To The Manor Born
To The Manor Born is a TV show on BBC4. Old money and nouveau riche collide as impoverished aristocrat Audrey falls on hard times. The classic 1970s love-hate sitcom starring Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 17 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2026.
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To The Manor Born
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Stately sitcom. Audrey upbraids Richard for not sponsoring a charity event in aid of a new scout hut.
Series 2
Stately sitcom. Audrey puts her back out fetching in the firewood.
Stately sitcom. Fearing that DeVere's plans to enlarge the fields will destroy the surrounding countryside, Audrey leads the local community's campaign to stop him.
Arthur arrives as usual to help out on the Grantleigh estate, but Audrey can't give him work.
Stately sitcom. Audrey helps Richard catalogue his antique china, only to discover one piece has been mislaid.
Stately sitcom. Richard offers Ned's services to Audrey in Brabinger's absence but Ned thinks it is all a plot to remove him from his tied cottage.
Stately sitcom. One of Audrey's old school friends wants to pay a visit, but she is unaware of the drop in status of the former lady of the manor.
Series 1
Stately sitcom. Audrey waits for DeVere to go away before she herself goes on holiday.
Sitcom. DeVere hosts the traditional hunt ball but asks Marjory to organise it instead of Audrey, who in turn arranges an exquisite revenge.
Stately sitcom. DeVere moves his multinational grocery business to the manor and crosses swords with Audrey over a fireplace.
Class-based sitcom. Audrey takes DeVere to task for failing to turn up in church on Sunday, but then fails to practise what she preaches.
Audrey moves out of Grantleigh Manor. Her hopes of seeing the estate run along old lines are dashed when she discovers the new owner's background.
Sitcom. Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, an upper-class widow, is forced into an alliance with a self-made man in a bid to keep her stately home.
Stately sitcom. When DeVere decides to film a commercial at the manor, Audrey thinks the world should know the truth about him - and about her.
Classic sitcom. As Christmas approaches, Audrey is determined to carry out her responsibilities as though she still lived at the manor.
Series 3, Episode 3 - Horse vs Cars
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Stately sitcom. A repair bill for Audrey's Rolls-Royce finally convinces her to revert to four-legged horsepower.