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 1

Following the death of her husband, Audrey fforbes-Hamilton discovers that their large country estate is almost bankrupt, and is told that she has no option other than to sell up.

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial titles Losing Grantleigh Manor and Grantleigh.

Broadcast details

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

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 2nd December 2011 12:40pm Gold
Sunday 18th March 2012 10:05am Gold
Sunday 18th March 2012 4:30pm Gold
Wednesday 18th April 2012 10:25am Gold
Wednesday 18th April 2012 4:20pm Gold
Wednesday 6th June 2012 9:50am Gold
Wednesday 6th June 2012 3:10pm Gold
Thursday 30th August 2012 7:00am Gold
Thursday 30th August 2012 2:20pm Gold
Tuesday 30th October 2012 9:40am Gold
Tuesday 30th October 2012 3:40pm Gold
Friday 8th February 2013 9:40am Gold
Friday 8th February 2013 3:40pm Gold
Friday 24th May 2013 2:10pm Gold
Saturday 25th May 2013 6:40am Gold
Friday 6th December 2013 7:00am Gold
Friday 6th December 2013 1:10pm Gold
Friday 13th December 2013 8:40am Gold
Friday 13th December 2013 1:40pm Gold
Monday 6th January 2014 6:00am Gold
Monday 6th January 2014 2:15pm Gold
Monday 17th March 2014 6:50am Gold
Monday 17th March 2014 1:15pm Gold
Sunday 22nd June 2014 11:15am Gold
Sunday 22nd June 2014 5:05pm Gold
Friday 11th July 2014 6:05am Gold
Friday 11th July 2014 12:20pm Gold
Wednesday 8th October 2014 1:40pm Drama
Wednesday 8th October 2014 7:20pm Drama
Monday 2nd February 2015 4:10pm BBC2
Friday 1st May 2015 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 2nd June 2015 6:40pm Drama
Friday 27th November 2015 1:40pm Drama
Friday 27th November 2015 6:00pm Drama
Friday 8th January 2016 6:00pm Drama
Monday 29th February 2016 8:40am Gold
Monday 29th February 2016 3:20pm Gold
Monday 20th June 2016 10:00pm Yesterday
Tuesday 21st June 2016 8:40pm Yesterday
Thursday 29th September 2016 3:00pm BBC2
Wednesday 1st February 2017 9:10am Gold
Wednesday 1st February 2017 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd February 2017 9:20pm Gold
Saturday 29th April 2017 12:30pm Gold
Thursday 13th July 2017 10:20pm Yesterday
Friday 14th July 2017 3:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 27th July 2017 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 1st August 2017 7:20pm Drama
Saturday 16th March 2019 3:00pm Drama
Monday 6th May 2019 7:30am Drama
Saturday 25th May 2019 2:20am Drama
Tuesday 15th October 2019 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 26th March 2020 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 4th June 2020 6:05pm Drama
Monday 4th January 2021 5:25pm Drama
Monday 5th July 2021 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 14th June 2022 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 9th February 2023 6:40pm Drama
Monday 17th April 2023 8:45am Drama
Monday 17th April 2023 6:05pm Drama
Tuesday 2nd January 2024 8:15pm BBC4
Saturday 6th January 2024 11:55pm BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Penelope Keith Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Peter Bowles Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne Marjory Frobisher
Gerald Sim The Rector
John Rudling Brabinger
Guest cast
Jonathan Elsom J. J. Anderson
Dennis Ramsden Arnold Plunkett
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

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