To the Manor Born
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Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Peter Spence
Directed by	Gareth Gwenlan
Starring	Penelope Keith Peter Bowles Angela Thorne John Rudling Daphne Heard Michael Bilton Gerald Sim
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	21 (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Gareth Gwenlan
Running time	30 minutes (1979-81) 60 minutes (2007)
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC1
Original run	30 September 1979 – 29 November 1981
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To the Manor Born is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1979 to 1981. Starring Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles, it received high audience figures for many of its episodes. In 2004, it came 21st in Britain's Best Sitcom. The first 20 episodes were written by Peter Spence, the creator, and the 1981 finale by Christopher Bond, the script associate. The BBC have confirmed that To the Manor Born will return for a one-hour Christmas special in 2007.^[1][2] Image File history File links Tothemanorborn. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... Peter Spence (born 24 April 1944) is an English journalist and writer. ... Penelope Anne Constance Keith, CBE, DL (born Penelope Hatfield on 2 April 1940) is an English actress who is best known for her roles in The Good Life and To the Manor Born, and has also had a long career on stage. ... Peter Bowles (born October 16, 1936) is a British actor. ... Angela Thorne (born January 25, 1939 in Karachi, then British India now Pakistan) is an actress. ... John Rudling (born 1907 England, died 1983) was an English Television actor. ... Image:Daphneheard. ... Michael Bilton Michael Bilton was an English actor born 12 December 1919, died 5 May 1993. ... Gerald Sim (1924) is a British character actor. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcom To the Manor Born, that ran from 1979 to 1981. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... Penelope Anne Constance Keith, CBE, DL (born Penelope Hatfield on 2 April 1940) is an English actress who is best known for her roles in The Good Life and To the Manor Born, and has also had a long career on stage. ... Peter Bowles (born October 16, 1936) is a British actor. ... The following is a list of most watched television episodes, organized by country and based on various criteria. ... Britains Best Sitcom was a poll conducted in 2003 and 2004 by the BBC to identify the United Kingdoms best situation comedy. ... Peter Spence (born 24 April 1944) is an English journalist and writer. ... Christopher Bond (fl. ... Christmas themes have long been an inspiration to artists, writers, and weavers of folklore. ...

In To the Manor Born Penelope Keith, who had became famous for playing Margo Leadbetter in the suburban sitcom The Good Life, plays Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, an upper-class woman who upon the death of her husband has to move out of her beloved manor house. The manor is bought by Richard DeVere, played by Peter Bowles, a nouveau riche millionaire supermarket owner. DeVere and fforbes-Hamilton have a love-hate relationship which is eventually resolved in the 1981 finale, in which they marry. The good life is an ambiguous term for the life that one would like to live. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... The good life is an ambiguous term for the life that one would like to live. ... Peter Bowles (born October 16, 1936) is a British actor. ... For the band Nouveau Riche, see Nouveau Riche (band). ... Millionairess redirects here. ... Packaged food aisles in a Fred Meyer store in Portland, Oregon A supermarket is a departmentalized self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise. ... A love-hate relationship is a personal relationship between humans or organizations, or figuratively between a human and an inanimate object, like a computer, a field of study, a body of ideas, or a profession, involving simultaneous or alternating emotions of love and enmity. ...

Production

Development

Peter Spence first thought of the idea behind To the Manor Born in the early 1970s when he was working for BBC Radio as a gag writer.^[3][4] One of the programmes that Spence wrote for featured a Cockney comedian, who had recently bought a manor house in an English country village.^[3] When holding a housewarming party, the comedian invited the previous occupant, a widow who could not afford to keep the house up and had moved to a smaller house in the village.^[3][4] The comedian's account of the lady, and the conversation he had with her, Spence has described as a "perfect discription" of Audrey.^[3] BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. ... A joke is a short story or ironic depiction of a situation communicated with the intent of being humorous. ... St Mary-le-Bow The term cockney is often used to refer to working-class people of London, particularly east London, and the slang used by these people. ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... A housewarming party is party held on the occasion of moving into a newly purchased house or moving into any new residence. ...

