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 6

Richard plans a skiing holiday, but with his mother ill and Audrey having put her back out, will he ever leave? He's just got to learn how to ski first!

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial title Vive Le Sport.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 9th November 1980
Time
8:35pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 28th June 2011 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 28th June 2011 2:20pm Gold
Tuesday 30th August 2011 8:40am Gold
Tuesday 30th August 2011 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 15th December 2011 1:55pm Gold
Friday 16th December 2011 8:40am Gold
Friday 4th May 2012 10:20am Gold
Friday 4th May 2012 4:20pm Gold
Friday 22nd June 2012 9:50am Gold
Friday 22nd June 2012 3:10pm Gold
Thursday 13th September 2012 9:00am Gold
Thursday 13th September 2012 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 15th November 2012 9:40am Gold
Thursday 15th November 2012 3:40pm Gold
Friday 21st June 2013 2:30pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd January 2014 6:45am Gold
Wednesday 22nd January 2014 2:10pm Gold
Wednesday 2nd April 2014 6:55am Gold
Wednesday 2nd April 2014 1:30pm Gold
Wednesday 28th May 2014 6:30am Gold
Wednesday 28th May 2014 3:00pm Gold
Friday 24th October 2014 1:40pm Drama
Friday 24th October 2014 7:20pm Drama
Monday 16th February 2015 4:15pm BBC2
Saturday 21st February 2015 5:00pm BBC2 Wales
Tuesday 19th May 2015 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 20th May 2015 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 18th June 2015 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 15th December 2015 1:40pm Drama
Tuesday 15th December 2015 6:00pm Drama
Sunday 10th January 2016 8:10am Gold
Tuesday 26th January 2016 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 17th March 2016 8:40am Gold
Thursday 17th March 2016 3:20pm Gold
Monday 26th September 2016 10:10pm Yesterday
Tuesday 27th September 2016 8:35pm Yesterday
Monday 17th October 2016 3:00pm BBC2
Thursday 9th February 2017 9:20am Gold
Thursday 9th February 2017 4:00pm Gold
Thursday 17th August 2017 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 6th September 2017 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 6th September 2017 10:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 25th October 2017 7:40am Gold
Friday 8th December 2017 8:15am Gold
Monday 8th January 2018 8:05am Gold
Monday 8th January 2018 1:20pm Gold
Saturday 13th April 2019 3:40pm Drama
Monday 22nd June 2020 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 20th January 2021 5:25pm Drama
Thursday 22nd July 2021 6:40pm Drama
Friday 1st July 2022 7:00am Drama
Friday 1st July 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 29th November 2022 8:30pm BBC4
Saturday 3rd December 2022 11:00pm BBC4
Friday 5th May 2023 8:35am Drama
Friday 5th May 2023 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 19th March 2024 8:30pm BBC4
Sunday 24th March 2024 1:20am BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Penelope Keith Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Peter Bowles Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne Marjory Frobisher
John Rudling Brabinger
Daphne Heard Mrs. Polouvicka
Michael Bilton Ned
Guest cast
Daphne Oxenford Mrs Patterson
John Gleeson Mr. Purvis
Celia Imrie Polly (Checkout Girl / Doctor's Receptionist)
Betty Tucker Mrs. Beecham
Manning Wilson Dr. Horton
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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