To The Manor Born: The Complete Series Cast: Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles
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- DVD Release Date: 06/15/2004
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Features
Closed Caption; 1979 christmas special; "Funny Turns: Penelope Keith" -- Profile of the actress; "Turning Points" -- Peter Bowles reveals the turning point of his career; Four never-filmed radio episodes
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Side #1 -- Episodes 1-7
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Meet Richard [3:29]
3. Meet Audrey [3:31]
4. Richard Meets Audrey [4:18]
5. Bad News [5:26]
6. The Auction [6:44]
7. End Titles [:42]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Joy Cometh [3:57]
3. At Least He's English [4:12]
4. Leaving in Style [3:52]
5. Baths Don't Cross [5:36]
6. Noblesse Oblige [8:25]
7. Richard's Comeuppance [2:44]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Sabbath Duties [5:20]
3. Instant Coffee [4:42]
4. Bedrij Polouvicka [3:56]
5. Pooh Sticks [4:50]
6. The Proposition [7:28]
7. Clocks Forward [3:35]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Village Shop [3:42]
3. The Lift [4:26]
4. Crossed Wires [4:56]
5. Over the Mantlepiece [5:29]
6. Choosing a Horse [4:33]
7. The Surprise [1:54]
1. Play Episode [:44]
2. The Brigadier's Ball [3:43]
3. Scrabble [5:00]
4. Muddlesome Marge [4:24]
5. Bones to Pick [5:37]
6. Military Precision [5:36]
7. Prince Charming [4:56]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Peace and Quiet [4:53]
3. Looking Peaky [4:53]
4. Secret Holiday [5:43]
5. To the Woods [3:46]
6. The Other Thing [3:19]
7. How Tongues Wag [4:09]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Morning Mail [4:29]
3. Old English Tonic [3:25]
4. Frozen Peas [5:01]
5. And...Action! [6:00]
6. Where's Brabinger? [5:55]
7. A Touch of Class [5:45]
Side #2 -- Episodes 8-13
1. Play Episode [:42]
2. The Farm Manager [4:21]
3. Ned the Gardener [6:11]
4. Ned the Butler [4:14]
5. Bamboozled! [5:34]
6. Dinner Plans [4:08]
7. Ned the Chef [3:12]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. The Hunt [2:31]
3. School News [6:57]
4. Old Girls Together [6:15]
5. Nicknames [5:11]
6. A Chilly Reception [4:42]
7. Room Service [1:38]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. A Fine Collection [3:22]
3. Rearranging Furniture [4:08]
4. Security Problem [6:39]
5. Audrey's Production [5:33]
6. A Rational Explanation [5:43]
7. End Titles [:42]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Lack of Birds [3:38]
3. Itinerant Smith [6:29]
4. The Gamekeeper [4:06]
5. Six and Silent [4:23]
6. Committee Meeting [8:35]
7. Poaching Pattern [2:22]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Conservation Concerns [4:14]
3. City Farmers [4:24]
4. Audrey's Tree [4:59]
5. Battleplan [3:59]
6. Brabinger's Back [6:24]
7. New Year's Honors [4:56]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Doctor in Debt [4:44]
3. Back Trouble [5:05]
4. Number's Up [5:28]
5. Ben Zee Knees [5:22]
6. Herbal Remedy [4:17]
7. Rusty Skiing [3:53]
Side #3 -- Episodes 14-20
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Be Prepared [6:21]
3. A Picnic Guide [4:40]
4. Sponsored Raft [3:13]
5. Dame High & Mighty [2:44]
6. Scout Hut [6:30]
7. Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe [5:20]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Railway Business [4:20]
3. Protest Meeting [4:41]
4. Audrey's Research [6:35]
5. A Tame Bunch [4:37]
6. The Charter [4:06]
7. Friday 13th [4:31]
1. Play Episode [:44]
2. The Willing Horse [2:37]
3. Realizing Assets [5:36]
4. Parking Ticket [7:51]
5. It's Biggles [5:21]
6. An Ecological Lunch [4:05]
7. Old People's Outing [3:23]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Birds and Bees [3:52]
3. Free Enterprise [3:29]
4. The Bee-Eater [8:06]
5. The Twitcher [3:13]
6. The Patrol Roster [3:38]
7. Honey Business [5:00]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Concrete Poetry [4:35]
3. One Slight Snag [6:44]
4. Business Arrangement [3:43]
5. Meet Mrs. DeVere [3:37]
6. Business or Pleasure [4:05]
7. A Wife's Prerogative [6:28]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Shady Deals [4:40]
3. Boardroom Shake Ups [7:26]
4. Stocks & Shares [3:24]
5. City Influence [5:57]
6. The DeVere Wood [2:29]
7. Thicker Than Water [5:22]
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Part of the Fabric [4:42]
3. Chips Cashed [2:46]
4. A Person Calls [5:18]
5. Mildew on Roses [3:14]
6. Auction Again [5:32]
7. The End [6:41]
Side #4 -- Special Features
1. Play Episode [:43]
2. Our Lord of the Manor [4:32]
3. Christmas Crib [4:44]
4. A Previous Engagement [4:13]
5. A Snazzy Crib [6:32]
6. Fixed Up Now [2:56]
7. A Wonderful Time [3:41]
Editorial Reviews
Writer and creator Peter Spence originally intended To the Manor Born for radio. Instead, BBC brass decided on a half-hour television version which began its three-year run in September 1979. In the series, uppity widow Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton (Penelope Keith) sells her ancestral home, Grantleigh Manor, to settle her late husband's debts. She is shocked to learn the new owner, Richard DeVere (Peter Bowles) rose from poverty to become a "nouveau riche" supermarket king. Audrey moves to the nearby Grantleigh Manor Lodge, a convenient location where she can watch Richard and the estate. Richard soon learns his new neighbor is an adversary determined to dictate the "lord of the manor's" expected duties and customs. His desire to modernize the manor often clashed with her notions of tradition -- what ignited their sparks was not just anger, but romantic tension. Whether their battles were of the sexes, class differences, city vs. country lifestyles, or all of the above, nearly every episode featured a cat-and-mouse game in which one tried to outsmart the other. As Audrey and Richard became better acquainted, the intensity of their arguments decreased and their mutual attraction grew; Audrey began to accept Richard's adaptation to upper-class country life and he more appreciated her old-fashioned ways. Other regular cast members included Audrey's longtime friend Marjory Frobisher (Angela Thorne), Richard's mother Mrs. Polouvicka (Daphne Heard), Brigadier Lemington (Anthony Sharp), Audrey's butler Brabinger (John Rudling), the estate handyman Ned (Michael Bilton), village shopkeeper Mrs. Patterson (Daphne Oxenford), and the church rector (Gerald Sim). -- Michelle Troutman All Movie Guide
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