A few years later, following the success of The Good Life, Spence was asked by BBC Radio to come up with an idea for a programme to feature Keith.^[3][4] Thinking of Keith's character in The Good Life, Spence had the idea of an upper-class version of Margo Leadbetter, and from the account from the comedian, came up with Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.^[3] Instead of a Cockney comedian playing the new owner of the manor, Spence decided on an American who sees the manor while in England looking for his roots. The American later discovers he is descended from the fforbes-Hamiltons. This was made into a radio pilot in 1976 with Bernard Braden as the American, but was never broadcast due to the interest to make it into a TV series.^[5][3] The good life is an ambiguous term for the life that one would like to live. ... BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A television pilot is a test episode of an intended television series. ... Bernard Braden was a Canadian, actor and comedian. ...

When writing the TV series, Christopher Bond was brought in as script associate and helped to adapt the series from radio to television.^[5] The American character was changed, and the idea of a character who appeared to be an English gentleman but turns out not to be, was thought of.^[3] It was then decided that this character needed someone who could reveal his real background, and his mother was created, although it was not until Spence had nearly finished the first series that she was written in from the beginning.^[3] The characters of Brabinger and Margery followed soon after.^[3] The first episode aired on 30 September 1979, a year after Keith had played Margo Leadbetter for the last time in The Good Life.^[6] Christopher Bond (fl. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

Filming

To the Manor Born was filmed on location in Cricket St Thomas, Somerset and in a studio.^[7] The Manor, Cricket House, was at the time owned by the father-in-law of Peter Spence, the show's creator and writer.^[4] Some interior scenes were also filmed inside Cricket House. The Old Lodge, which on screen was at the end of the Manor's drive, is in fact about one mile away and called West Lodge.^[8][9] A false gatepost was installed to help the illusion that the two are close together.^[8] Cricket St Thomas is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated in a valley beside the A30 road between Chard and Crewkerne in the South Somerset district. ... This article is about the county of Somerset in England. ...

Cast

To the Manor Born's cast was led by Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles as Audrey and Richard. The other cast members were Angela Thorne, Daphne Heard, John Rudling, Michael Bilton and Gerald Sim. Rudling, who played butler Brabinger, is absent in the 1979 Christmas special and for much of the second series, being temporily replaced as butler by Ned. The off-screen reason for this absence was Rudling's ill health.^[7] Peter Bowles had been asked some years before to play Jerry Leadbetter, the husband of Keith's Margo, in The Good Life.^[10][7] Due to prior commitments, Bowles turned down the role, but had he played Jerry, he would not have been offered the part of Richard, as Bowles later said, "as there's no way I could have played Penelope Keith's screen husband in two separate sitcoms".^[10] However, in 1987 Bowles replaced Geoffrey Palmer as Keith's screen husband in the ITV sitcom Executive Stress.^[5] Angela Thorne had worked with Keith before when she had played Lady Truscott in a 1977 episode of The Good Life.^[7] For other uses, see Butler (disambiguation). ... The good life is an ambiguous term for the life that one would like to live. ... Geoffrey Dyson Palmer OBE (born 4 June 1927) is an English actor, noted mostly for his extensive career in British sitcoms. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... Executive Stress was a British sitcom starring Penelope Keith that aired from 1986 to 1988. ... The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcom The Good Life that aired from 1975 to 1978. ...

Aside from the main cast, To the Manor Born features many recurring characters, who are either estate workers or a member of Audrey's social circle. Celia Imrie, who makes two appearances as Polly, later became famous for her work with Victoria Wood, including a lead role in dinnerladies, as well as lead roles in Kingdom and After You've Gone.^[11] A recurring character is a fictional character, usually in a prime time TV series, who is not a main character, but appears from time to time during the series run. ... Celie Imrie (born 15 July 1952 in Guildford England) is a British actress. ... Victoria Wood OBE is a BAFTA award winning English comedian, actor, singer and writer born 19 May 1953 in Prestwich Village, Greater Manchester . ... dinnerladies was a British sitcom written and co-produced by and starring Victoria Wood. ... Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions and Sprout for ITV1. ... This article is about the TV series. ...

