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 4

With the discovery of a rare bird on the Grantleigh estate, the locals swing into action in order to protect the species from meddling twitchers. Audrey's less keen to help, but can she be persuaded?

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial titles Birds Vs. Bees and A Rare Bird.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 8th November 1981
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 4th July 2011 9:40am Gold
Monday 4th July 2011 2:40pm Gold
Monday 5th September 2011 8:40am Gold
Monday 5th September 2011 1:20pm Gold
Friday 11th May 2012 10:20am Gold
Friday 11th May 2012 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 28th June 2012 9:40am Gold
Thursday 28th June 2012 3:10pm Gold
Wednesday 19th September 2012 9:00am Gold
Wednesday 19th September 2012 3:00pm Gold
Friday 2nd November 2012 3:40pm Gold
Wednesday 21st November 2012 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 21st November 2012 3:40pm Gold
Friday 28th June 2013 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 11th July 2013 8:40am Gold
Thursday 11th July 2013 2:30pm Gold
Tuesday 28th January 2014 6:45am Gold
Tuesday 28th January 2014 2:15pm Gold
Tuesday 8th April 2014 6:55am Gold
Tuesday 8th April 2014 1:30pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd June 2014 6:30am Gold
Tuesday 3rd June 2014 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 30th October 2014 1:40pm Drama
Thursday 30th October 2014 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 19th February 2015 4:15pm BBC2
Tuesday 26th May 2015 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 24th June 2015 6:40pm Drama
Monday 4th January 2016 6:00pm Drama
Monday 1st February 2016 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 23rd March 2016 8:40am Gold
Wednesday 23rd March 2016 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 6th October 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Friday 7th October 2016 8:40pm Yesterday
Thursday 20th October 2016 2:45pm BBC2
Tuesday 6th December 2016 7:55am Gold
Tuesday 6th December 2016 11:20am Gold
Monday 30th January 2017 9:20am Gold
Monday 30th January 2017 3:20pm Gold
Saturday 11th February 2017 10:40am Gold
Monday 13th February 2017 9:20am Gold
Monday 13th February 2017 3:20pm Gold
Sunday 26th February 2017 8:30am Gold
Tuesday 12th September 2017 7:20pm Drama
Saturday 11th May 2019 4:20pm Drama
Friday 26th June 2020 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 26th January 2021 5:25pm Drama
Wednesday 28th July 2021 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 7th July 2022 7:00am Drama
Thursday 7th July 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 17th January 2023 8:00pm BBC4
Saturday 21st January 2023 11:50pm BBC4
Thursday 11th May 2023 8:35am Drama
Thursday 11th May 2023 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 9th April 2024 8:00pm BBC4
Sunday 14th April 2024 12:05am 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
Michael Bilton Ned
Guest cast
Daphne Oxenford Mrs Patterson
Anthony Sharp Brigadier Lemington
Charles Kay Cadwallader
Arnold Peters Senior Twitcher
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
Gloria Clayton Production Designer

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