To the Manor Reborn ; Peter Bowles On Why, After 25 Years, He and Penelope Keith Are Reprising Their Best Loved Comic Roles...
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A QUARTER of a century ago they were the most famous sparring couple on television. She was Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, the bossy aristocrat who, ruined by death duties, had been forced to move to a lodge on what had been her estate.
He was Richard DeVere, the nouveau riche, Czech-born immigrant who'd come to Britain as a boy, made millions and bought Audrey's house from her.See the full content of this document
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To the Manor Reborn ; Peter Bowles On Why, After 25 Years, He and Penelope Keith Are Reprising Their Best Loved Comic Roles...
It was, of course, To The Manor Born. Audrey was played by Penelope Keith and DeVere by Peter Bowles. And as the two rubbed fractiously alongside each other, it developed weekly into a romantic comedy.
Watched by an audience of nearly 24 million at its peak, it ran for three series until in the last episode the warring couple finally melted, married, and Audrey returned to her grand house.It was traditional S...See the full content of this document
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