To The Manor Born

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is sad when her husband dies but is shocked when she realises that she has to leave Grantleigh Manor where her family has lived forever. The new owner is Richard De Vere, owner of a major supermarket chain. Audrey makes sure she's on hand to keep an eye on him by buying The Old Lodge on the edge of the Manor grounds. As time goes by both Richard and Audrey realises that they are falling for each other but both are too shy to do anything about it. Meanwhile, Mrs. Polouvicka, Richard's mother (he changed his name to help him in his business.) knows the situation between Richard and Audrey and is determined to see that Richard does the right thing. Audrey's friend Marjory Frobisher and butler Brabinger are on hand to help out if necessary

Technical details
Source: VHS
Length: Usually 25 or 30 mins (episodes vary)
Video: DivX 5.11, 384x288 (1.33:1), 25fps, ~590 kbit/s
Audio: MP3 96 kb/s (48/ch, stereo) CBR 44100 Hz
Size: ~125MB or 150MB (25 or 30 mins)
0.216 bits/pixel (GSpot figure)
Language: English
Subtitles: -
Capture: Sony 6-head deck, analog capture into DC1000 card, time base corrector, DVD compliant files produced. DivX 5.11, 2 pass, Speed 'slowest', Pre-filter 'normal', Bi-linear resize, Psychovisual Enhancement 'fast'

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Series 1

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To The Manor Born - 101 - Losing Grantleigh Manor

submitted 2004-04-02 16:24:46
Airdate: 1979-09-30

Audrey Forbes-Hamilton becomes the sole owner of Grantleigh Manor when her husband Martin dies. Unfortunately, her solicitor tells her that the manor will have to be sold to pay off all of the debts left by Martin. Audrey is determined not to lose the manor, so she raises money from relatives to cover the cost of buying Grantleigh when it comes up for auction. She doesn't raise quite enough money, however, and the manor is bought by a businessman named Richard de Vere.

To The Manor Born - 102 - The New Owner

submitted 2004-04-02 16:26:10
Airdate: 1979-10-07

Audrey is packing, ready to leave Grantleigh Manor. She tells Brabinger to dispose of a hideous alligator lamp. Brabinger suggests leaving it behind for the new owner and Audrey agrees. After the packing is finished, Brabinger brings the Rolls around to the front door, where the staff are assembled to bid farewell to Audrey. The car pulls away ... and stops outside the old lodge at the end of the drive. Audrey has bought the lodge and now plans to live there. Meanwhile, Richard arrives at the Manor along with his mother, who keeps saying "It's just like 1939, the day we left Czechoslovakia". Some time later, Audrey gets a visit from Richard's mother, who returns home and suggests to Richard that he should hire the "young widow" who's just moved into the Old Lodge as his social secretary. Richard later bets Audrey £50 that he can persuade the "young widow" at the Lodge to become his social secretary, not knowing that the "young widow" is, in fact, Audrey herself. Audrey returns home to discover that Richard's mother has sent the alligator lamp to the Old Lodge as a housewarming present.

To The Manor Born - 103 - Going To Church

submitted 2004-04-02 16:27:37
Airdate: 1979-10-14

It's Richard de Vere's first Sunday at Grantleigh, and he fails to attend church. Audrey takes him to task about this and about the other "duties" she thinks he's "shirking". Richard's mother also scolds him for entertaining a lady in his dressing gown. Old Ned tries to mend the church clock, which keeps striking thirteen.