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This title features soundtrack highlights from the original much-loved BBC TV series starring Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles. It is presented for the first time ever on CD, in a special vinyl facsimile edition, this collection was first published on LP in the 1980s. When Audrey fforbes-Hamilton's husband dies, and she is forced to leave Grantleigh Manor, she takes up residence at the nearby Lodge - from where she can keep a watchful eye on the Manor's new owner, Richard DeVere! This title features the cast of the TV series, including Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, Peter Bowles as Richard DeVere and Angela Thorne as Marjory Frobisher. "Vintage Beeb": classic albums first available as BBC LPs, now on CD for the first time ever.
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Audrey Forbes-Hamilton is forced to downsize following the death of her husband but she manages to retain the services of her butler. Grantley Manor and its estate are bought by food magnate Richard DeVere and an uneasy friendship develops between the two, marred by misunderstandings, misapprehensions and prejudices on both sides.
This is vintage comedy which is still funny more than twenty years after it was first broadcast. I found myself laughing out loud while listening to it even without being able to watch it on screen I could picture what was going on. Audrey at her husband's funeral trying to appear sufficiently grief stricken and then trying to settle into her new much smaller home and survive on a much reduced income. Then the advertisement for one of DeVere's products which does not go at all as intended.
Nostalgic listening for all who remember this iconic series.
This is vintage comedy which is still funny more than twenty years after it was first broadcast. I found myself laughing out loud while listening to it even without being able to watch it on screen I could picture what was going on. Audrey at her husband's funeral trying to appear sufficiently grief stricken and then trying to settle into her new much smaller home and survive on a much reduced income. Then the advertisement for one of DeVere's products which does not go at all as intended.
Nostalgic listening for all who remember this iconic series.
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To the Manor Born was an iconic programme from the late 70's and early 80's. It made a star out of Peter Bowles and reaffirmed the brilliance of Penelope Kieth as a comedic actress. I can remember being glued to the TV on Sunday nights to watch this wonderful comedy. The CD is a recording of the first episode and has been edited in such a way that you understand what is going on, even if you have never seen nor heard about the series before.
The brilliance of the script and the ambiguities of the characters all come across in this all too short one hour recording. I think it would be wonderful if more of the 3 series were put on CD, so I could listen to them in my car.
Whilst the CD is good and the script brilliant, it leaves me with a question...why would the BBC put only a short episode on a CD? Are there more to follow or is this it? It does not quite make sense to me unless there are more to collect.
Its a great series and this short but sweet CD is worth listening to, but it will leave you wanting to listen to more of the wonderful scripts.
To the Manor Born was a series that showed just how good the BBC once were.
Recommended.
The brilliance of the script and the ambiguities of the characters all come across in this all too short one hour recording. I think it would be wonderful if more of the 3 series were put on CD, so I could listen to them in my car.
Whilst the CD is good and the script brilliant, it leaves me with a question...why would the BBC put only a short episode on a CD? Are there more to follow or is this it? It does not quite make sense to me unless there are more to collect.
Its a great series and this short but sweet CD is worth listening to, but it will leave you wanting to listen to more of the wonderful scripts.
To the Manor Born was a series that showed just how good the BBC once were.
Recommended.
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Oh, I did like To The Manor Born. I even had a wee boyhood crush on Penelope Keith, so this reissue of a BBC LP from the nineteen eighties came as a real treat. In case you're new to the show, Audrey fforbes-Hamilton's husband has died, and she is forced to leave Grantleigh Manor, taking up residence at the nearby Lodge. The big hoose has been bought over by the nouveau riche Richard DeVere, and the series follows the relationship between the two. The cast of the TV series included Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, Peter Bowles as Richard DeVere and Angela Thorne as Marjory Frobisher.
The CD actually contains excerpts from the series, presented in broadcast order, but that means you're only getting highlights squeezed into an hour, rather than whole episodes. Although, fair play, the editor has done a decent enough job, managing to maintain a story arc across the disc. Regardless, the performance of Ms Keith remains a delight and even if some of the humour is starting to creak around the ages, the basic story of crossing class barriers is fairly timeless. The cast are all in fine fettle, and it is a disc I'll be playing again, unlike some in the Vintage Beeb series. It's good that material like this is being reissued, and I'd certainly be up for more To The Manor Born.
The CD actually contains excerpts from the series, presented in broadcast order, but that means you're only getting highlights squeezed into an hour, rather than whole episodes. Although, fair play, the editor has done a decent enough job, managing to maintain a story arc across the disc. Regardless, the performance of Ms Keith remains a delight and even if some of the humour is starting to creak around the ages, the basic story of crossing class barriers is fairly timeless. The cast are all in fine fettle, and it is a disc I'll be playing again, unlike some in the Vintage Beeb series. It's good that material like this is being reissued, and I'd certainly be up for more To The Manor Born.
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Published 22 days ago by BS on parade
The entire first series presented in summary
"To the Manor Born" was one of the most successful sit-coms of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Its gentle satire on the changing face of the British upper-class, with old money... Read more
Published 24 days ago by Peter
NOSTALIC VINTAGE BEEB AT IT'S BEST
This is an absolute delight. Listened to this over dinner last night and it is a classic.
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It is laugh out loud funny. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Mrs. C. Swarfield
took me right back
Iloved to the manor born when it was on , and it was lovely to hear it on the cd, Penelope Kieth was her superb self playing the part that was made for her. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Mrs. T. SALMON
Genius
I watched and loved To the Manor Born when I was younger and found it funny then as a 13 year old. I have just finished listening to this CD and I loved it even more..... Read more
Published 1 month ago by FLB
Quaint but still funny
To the Manor Born is a classic Vintage Beeb recording of the first album available of the recordings originally published as a BBC LP in the 1980's. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sassy Brit
60 Minutes od 1980s nostalgia!!!
I transferred this to my iPad and listened to it during the course of a miserable, late running, cold train journey!!! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sandford
Nostalgic Fun
I quite liked this. I only vaguely remember the show but on the evidence of these excerpts it was funnier than I thought. It does appear to be extremely well acted. Read more
Published 1 month ago by The Emperor
Grantleigh Nostalgia
This series of snippets taken from the series 'To The Manor Born' includes some laugh out loud moments, particularly for me an exchange between Mrs Poulouvicka (Daphne Heard) and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Thomas
Hilarious
Not having seen To The Manor Born since its original broadcast, I visited this rerelease with a certain trepidation because the version I had my head was of a rather old fashioned,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Stuart Burns
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