
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1979 - 2007
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 22 (3 series)
- Starring
- Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles, Angela Thorne, Gerald Sim, John Rudling, Daphne Heard and Michael Bilton
- Writer
- Peter Spence
- Director
- Gareth Gwenlan
- Producer
- Gareth Gwenlan
Once wealthy Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is forced to sell her stately home to supermarket owner Richard DeVere. A millionaire of Czechoslovakian birth, DeVere has little idea of what is involved in living on, let alone running, a country estate. Audrey takes it upon herself to teach him 'nobility' whilst coming to terms with her own reduced status as his tenant.
As time passes, Richard is slowly trained up, but Audrey grows no more fond of her new-found position. When romance begins to blossom between the pair, it could be her best - and only - chance of getting back behind the front doors of Grantleigh.
- Production company
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 30th September 1979 on BBC One at 8:45pm
- Last new broadcast
- Tuesday 25th December 2007 on BBC One at 9:30pm
- Last repeat
- Friday 29th January 2021 at 5:25pm on Drama
Website links
- To The Manor Born International Appreciation Society
Defunct fan-run website dedicated to the series. - To The Manor Born
Defunct fan-run website dedicated to the series. - Archive Gems - To The Manor Born
- IMDb

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