To the Manor Born

To the Manor Born

Season 2

6 Episodes

The New Farm Manager
E1

1. The New Farm Manager

Oct 5, 1980 · 30 min
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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.

The Spare Room
E2

2. The Spare Room

Oct 12, 1980 · 30 min
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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.

Never Be Alone
E3

3. Never Be Alone

Oct 19, 1980 · 30 min
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Audrey agrees to help Richard catalog his antique china collection, then becomes the prime suspect when a valuable piece goes missing.

Tramps and Poachers
E4

4. Tramps and Poachers

Oct 26, 1980 · 30 min
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A wandering itinerant laborer pits Audrey and Richard against each other in a contest to show that each is the most charitable towards him.

The Honours List
E5

5. The Honours List

Nov 2, 1980 · 30 min
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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.

Vive Le Sport
E6

6. Vive Le Sport

Nov 9, 1980 · 30 min
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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.