleigh in search of work as a casual labourer. After playing Richard and Audrey off against each other for the duration, he's got one or two revelations left...

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial titles Remnant Of A Garden Flower and Tramps And Poachers.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 26th October 1980
Time
8:35pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 14th December 2011 2:00pm Gold
Thursday 15th December 2011 8:55am Gold
Wednesday 2nd May 2012 10:20am Gold
Wednesday 2nd May 2012 4:20pm Gold
Wednesday 20th June 2012 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 20th June 2012 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 11th September 2012 9:00am Gold
Tuesday 11th September 2012 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 13th November 2012 9:40am Gold
Tuesday 13th November 2012 3:40pm Gold
Thursday 21st February 2013 9:40am Gold
Thursday 21st February 2013 3:40pm Gold
Friday 14th June 2013 3:10pm Gold
Monday 20th January 2014 6:00am Gold
Monday 20th January 2014 2:10pm Gold
Monday 31st March 2014 6:50am Gold
Monday 31st March 2014 1:10pm Gold
Friday 23rd May 2014 6:30am Gold
Friday 23rd May 2014 3:00pm Gold
Friday 25th July 2014 6:00am Gold
Friday 25th July 2014 12:20pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd October 2014 1:40pm Drama
Wednesday 22nd October 2014 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 12th February 2015 4:15pm BBC2
Monday 18th May 2015 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 16th June 2015 6:40pm Drama
Friday 11th December 2015 1:40pm Drama
Friday 11th December 2015 6:00pm Drama
Friday 22nd January 2016 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 15th March 2016 8:40am Gold
Tuesday 15th March 2016 3:20pm Gold
Monday 19th September 2016 10:00pm Yesterday
Tuesday 20th September 2016 8:35pm Yesterday
Wednesday 12th October 2016 3:00pm BBC2
Wednesday 12th October 2016 4:00pm BBC2 Scot
Wednesday 8th February 2017 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 8th February 2017 4:00pm Gold
Tuesday 15th August 2017 7:20pm Drama
Friday 25th August 2017 11:20pm Yesterday
Monday 4th September 2017 7:20pm Drama
Sunday 22nd October 2017 7:25am Gold
Wednesday 6th December 2017 10:00am Gold
Thursday 7th December 2017 8:20am Gold
Thursday 4th January 2018 8:00am Gold
Friday 5th January 2018 7:10am Gold
Saturday 6th April 2019 4:20pm Drama
Thursday 18th June 2020 6:00pm Drama
Monday 18th January 2021 5:25pm Drama
Monday 19th July 2021 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 29th June 2022 7:05am Drama
Wednesday 29th June 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 22nd November 2022 8:00pm BBC4
Saturday 26th November 2022 10:45pm BBC4
Wednesday 3rd May 2023 8:35am Drama
Wednesday 3rd May 2023 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 12th March 2024 8:00pm BBC4
Saturday 16th March 2024 11:30pm BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Penelope Keith Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Peter Bowles Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne Marjory Frobisher
Daphne Heard Mrs. Polouvicka
Michael Bilton Ned
Guest cast
Daphne Oxenford Mrs Patterson
Anthony Sharp Brigadier Lemington
David Lloyd Meredith Hawkins
Anthony Howard Sir William Willoughby
Bill Travers Arthur Smith
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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