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Plot

To the Manor Born is set in the village of Grantleigh, in Somerset and the nearest town is Marlbury. The series begins with the funeral of Marton fforbes-Hamilton, the Lord of the Manor. Audrey, his widow and cousin, is happy at her husband's death as she now as control of the Grantleigh estate, which her family the fforbes-Hamilton's have controlled for 400 years.^[8][12] Her joy is short-lived though, as her solicitor Arnold Plunkett informs her that Marton was bankrupt and that the Manor will have to be sold to pay off the debts.^[8][7] Audrey tries to buy back the manor at the auction, but fails.^[7] The new Lord of the Manor is Richard DeVere, a recently-widowed self-made millionaire who owns the "Cavendish Foods" supermarket chain, but who to Audrey is simply a "grocer".^[8] DeVere brings his mother, who is soon nicknamed Mrs. Poo due to her unpronouceable surname, who reveals to a horrified Audrey that they came to Britain in 1939 and Richard, whose real name is Bedrich Polouvicka, is half-Polish half-Czecholvakian.^[8] Mrs. Poo tries hard to fit into to country life, but her accent often leads to many misproniations and she frequently comes out with old Czech sayings.^[13] From early on in the series she encourages her son to propose to Audrey.^[7] A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and in a few regions of the United States. ... Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Packaged food aisles in a Fred Meyer store in Portland, Oregon A supermarket is a departmentalized self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise. ... A grocer is a dealer in staple foodstuffs, such as meats, produce or dairy products, and other household supplies. ... Czechs (Czech: ) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. ...

After leaving the Manor, Audrey moves into the "Old Lodge", at the end of the drive, where she can see most of what goes on at the Manor. Living with her is her elderly and loyal butler, Brabinger, who has worked for the fforbes-Hamiltons' his whole life. Audrey's supportive best friend, and a frequent visitor, is well-meaning Marjory Frobisher, who quickly develops a crush on DeVere.^[13] Marjory, who was at school with Audrey, is still a schoolgirl at heart and a commited countryside campaigner.^[7][13] Despite, Marjory's encouragment, Audrey refuses to get a job, saying her only job could be running the Manor. This means that money is a constant problem. During the second series, Brabinger is away ill and Ned, whose tithe cottage is being renovated by Richard, takes over as butler to Audrey. Ned, a gardener and "outside man", has worked on the estate all his life and finds working indoors difficult to get used to.^[13] Other estate staff include the estate foreman Mr. Miller, the estate manager Mr. Spalding, the cook Mrs. Beecham and Linda Cartwright.^[7] Polly originally works at the local "Cavendish Foods" store and then at the doctors' surgery. For other uses, see Butler (disambiguation). ... A gardener is any person involved in the growing and maintenance of plants, notably in a garden. ...

Other characters include the local Rector, who is very happy when Audrey loses the Manor, and wishes she would leave the area so he could have a bigger say on the running of the Church.^[13] The Rector favours Richard, who is frequently generous when it comes to donations to church funds.^[13] The village shop is run by Mrs. Patterson, the local gossip who again favours Richard, but does not get on with Audrey.^[13] The typically English Brigadier Lemington, another local landowner, is the Master of Foxhounds and, like Audrey and Marjory, has an interest in nature conservation.^[13] Arnold Plunkett and his wife are friends of Audrey, while Arnold is also her solicitor. Grantleigh's local estate agent is J.J. Anderson, who appears at Manor parties. Smiths Gully General Store in Smiths Gully, Australia. ... A fox hunt Fox hunting is a form of hunting for foxes using a pack of scent hounds. ... The conservation movement is a political and social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future. ... Estate agent is a United Kingdom term roughly synonymous in the United States with the term real estate broker, a business that arranges the selling, renting or management of homes, land and other buildings. ...

