The show follows the life of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, who was forced to leave her stately home, Manor Farm when her husband died. While the name may not be immediately familiar, I’m guessing that the staircase might give it away as the home of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, then Richard DeVere then Audrey fforbes-Hamilton AND Richard DeVere in To the Manor Born. With his board of directors refusing to let Richard buy a refrigeration plant in Argentina, he seriously considers selling the manor to raise the money to buy the plant himself. In To the Manor Born, Penelope Keith (who was best known for her role as Margo Leadbetter in the suburban sitcom The Good Life), plays upper-class Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.
Where is the Manor in to the Manor Born?
At the time of the original series, The Manor at Cricket House was owned by the father-in-law of Peter Spence, the show’s creator and writer. The series doesn’t do the beauty of the town and the people of Port Isaac justice as you will see when the To the Manor Born KERA Tour of England continues west towards the Cornish coast. He thought it was too ordinary to have a rich American in the manor, so it was decided to make him eastern European.
