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 6 repeated Tuesday 7th May at 8pm on BBC4
  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 2,322

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Series 3, Episode 6

Richard faces a coup in the boardroom. Alarmed at the prospect of another new owner at Grantleigh, Audrey steps in to lend a hand.

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial titles Business Troubles, Connections In High Places and The Business Crisis.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 22nd November 1981
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

  1. Tuesday 7th May 2024 at 8:00pm on BBC4

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 6th July 2011 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 6th July 2011 2:20pm Gold
Wednesday 7th September 2011 8:40am Gold
Wednesday 7th September 2011 1:20pm Gold
Tuesday 15th May 2012 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 15th May 2012 4:20pm Gold
Monday 2nd July 2012 7:40am Gold
Monday 2nd July 2012 2:20pm Gold
Friday 21st September 2012 9:00am Gold
Friday 21st September 2012 3:00pm Gold
Friday 23rd November 2012 9:40am Gold
Friday 23rd November 2012 3:40pm Gold
Thursday 30th January 2014 6:40am Gold
Thursday 30th January 2014 2:10pm Gold
Thursday 10th April 2014 6:45am Gold
Thursday 10th April 2014 1:15pm Gold
Friday 6th June 2014 6:30am Gold
Friday 6th June 2014 3:00pm Gold
Monday 3rd November 2014 1:40pm Drama
Monday 3rd November 2014 7:20pm Drama
Monday 23rd February 2015 4:15pm BBC2
Thursday 28th May 2015 3:20pm Gold
Friday 26th June 2015 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 6th January 2016 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 3rd February 2016 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 29th March 2016 8:40am Gold
Tuesday 29th March 2016 3:10pm Gold
Monday 10th October 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 11th October 2016 8:40pm Yesterday
Monday 24th October 2016 2:45pm BBC2
Thursday 8th December 2016 7:55am Gold
Tuesday 31st January 2017 9:10am Gold
Tuesday 31st January 2017 3:20pm Gold
Tuesday 14th February 2017 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 14th February 2017 2:40pm Gold
Saturday 18th February 2017 8:30am Gold
Sunday 26th February 2017 9:50am Gold
Tuesday 22nd August 2017 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 14th September 2017 7:20pm Drama
Saturday 18th May 2019 3:40pm Drama
Tuesday 30th June 2020 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 28th January 2021 5:25pm Drama
Friday 30th July 2021 6:35pm Drama
Monday 11th July 2022 7:00am Drama
Monday 11th July 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 31st January 2023 8:00pm BBC4
Saturday 4th February 2023 11:30pm BBC4
Monday 15th May 2023 8:35am Drama
Monday 15th May 2023 6:00pm Drama

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
Anthony Sharp Brigadier Lemington
John Barron Lumsden
Peter Penry-Jones Gayforth
Ballard Berkeley Greville Hartley
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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