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 3, Episode 2

The local railway station, Marlbury, is faced with closure, and Audrey's damned if she'll let that happen without a fight. Unfortunately, Richard's got his eye on the site for his new cash-and-carry.

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial titles Station Closing and Save The Railway Station!.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 25th October 1981
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 30th June 2011 9:20am Gold
Thursday 30th June 2011 2:20pm Gold
Thursday 1st September 2011 8:40am Gold
Thursday 1st September 2011 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 9th May 2012 10:20am Gold
Wednesday 9th May 2012 4:20pm Gold
Tuesday 26th June 2012 9:40am Gold
Tuesday 26th June 2012 3:10pm Gold
Monday 17th September 2012 9:00am Gold
Monday 17th September 2012 3:00pm Gold
Monday 19th November 2012 9:40am Gold
Monday 19th November 2012 3:40pm Gold
Friday 21st June 2013 3:50pm Gold
Sunday 11th August 2013 7:00am Gold
Friday 24th January 2014 6:40am Gold
Friday 24th January 2014 2:10pm Gold
Friday 4th April 2014 6:55am Gold
Friday 4th April 2014 1:30pm Gold
Friday 30th May 2014 6:30am Gold
Friday 30th May 2014 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 28th October 2014 1:40pm Drama
Tuesday 28th October 2014 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 21st May 2015 3:20pm Gold
Friday 22nd May 2015 6:40pm Drama
Monday 22nd June 2015 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 17th December 2015 1:40pm Drama
Thursday 17th December 2015 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 28th January 2016 6:00pm Drama
Monday 21st March 2016 8:40am Gold
Monday 21st March 2016 3:20pm Gold
Tuesday 4th October 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 5th October 2016 8:40pm Yesterday
Friday 2nd December 2016 8:00am Gold
Friday 2nd December 2016 11:15am Gold
Saturday 4th February 2017 9:50am Gold
Friday 10th February 2017 9:10am Gold
Friday 10th February 2017 3:50pm Gold
Saturday 25th February 2017 9:10am Gold
Friday 8th September 2017 7:20pm Drama
Saturday 11th May 2019 3:00pm Drama
Wednesday 24th June 2020 6:00pm Drama
Friday 22nd January 2021 5:25pm Drama
Monday 26th July 2021 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 5th July 2022 7:00am Drama
Tuesday 5th July 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 3rd January 2023 8:00pm BBC4
Saturday 7th January 2023 11:55pm BBC4
Tuesday 9th May 2023 8:35am Drama
Tuesday 9th May 2023 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 26th March 2024 8:30pm BBC4
Saturday 30th March 2024 11:45pm 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
Anthony Sharp Brigadier Lemington
Ben Aris Spalding
Richard Thorp Lovejoy
Bruce Bould Dawkins
William Moore The Stationmaster
John Iles 1st Surveyor
Bogdan Kominowski 2nd Surveyor
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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