Other regular cast members included Audrey's longtime friend Marjory Frobisher (Angela Thorne), Richard's mother Mrs. As Audrey and Richard became better acquainted, the intensity of their arguments decreased and their mutual attraction grew Audrey began to accept Richard's adaptation to upper-class country life and he more appreciated her old-fashioned ways.
country lifestyles, or all of the above, nearly every episode featured a cat-and-mouse game in which one tried to outsmart the other. Whether their battles were of the sexes, class differences, city vs. His desire to modernize the manor often clashed with her notions of tradition - what ignited their sparks was not just anger, but romantic tension. Richard soon learns his new neighbor is an adversary determined to dictate the "lord of the manor"'s expected duties and customs. Audrey moves to the nearby Grantleigh Manor Lodge, a convenient location where she can watch Richard and the estate. She is shocked to learn the new owner, Richard DeVere (Peter Bowles) rose from poverty to become a "nouveau riche" supermarket king - even more surprising, his English accent and manners belie his Czechoslovakian background.
In the series, uppity widow Audrey fforbes-Hamilton (Penelope Keith) sells her ancestral home to settle her late husband's debts. Some of the scenes were filmed inside the estate, known in the sitcom as Grantleigh Manor, which lent the show an authentic upper-crust atmosphere. Spence based the series on a widow who sold her Cricket St. Instead, BBC brass decided on a half-hour television version which began its three-year run in September 1979. Writer and creator Peter Spence originally intended To the Manor Born for radio.
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