Product Details

• Actors: Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles, Angela Thorne, Daphne Heard, John Rudling
• Writers: Peter Spence
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Closed-captioned, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 5
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Worldwide
• DVD Release Date: September 9, 2008
• Run Time: 650 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001B3LIPG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,454 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "To the Manor Born: The Complete Collection (Silver Anniversary Edition)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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110 of 113 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Re-release of great series, July 2, 2008

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Eric Pregosin (New Carrollton, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To the Manor Born: The Complete Collection (Silver Anniversary Edition) (DVD)

This very witty BBC series of the 70s stars Penelope Keith (formerly of The Good Life aka Good Neighbors) and Peter Bowles (many many supporting dramatic roles). When rich from birth Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton (Keith) loses her husband, she learns that he left her completely penniless and is forced to auction off the family manor. The estate gets bought Richard Devere (Bowles) an eccentric millionaire in the food business. Moving into a small cottage on the estate, Audrey with help from her friend Marjorie and her butler spends the next few years doing everything her power to get her ancestral home and place in society back including falling in love with the new "Lord of the Manor". This newly released set includes a newly released "silver anniversary" reunion disc which is also available separately for those of you who (like me) own the earlier released set. Chances are the earlier (blue) set will eventually get discontinued, so like series (plural) like Vicar of Dibley and others that have released revised box sets (years after previous releases of the "complete series"), the deal is this: if you have the old set like me, order the separate copy of the silver anniversary disc, if you don't, then order this set (currently a better price than the older set alone) and you'll get all the discs together.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Britcoms Gets an Anniversary Special, July 27, 2008

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Movie Mania "DVD Collector" (Southern Calfornia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To the Manor Born: The Complete Collection (Silver Anniversary Edition) (DVD)

To the Manor Born is the second best Britcom behind Butterflies. Twenty five years has passed since Audrey and Richard finally tied the knot. This rerelease is the fantastic orignal series plus the new 25th Anniversary Christmas special (which has not been shown in the US!!)

This dvd set contains all 21 episodes from the original 3 series plus the 25th Anniversary hourlong special.

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton's (Penolope Keith) husband has passed away (but she is really not mourning it). He has left her virtually penniless and she must save her family home (which she is mourning). The manor is sold to a self made foreign millionaire, Richard DeVere (Peter Bowles). While Audrey despises everything Richard stands for but there is definite sexual tension between them. With help of best friend Marjorie (Angela Thorne) and Richard's mother, Mrs. Poo (Daphhe Heard), Richard and Audrey will find happiness. The series finale ends with two happy endings (I won't spoil it but it will not surprise you.)

Jump 25 years later, it's the Dever's 25th Wedding Anniversary and Audrey is going to celebrate it in style but it is going to take everyone's effort to save the day and the town.

This is one of the best comedy series ever (British or American). It has witty writing, razor sharp direction and a perfect cast. Penelope Keith has proven to be one of Britan's great comic geniouses (she has had over half a dozen hit comedies.)

Just buy this set and just plan and laugh alot.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Set, September 30, 2008

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This review is from: To the Manor Born: The Complete Collection (Silver Anniversary Edition) (DVD)

If you're a fan of the show then you must have this dvd set. The transfer quality is excellent. I have one suggestion though...for some reason they put the Christmas special at the end of the dvd set and it really should be watched after the first dvd so it is in sequence with the series.