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.

  • Series 3, Episode 1 repeated tomorrow at 11:15pm on BBC4
  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 1,967

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Series 3, Episode 1

The local Scout group are busy raising funds for a new hut, but DeVere is reluctant to sponsor their raft-building scheme. However, he does have a picnic in mind.

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial titles The New Scout Hut and The Scout Hut.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 18th October 1981
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

  1. Saturday 30th March 2024 at 11:15pm on BBC4

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 29th June 2011 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 29th June 2011 2:20pm Gold
Wednesday 31st August 2011 8:40am Gold
Wednesday 31st August 2011 1:20pm Gold
Tuesday 8th May 2012 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 8th May 2012 4:20pm Gold
Monday 25th June 2012 9:40am Gold
Monday 25th June 2012 3:00pm Gold
Friday 14th September 2012 9:00am Gold
Friday 14th September 2012 3:00pm Gold
Friday 16th November 2012 9:40am Gold
Friday 16th November 2012 3:40pm Gold
Friday 21st June 2013 3:10pm Gold
Sunday 11th August 2013 6:30am Gold
Thursday 23rd January 2014 6:40am Gold
Thursday 23rd January 2014 2:10pm Gold
Thursday 3rd April 2014 6:55am Gold
Thursday 3rd April 2014 1:30pm Gold
Thursday 29th May 2014 6:30am Gold
Thursday 29th May 2014 3:00pm Gold
Monday 27th October 2014 1:40pm Drama
Monday 27th October 2014 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 17th February 2015 4:15pm BBC2
Wednesday 20th May 2015 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 21st May 2015 6:40pm Drama
Friday 19th June 2015 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 16th December 2015 1:40pm Drama
Wednesday 16th December 2015 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 27th January 2016 6:00pm Drama
Friday 18th March 2016 8:40am Gold
Friday 18th March 2016 3:20pm Gold
Monday 26th September 2016 10:45pm Yesterday
Tuesday 27th September 2016 9:15pm Yesterday
Tuesday 18th October 2016 2:45pm BBC2
Thursday 1st December 2016 8:00am Gold
Thursday 1st December 2016 10:20am Gold
Friday 27th January 2017 8:45am Gold
Friday 27th January 2017 2:40pm Gold
Saturday 4th February 2017 9:10am Gold
Friday 10th February 2017 8:30am Gold
Friday 10th February 2017 3:10pm Gold
Saturday 25th February 2017 8:30am Gold
Friday 18th August 2017 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 7th September 2017 7:20pm Drama
Saturday 13th April 2019 4:20pm Drama
Tuesday 23rd June 2020 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 21st January 2021 5:25pm Drama
Friday 23rd July 2021 6:40pm Drama
Monday 4th July 2022 7:00am Drama
Monday 4th July 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 6th December 2022 8:00pm BBC4
Saturday 10th December 2022 11:25pm BBC4
Monday 8th May 2023 8:35am Drama
Monday 8th May 2023 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 26th March 2024 8:00pm BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Penelope Keith Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Peter Bowles Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne Marjory Frobisher
Gerald Sim The Rector
John Rudling Brabinger
Daphne Heard Mrs. Polouvicka
Guest cast
Ben Aris Spalding
Clark Flanagan Robert
Stephen Simmonds Photographer's Assistant
Writing team
Peter Spence Writer
Christopher Bond Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Gareth Gwenlan Director
Gareth Gwenlan Producer
John Dunstan Editor
Dacre Punt Production Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer

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