To the Manor Born

  • Premiered: Sep 1979
  • Episodes: 22
  • Followers: 9
  • Ended
  • BBC One
  • Unknown
  • Comedy Romance

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Season 1
1x1
Grantleigh
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 30, 1979
Newly-widowed Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, rejoicing in finding herself the sole owner of Grantleigh Manor Estate, is devastated to find out she must sell the estate to pay the debts left by her late husband, Marton.
1x2
All New Together
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 07, 1979
The staff of Grantleigh Manor bid Audrey farewell with evident relief at her departure, only to find out the well kept secret of where she's moving--only a few hundred yards down the .. show full overview
1x3
Going to Church
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 14, 1979
Audrey berates Richard for failing to attend church at the Manor chapel on his first Sunday at Grantleigh, as well as lecturing him about other duties she feels he's failing to live up to as the new lord of the manor.
1x4
Nation's Heritage
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 21, 1979
Audrey is appalled at Richard's plans to remodel the Manor, including his removal of the old fireplaces, though she never especially liked them and only wants a chance to lecture him about respecting history and "put him in his place" yet again.
1x5
The Summer Hunt Ball
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 28, 1979
Richard uses psychology to trick Audrey into organizing the annual Hunt Ball at Grantleigh, then becomes so distracted by ongoing business deals that he forgets to invite her to the Ball as his guest.
1x6
Grape Vine
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 04, 1979
No longer able to afford an annual holiday to an exotic locale, Audrey pretends to leave for Spain while actually hiding inside the lodge with a sunlamp and Spanish language records.
1x7
A Touch of Class
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 11, 1979
Richard is chosen to star in a tv commercial as the quintessential English gentleman enjoying spirits at his country estate, but Audrey, who now knows Richard isn't English, reveals it to the producers and lands the starring role for herself.
1x8 Season finale
Christmas Special
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 25, 1979
Richard and Audrey compete in supplying the traditional Christmas crib to the village church, and the question soon becomes which offer is more ridiculous her homemade monstrosity or his crassly commercial model?
1x8
The First Noel
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 25, 1979
Richard and Audrey compete in supplying the traditional Christmas crib to the village church, and the question soon becomes which offer is more ridiculous - her homemade monstrosity or his crassly commercial model?

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