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 2

As Mr DeVere - or rather, Mr Polouvicka - takes up residence in the manor, the Lodge also has a new owner. Richard's mother has met the seemingly reclusive resident, but he's yet to come across his new neighbour...

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial titles The New Owner and All New Together.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 7th October 1979
Time
8:45pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 15th August 2011 9:20am Gold
Monday 15th August 2011 2:00pm Gold
Monday 5th December 2011 12:50pm Gold
Tuesday 6th December 2011 8:00am Gold
Thursday 19th April 2012 10:20am Gold
Thursday 19th April 2012 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 7th June 2012 9:40am Gold
Thursday 7th June 2012 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 30th August 2012 7:35am Gold
Thursday 30th August 2012 2:55pm Gold
Wednesday 31st October 2012 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 31st October 2012 3:40pm Gold
Monday 11th February 2013 9:40am Gold
Monday 11th February 2013 3:40pm Gold
Friday 24th May 2013 2:45pm Gold
Saturday 25th May 2013 7:05am Gold
Tuesday 7th January 2014 6:45am Gold
Tuesday 7th January 2014 2:15pm Gold
Tuesday 18th March 2014 6:45am Gold
Tuesday 18th March 2014 1:00pm Gold
Monday 14th July 2014 6:00am Gold
Monday 14th July 2014 12:20pm Gold
Thursday 9th October 2014 1:40pm Drama
Thursday 9th October 2014 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 3rd February 2015 4:10pm BBC2
Thursday 30th April 2015 1:20pm Gold
Tuesday 5th May 2015 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 3rd June 2015 6:40pm Drama
Monday 30th November 2015 1:40pm Drama
Monday 30th November 2015 6:00pm Drama
Monday 11th January 2016 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 1st March 2016 8:40am Gold
Tuesday 1st March 2016 3:20pm Gold
Monday 20th June 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 21st June 2016 9:20pm Yesterday
Friday 30th September 2016 3:00pm BBC2
Thursday 2nd February 2017 8:40am Gold
Thursday 2nd February 2017 2:40pm Gold
Saturday 29th April 2017 1:10pm Gold
Monday 17th July 2017 10:20pm Yesterday
Tuesday 18th July 2017 3:00pm Yesterday
Saturday 29th July 2017 8:20am Gold
Wednesday 2nd August 2017 7:20pm Drama
Saturday 16th March 2019 3:35pm Drama
Monday 6th May 2019 7:55am Drama
Tuesday 28th May 2019 3:05am Drama
Wednesday 16th October 2019 6:00pm Drama
Friday 27th March 2020 6:40pm Drama
Monday 30th March 2020 6:40pm Drama
Friday 5th June 2020 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 5th January 2021 5:25pm Drama
Tuesday 4th May 2021 8:30pm BBC4
Tuesday 11th May 2021 8:30pm BBC4
Tuesday 6th July 2021 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 15th June 2022 6:00pm Drama
Friday 10th February 2023 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 18th April 2023 8:35am Drama
Tuesday 18th April 2023 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 9th January 2024 8:00pm BBC4
Sunday 14th January 2024 12:40am BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Penelope Keith Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Peter Bowles Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne Marjory Frobisher
Gerald Sim The Rector
Daphne Heard Mrs. Polouvicka
Guest cast
George Tovey Bert
Vincent Brimble Arthur
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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