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Sitcom about the love-hate relationship between upper-class Audrey fforbes Hamilton and Richard DeVere, the nouveau rich businessman who buys her manor house when she can no longer afford to keep it.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    To the Manor Born Season 1 Episode 1 - Grantleigh
    7.7/10(119 votes)

    #1 - Grantleigh

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  2. To the Manor Born Season 1 Episode 3 - Going to Church
    7.7/10(102 votes)

    #2 - Going to Church

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  3. To the Manor Born Season 2 Episode 2 - The Spare Room
    7.7/10(70 votes)

    #3 - The Spare Room

    S2:E2

    Audrey gleefully sets up a blind date between Richard and an old school chum of hers who was always dumpy and unattractive, then does everything in her power to prevent it when she finds out that her old friend is now an attactive single woman who she fears might catch Richard's interest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  4. To the Manor Born Season 2 Episode 5 - The Honours List
    7.7/10(75 votes)

    #4 - The Honours List

    S2:E5

    Richard upsets Audrey again, this time by proposing to cut down the estate's ancient hedgerows in order to increase the amount of farmable acreage, and Audrey leads a local protest to stop him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  5. To the Manor Born Season 1 Episode 2 - All New Together
    7.8/10(102 votes)

    #5 - All New Together

    S1:E2

    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 drive to the old gatekeeper's lodge, where she can still keep an eye on things and keep the new owner in his place.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  6. To the Manor Born Season 1 Episode 5 - The Summer Hunt Ball
    7.8/10(89 votes)

    #6 - The Summer Hunt Ball

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  7. To the Manor Born Season 1 Episode 6 - Grape Vine
    7.8/10(89 votes)

    #7 - Grape Vine

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  8. To the Manor Born Season 3 Episode 1 - Scout Hut
    7.8/10(79 votes)

    #8 - Scout Hut

    S3:E1

    Richard, leading the local Boy Scout troup, and Audrey, heading the local Girl Guides group, nearly come to blows as they compete for their troups' rights to use the building both groups must share.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  9. To the Manor Born Season 3 Episode 2 - Station Closing
    7.8/10(72 votes)

    #9 - Station Closing

    S3:E2

    When Audrey learns of plans to close the local railway station, she leads a protest to save it. Meanwhile, Richard plans to buy the site so he can tear down the station and build a new grocery store in its place.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  10. To the Manor Born Season 3 Episode 3 - Horse vs Cars
    7.8/10(75 votes)

    #10 - Horse vs Cars

    S3:E3

    A repair bill for Audrey's Rolls-Royce finally convinces her to revert to four-legged horsepower.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  11. To the Manor Born Season 1 Episode 4 - Nation's Heritage
    7.9/10(96 votes)

    #11 - Nation's Heritage

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  12. To the Manor Born Season 1 Episode 8 - The First Noel
    7.9/10(88 votes)

    #12 - The First Noel

    S1:E8

    Audrey and Richard engage in battle yet again, this time to see who can provide the best Christmas creche to the local church, Audrey with her homemade version or Richard with his commercially bought one.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  13. To the Manor Born Season 2 Episode 1 - The New Farm Manager
    7.9/10(74 votes)

    #13 - The New Farm Manager

    S2:E1

    Richard sends Audrey over the edge yet again as he brings in an efficiency expert to try to modernize every aspect of the estate's management, and sending everything and everyone into varying states of chaos.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  14. To the Manor Born Season 2 Episode 3 - Never Be Alone
    7.9/10(76 votes)

    #14 - Never Be Alone

    S2:E3

    Audrey agrees to help Richard catalog his antique china collection, then becomes the prime suspect when a valuable piece goes missing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  15. To the Manor Born Season 2 Episode 4 - Tramps and Poachers
    7.9/10(80 votes)

    #15 - Tramps and Poachers

    S2:E4

    A wandering itinerant laborer pits Audrey and Richard against each other in a contest to show that each is the most charitable towards him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  16. To the Manor Born Season 2 Episode 6 - Vive Le Sport
    7.9/10(74 votes)

    #16 - Vive Le Sport

    S2:E6

    Audrey learns firsthand the horrors of the national healthcare system when she injures her back and her private doctor refuses to treat her due to her unpaid bills, and refers her to the public clinic. Meanwhile, Richard, who's never skied in his life, learns the folly of pretending to the world that he's an expert on skis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  17. To the Manor Born Season 3 Episode 4 - Birds Vs Bees
    7.9/10(78 votes)

    #17 - Birds Vs Bees

    S3:E4

    Audrey starts a business selling honey. A rare bee-eating bird spotted by Marjorie brings lots of people to the village. Audrey sees this as an ideal opportunity to sell her honey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  18. To the Manor Born Season 1 Episode 7 - A Touch of Class
    8.0/10(80 votes)

    #18 - A Touch of Class

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  19. To the Manor Born Season 3 Episode 5 - Cosmetics
    8.1/10(77 votes)

    #19 - Cosmetics

    S3:E5

    Richard must get Audrey to agree to pose as his wife for a weekend so he can fend off the amorous attentions of a cosmetics businesswoman who has decided to visit the estate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  20. To the Manor Born Season 3 Episode 6 - Connections in High Places
    8.3/10(77 votes)

    #20 - Connections in High Places

    S3:E6

    The stockholders of Richard's company conspire to throw him off the board of directors, and Audrey asks her rich uncle to help him fight off the threat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Spence

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  21. To the Manor Born Season 3 Episode 7 - Back to the Manor
    8.6/10(99 votes)

    #21 - Back to the Manor

    S3:E7

    Richard loses control of his company when his main supporter, Audrey's rich uncle, dies suddenly, and Richard is forced to sell most of his assets, including Grantleigh Manor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Grantleigh" is the worst rated episode of "To the Manor Born". It scored 7.7/10 based on 119 votes. Directed by Gareth Gwenlan and written by Peter Spence, it aired on 9/30/1979. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Going to Church".