List of To the Manor Born episodes

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.cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/23058/To-the-Manor-Reborn|title=To the Manor Reborn|first=Elisa|last=Roche|publisher=Daily Express|date=25 October 2007] cite news|url=http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7069231.stm|title=Manor reborn for one-off special|first=|last=|publisher=BBC|date=30 October 2007]

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.cite web|url=http://www.sitcom.co.uk/manor_born/episodes.shtml|title=To The Manor Born Episodes Guide|accessdate=2007-12-16|author=|last=|first=|year=2007|format=|work=|publisher=British Sitcom Guide] 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.cite book|last=Lewishohn|first=Mark |authorlink=Mark Lewisohn|coauthors=|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy|year=2003|publisher=BBC Worldwide|location=London|isbn=0563487550] The Christmas special aired at 8.00pm. All episodes aired on BBC1. On 24 October 2007, the BBC confirmed that a one-hour Christmas Day special, featuring Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles, Angela Thorne and Gerald Sim reprising their original roles, would air in 2007.cite journal|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Christmas Day TV Listing|journal=Radio Times|volume=|issue=|pages=|date=22 December 2007|url=|doi=|id=|accessdate=] The sixty-minute episode aired at 9.30pm on BBC One.

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. [cite news|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/mostwatched/1970s.html|title=BFI - Britain's Most Watched TV - the 1970s|first=|last=|publisher=British Film Institute|date=4 September 2006] The following year, 21.55 million people watched the series two finale, the fifth-highest viewing figure for the 1980s. [cite news|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/mostwatched/1980s.html|title=BFI - Britain's Most Watched TV - the 1980s|first=|last=|publisher=British Film Institute|date=4 September 2006] The 1981 finale, when Audrey and Richard marry, received 17.80 million viewers. [cite news|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/25years/top10.php?section=events&callyear=1981|title=Highest Rated Programmes - 1981|first=|last=|publisher=Broadcasters' Audience Research Board|date=] The 2007 Christmas Special's overnight viewing figures were 10.10 million, the joint fourth most-watched programme of that day. [cite news|url=http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7160322.stm|title=EastEnders tops Christmas ratings|first=|last=|publisher=BBC|date=26 December 2007]

eries One (1979)

eries Three (1981)

Christmas Special (2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/manor/index.html "To the Manor Born"] at British TV Comedy