List of To the Manor Born episodes explained

The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcom To the Manor Born, that first aired on BBC1 from 30 September 1979 to 29 November 1981, and for a one-off special on 25 December 2007.[1] [2]

Each episode from the original series is thirty minutes long. The episodes were not originally broadcast with episode titles, although many have unofficial working titles.[3] The first series aired for seven episodes on Sundays at 8.45pm, the second series for six episodes on Sundays at 8.35pm and the seven-episode Series Three on Sundays at 7.15pm.[4] The Christmas special aired at 8.00pm. All episodes aired on BBC1.[4] In 2007, a one-hour Christmas Day special, featuring Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles, Angela Thorne and Gerald Sim reprising their original roles, aired at 9.30pm on BBC One.[5]

Several episodes received high audience figures. In 1979, the last episode of the first series received 23.95 million viewers, the fourth-highest figures for any programme in the UK in the 1970s and the highest for a non-live event.[6] The following year, 21.55 million people watched the series two finale, the fifth-highest viewing figure for the 1980s.[7] The 1981 finale, when Audrey and Richard marry, received 17.80 million viewers.[8] The 2007 Christmas Special was watched by 10.25 million viewers, and was the sixth most watched programme for that week.[9]

Episodes

Christmas Special (2007)

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: To the Manor Reborn. Elisa. Roche. Daily Express. 25 October 2007.
  2. News: Manor reborn for one-off special. BBC. 30 October 2007.
  3. Web site: To The Manor Born Episodes Guide. 2007-12-16. 2007. British Sitcom Guide.
  4. Book: Lewishohn, Mark . Mark Lewisohn. Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. 2003. BBC Worldwide. London. 0-563-48755-0.
  5. Christmas Day TV Listing. Radio Times. 22 December 2007.
  6. News: BFI - Britain's Most Watched TV - the 1970s . . 4 September 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051122221511/http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/mostwatched/1970s.html . 22 November 2005 .
  7. News: BFI - Britain's Most Watched TV - the 1980s . . 4 September 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070106191745/http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/mostwatched/1980s.html . 6 January 2007 .
  8. News: Highest Rated Programmes - 1981. Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060925183706/http://www.barb.co.uk/25years/top10.php?section=events&callyear=1981. 2006-09-25.
  9. Web site: Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018). BARB. 2 March 2023.