During the course of the three series, Audrey and Richard grow closer. Hostile to each other at the start, they grew to understand and accept each other, as both try to adapt to each other's way.^[8] The last two 1981 episodes show Richard having problems at Cavendish, and having to sell the Manor.^[14] At the same time, Audrey inherits a cousin's fortune and buys back the Manor. After Audrey proposes, she and Richard marry.^[14]

Episodes

Main article: List of To the Manor Born episodes

To the Manor Born ran for three series and one Christmas special from 30 September 1979 to 29 November 1981. Each episode is thirty minutes long. The first series aired for seven episodes on Sundays at 8.45pm, the second series for six episodes on Sundays at 8.35pm and Series Three on Sundays at 7.15pm.^[5] The Christmas special aired at 8.00pm. All episodes aired on BBC1.^[5] On 24 October 2007, the BBC confirmed that a Christmas special, featuring Keith, Bowles and Thorne reprising their original characters, will air in 2007.^[1] The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcom To the Manor Born, that ran from 1979 to 1981. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Several episodes received high audience figures. In 1979, the last episode of the first series received 23.95 million viewers, the fourth-highest figures for any programme in the UK in the 1970s.^[15] The following year, 21.55 million people watched the series two finale, the fifth-highest viewing figure for the 1980s.^[16] The 1981 finale, when Audrey and Richard marry, received 17.80 million viewers.^[17]

The theme tune for To the Manor Born was composed by Ronnie Hazlehurst, the BBC's Light Entertainment Music Director who composed the theme tunes for many sitcoms around this time.^[18] The theme music of a radio or television program is a melody closely associated with the show, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... Ronnie Hazlehurst (13 March 1928 – 1 October 2007) was an English composer who, having joined the BBC in 1961, became its Light Entertainment Musical Director. ...

Novelisations

The writer Peter Spence wrote two books that accompanied To the Manor Born. While they were based on the TV episodes, both books did differ with added conversations, changed storylines and the characters being given different personality traits. The first book, published in 1979 by Arrow Books, was titled To the Manor Born and was based on the first series. In this book, Brabinger's first name, which is never mentioned in the TV series, was revealed as Bertram and Ned's surname revealed as Peasgood. The second book, called To the Manor Born Book 2 was published by the same publisher in 1980. This was a novelisation of the 1979 Christmas Special and the second series. Both books in parts differed from the TV episodes // Random House is a publishing house based in New York City. ...

Radio

Sixteen years after To the Manor Born ended on television, it was remade for radio, the medium for which it was originally intended. It broadcast on BBC Radio 2 and consisted of ten episodes, six were adapted from the TV scripts and four new ones. It ran from 25 January to 29 March 1997. While Penelope Keith and Angela Thorne reprised their TV roles, many others didn't or, in the case of Daphne Heard, John Rudling, Michael Bilton and Anthony Sharp, were now deceased. Keith Barron played Richard, Margery Withers played Mrs Poo, Nicholas McArdle, who had played Miller in the TV series, played Brabinger and the Rector, Frank Middlemass played Ned and Arnold Plunkett and Jonathan Adams played the Brigadier. BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is by far the most popular station in the UK, reaching some 27% of the available audience in 2006[1]. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Keith Barron (born August 8, 1936) is a British actor, well-known from several roles on British television from the 1960s to the present day. ... Frank Middlemass (born May 28, 1919 in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England), is a British actor. ... Jonathan Adams (February 14, 1931 - June 13, 2005 was a British actor, born in Northampton, England. ...

Episodes

1. "Rhythms of the Earth" (25 January 1997)
2. "The Grapevine" (1 February 1997)
3. "What's In A Name?" (8 February 1997)
4. "Vive Le Sport" (15 February 1997)
5. "Sons of the Fathers" (22 February 1997)
6. "A Wife's Prerogative" (1 March 1997)
7. "The Spare Room" (8 March 1997)
8. "An Englishman's Home" (15 March 1997)
9. "The Honours List" (22 March 1997)
10. "Plenty More Fish" (29 March 1997)

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DVD releases

All three series, including the 1979 Christmas special, of To the Manor Born have been released in the UK (Region 2). The first series and the 1979 Christmas special were released on 5 May 2003, followed by Series Two on 29 December 2003 and Series Three on 14 June 2004.^[19] The DVDs for Series Two and Three feature an interview with Peter Spence.^[19] The complete series was released in a boxset in the United States and Canada (Region 1) on 15 June 2004.^[20] Region 1, Region 2 and Region 3 redirect here. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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External links

• To the Manor Born at bbc.co.uk