TV series
To the Manor Born
Overview
Sitcom about the love-hate relationship between upper-class Audrey fforbes Hamilton and Richard DeVere, the nouveau rich businessman who buys her manor house when she can no longer afford to keep it.
Details
- First air date
- 1979-09-30
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 3 seasons
- Episodes
- 21 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy
- Network
- BBC One
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Peter Bowles as Richard DeVere
- Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
- Angela Thorne as Marjory Frobisher
- Michael Bilton as Ned
- Gerald Sim as The Rector
- John Rudling as Brabinger
- Daphne Heard as Mrs. Polouvicka
- Daphne Oxenford as Mrs. Polouvicka
- Celia Imrie as Polly
- Jonathan Elsom as J.J. Anderson
- Anthony Sharp as Brigadier Lemington
- Joyce Windsor as Mrs Plunkett
Creators and crew
- Peter Spence - Creator
- Gareth Gwenlan - Producer
- Gareth Gwenlan - Director
- Peter Spence - Writer
Seasons
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