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25 March 1982 (USA)
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Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is sad when her husband dies but is shocked when she realises that she has to...
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4 nominations
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(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 20) | Penelope Keith | ... | Audrey / ... (22 episodes, 1979-2007) |
| Peter Bowles | ... | DeVere / ... (22 episodes, 1979-2007) |
| Angela Thorne | ... | Marjory / ... (22 episodes, 1979-2007) |
| Daphne Heard | ... | Mrs. Polouvicka / ... (17 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| John Rudling | ... | Brabinger (16 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| Gerald Sim | ... | The Rector / ... (15 episodes, 1979-2007) |
| Michael Bilton | ... | Ned / ... (14 episodes, 1979-1981) |
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USA:30 min
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Angela Thorn's (Marjorie) husband Peter Penry-Jones played Julian Gayforth in the final two episodes, as an opponent of Richard DeVere at Cavendish Foods.
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Audrey fforbes-Hamilton:
You're sex mad. I can get anything I want in that line just by snapping my fingers.
Marjory Frobisher: I never found snapping my fingers that exciting.
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Marjory Frobisher: I never found snapping my fingers that exciting.
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Featured in "Comedy Connections: To the Manor Born (#4.5)" (2006)
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To the Manor Born is a classic and unmistakably English sit-com, with all the wit and intelligence you'd expect of good old British humour.
Penelope Keith does what she does best, in sheer style, portraying Audrey Fforbes-Hamiltion (NEVER Audrey F-H), a recently widowed and infinitely upper class traditionalist, whose steely determination makes her attitudes very difficult to change. That is, until the self-made millionaire and grocery shop extraordinary (not to mention foreign) Richard De Vere assumes residence of the stately home in which Audrey has resided (as the title suggests) since birth, after she is forced to sell her pride and joy.
Unsurprisingly, Audrey takes an instant dislike to this social upstart, an instinct which appears mutual, as Richard is driven to distraction by his predecessor's constant putdowns (which are in a league of their own) and persistent interference in his running of her beloved Grantleigh Estate. However, Richard's dear mother, Mrs Poo has other ideas about the pair, and resolves to bring her son around to her way of thinking.
Although from the word go you know this initial 'hate' relationship is going to end in the discovery of true love, and you may be thinking 'change the record', but theres just this incredible 'Je ne sais quoi' about these two characters, when they are together, that is just so captivating. For those of you who still remain unconvinced, its well worth watching for Audrey's rather unorthodox suggestion at the end.