To the Manor Born - The Complete Series
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Actor: Penelope Keith, Peter BowlesDirector: Gareth Gwenlan
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 600 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Warner
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Movie Review: To The Manor Born
Summary: 5 Stars
I was introduced to this series on a PBS station in Houston, Texas so I was well aware of what I was purchasing. The tension/attraction between Richard and Audrey is a proper foundation for comedic situations. Richard's mother and Audrey's best friend are reminders of the extreems of the differences between the two main characters-hard working "nouveau riche"(Richard) and "old money"(Audrey). Though certainly not intended, the series could be seen as a compairison of British society (Audrey) and American culture (Richard). Audrey's preference for all things Brithish is reflected by one of the memorable coments she makes. It's an ethnocentric take on an old cliche'. "It's fine to do things a certain way when in Bratislava (Richand's home town in Czechoslovakia) but when in Rome, he should do as the British do!"
I find the series most enjoyable!
Summary of To the Manor Born - The Complete Series
Follow the hilarious misadventures of the uppercrust but impoverished Audrey Forbes-Hamilton (Penelope Keith), once Lady of Grantley Manor, and Richard Devere, the mysterious "common" millionaire who buys her ancestral Estate.To the Manor Born is another BBC sitcom from the genre's golden age, one that came to dominate the ratings during its initial three-season run from 1979-80. Providing Penelope Keith with her first major role after The Good Life, the show focuses on a way of life that now appears hard to comprehend, with storylines concerning hunt balls, village committees, and eccentric brigadiers only adding to the dated feel. What provided the program's key interest, however, was not the terribly quaint Little England setting but the burgeoning relationship between Keith's Audrey fforbes-Hamilton and Richard De Vere (Peter Bowles), the new owner of Audrey's old home, Grantleigh Manor. It's all very, very English (the show is set in a village called Cricket St. Thomas) and the continuing use of farce almost creates a sense of parody. But look beyond the infuriating stereotypes and there is some sharp writing going on, predating the city vs countryside debate by nearly two decades. Penelope Keith is, as ever, fantastic value and while new viewers may simply not get the joke, those looking for a spot of nostalgia could do far worse. --Phil Udell
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