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 5

Unfortunately for Richard, his latest attempt to overhaul the workings of the estate farm and improve its throughput happen to coincide with Marjory and Audrey's being on a kick of 'countryside conservancy'.

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial title The Honours List.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 2nd November 1980
Time
8:35pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 27th June 2011 9:40am Gold
Monday 27th June 2011 2:40pm Gold
Monday 22nd August 2011 9:30am Gold
Monday 22nd August 2011 2:20pm Gold
Thursday 15th December 2011 1:15pm Gold
Friday 16th December 2011 8:00am Gold
Thursday 3rd May 2012 10:15am Gold
Thursday 3rd May 2012 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 21st June 2012 9:50am Gold
Thursday 21st June 2012 3:10pm Gold
Wednesday 12th September 2012 9:00am Gold
Wednesday 12th September 2012 3:00pm Gold
Wednesday 14th November 2012 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 14th November 2012 3:40pm Gold
Friday 22nd February 2013 9:40am Gold
Friday 22nd February 2013 3:40pm Gold
Friday 14th June 2013 3:50pm Gold
Tuesday 21st January 2014 6:40am Gold
Tuesday 21st January 2014 2:10pm Gold
Tuesday 1st April 2014 6:55am Gold
Tuesday 1st April 2014 1:30pm Gold
Tuesday 27th May 2014 6:30am Gold
Tuesday 27th May 2014 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 23rd October 2014 1:40pm Drama
Thursday 23rd October 2014 7:20pm Drama
Sunday 15th February 2015 3:40pm BBC2
Monday 18th May 2015 3:20pm Gold
Tuesday 19th May 2015 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 17th June 2015 6:40pm Drama
Monday 14th December 2015 1:40pm Drama
Monday 14th December 2015 6:00pm Drama
Monday 25th January 2016 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 16th March 2016 8:40am Gold
Wednesday 16th March 2016 3:20pm Gold
Monday 19th September 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 20th September 2016 9:15pm Yesterday
Friday 14th October 2016 3:00pm BBC2
Thursday 9th February 2017 8:40am Gold
Thursday 9th February 2017 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 16th August 2017 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 5th September 2017 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 5th September 2017 10:20pm Yesterday
Tuesday 24th October 2017 7:40am Gold
Friday 8th December 2017 7:40am Gold
Friday 5th January 2018 8:20am Gold
Saturday 13th April 2019 3:00pm Drama
Friday 19th June 2020 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 19th January 2021 5:25pm Drama
Wednesday 21st July 2021 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 30th June 2022 7:10am Drama
Thursday 30th June 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 29th November 2022 8:00pm BBC4
Saturday 3rd December 2022 10:30pm BBC4
Thursday 4th May 2023 8:35am Drama
Thursday 4th May 2023 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 19th March 2024 8:00pm BBC4
Sunday 24th March 2024 12:50am BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Penelope Keith Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Peter Bowles Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne Marjory Frobisher
Gerald Sim The Rector
John Rudling Brabinger
Michael Bilton Ned
Guest cast
Anthony Sharp Brigadier Lemington
Nicholas McArdle Miller
Betty Tucker Mrs. Beecham
David Garth Sir Peter Allenshaw
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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