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.

  • Series 3, Episode 5 repeated Sunday at 1:05am on BBC4
  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 2,197

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Series 3, Episode 5

Richard panics during an awkward business negotiation, and invites an attractive cosmetics producer to Grantleigh - to meet his wife!

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial titles Cosmetics and A Wife's Prerogative.

Broadcast details

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

Repeats

  1. Sunday 21st April 2024 at 1:05am on BBC4

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 5th July 2011 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 5th July 2011 2:20pm Gold
Tuesday 6th September 2011 8:40am Gold
Tuesday 6th September 2011 1:20pm Gold
Monday 14th May 2012 10:20am Gold
Monday 14th May 2012 4:20pm Gold
Friday 29th June 2012 9:50am Gold
Friday 29th June 2012 3:10pm Gold
Thursday 20th September 2012 9:00am Gold
Thursday 20th September 2012 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 22nd November 2012 9:40am Gold
Thursday 22nd November 2012 3:40pm Gold
Friday 28th June 2013 3:40pm Gold
Friday 12th July 2013 8:35am Gold
Friday 12th July 2013 2:30pm Gold
Wednesday 29th January 2014 6:40am Gold
Wednesday 29th January 2014 2:10pm Gold
Wednesday 9th April 2014 6:50am Gold
Wednesday 9th April 2014 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 5th June 2014 6:30am Gold
Thursday 5th June 2014 3:00pm Gold
Friday 31st October 2014 1:40pm Drama
Friday 31st October 2014 7:20pm Drama
Friday 20th February 2015 4:15pm BBC2
Friday 20th February 2015 5:00pm BBC2 Scot
Wednesday 27th May 2015 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 25th June 2015 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 5th January 2016 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 2nd February 2016 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 24th March 2016 8:40am Gold
Thursday 24th March 2016 3:20pm Gold
Sunday 9th October 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Monday 10th October 2016 8:40pm Yesterday
Friday 21st October 2016 2:45pm BBC2
Wednesday 7th December 2016 8:00am Gold
Wednesday 7th December 2016 10:55am Gold
Tuesday 31st January 2017 8:30am Gold
Tuesday 31st January 2017 2:40pm Gold
Tuesday 14th February 2017 8:40am Gold
Tuesday 14th February 2017 2:00pm Gold
Saturday 18th February 2017 7:50am Gold
Sunday 26th February 2017 9:10am Gold
Monday 21st August 2017 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 13th September 2017 7:20pm Drama
Saturday 18th May 2019 3:00pm Drama
Monday 29th June 2020 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 27th January 2021 5:25pm Drama
Thursday 29th July 2021 6:40pm Drama
Friday 8th July 2022 7:00am Drama
Friday 8th July 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 24th January 2023 8:00pm BBC4
Saturday 28th January 2023 11:55pm BBC4
Friday 12th May 2023 8:35am Drama
Friday 12th May 2023 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 16th April 2024 8:00pm 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
Rula Lenska Mlle Dutoit
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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