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ActorAllusion: Deliberate in the case of Creator/PenelopeKeith. The show was conceived when one of the writers thought, "What if Margo from ''Series/TheGoodLife'' was as rich and sophisticated as she pretends to be?"
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ActorAllusion: Deliberate in the case of Creator/PenelopeKeith. The show was conceived when one of the writers thought, "What if Margo from ''Series/TheGoodLife'' was as rich and sophisticated as she pretends to be?"
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* DescriptionCut: In the first episode, Mrs Polouvicka compares moving to the Manor to leaving Czechoslovakia as a refugee in 1939: "To leave one's home forever, with only a handful of personal possessions." Cut to their car driving to the Manor, followed by three huge removal vans.
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* NoIndoorVoice: When a group of soldiers are helping to set up tables for the village fete, they are commanded by a sergeant who relays all Audrey's orders to his men at top volume.
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''To the Manor Born'' was a BritCom created and written by Peter Spence that ran for three series from 1979-81 and a Christmas special in 2007. UpperClassTwit Audrey fforbes-Hamilton (Creator/PenelopeKeith) is forced to sell Grantleigh Manor, the BigFancyHouse which has been in her family for countless generations. To her horror, the historic estate is bought by Richard [=DeVere=] (Peter Bowles), a NouveauRiche supermarket magnate. To make sure he doesn't make a mess of things, she moves into a lodge in the front yard.
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''To the Manor Born'' was a BritCom created and written by Peter Spence that ran for three series from 1979-81 and a Christmas special in 2007. UpperClassTwit Audrey fforbes-Hamilton (Creator/PenelopeKeith) is forced to sell Grantleigh Manor, the BigFancyHouse which has been in her family for countless generations. To her horror, the historic estate is bought by Richard [=DeVere=] (Peter Bowles), (Creator/PeterBowles), a NouveauRiche supermarket magnate. To make sure he doesn't make a mess of things, she moves into a lodge in the front yard.
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* ValuesResonance: In TheEighties, Richard's plan to turn Grantleigh Estate into a commercial farm for his business is seen as forward-thinking and modern, while Audrey's attempts to prevent Grantleigh changing is framed as her being an old-fashioned traditionalist. Nowadays we know how ecologically destructive Richard's intensive factory farming practices are, so Audrey appears ahead of her time.
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* FishOutOfWater:
** In addition to doing without the luxuries of living in the manor and following the social set on their routine vacations, Audrey has to contend with more mundane issues, such as shopping at the cash and carry and seeing her doctor as a National Health patient.
** When Brabinger goes away on sick leave, Ned is brought in to take his place. Being a groundskeeper and not a butler, he's a bit out of his depth.
** In addition to doing without the luxuries of living in the manor and following the social set on their routine vacations, Audrey has to contend with more mundane issues, such as shopping at the cash and carry and seeing her doctor as a National Health patient.
** When Brabinger goes away on sick leave, Ned is brought in to take his place. Being a groundskeeper and not a butler, he's a bit out of his depth.
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Alhough this is a JustifiedTrope, as Richard is Eastern European and his real name is Bedrich Polouvicek. He came to Britain as a child in 1939 so has had plenty of time to cultivate an English accent.
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Alhough this is a JustifiedTrope, as Richard is Eastern European and his real name is Bedrich Polouvicek. He came to Britain as a child in 1939 so has had plenty of time to cultivate an English accent.accent - possibly on purpose, given his rebranding himself with an English identity.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Although Richard's role as lord of the manor only gives him a limited window to keep the local railway line open before the terms of the land agreement expire, he takes advantage of the position to charter a private train for himself to go to London.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Although Richard's role as lord of the manor only gives him a limited window to keep the local railway line open before the terms of the land agreement expire, he takes advantage of the position to charter a private train for himself to go to London.
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* ReadTheFinePrint: In one episode, Audrey is campaigning against the closure of the local railway station, and quotes a provision in the Act of Parliament establishing the line that it can't be closed without the approval of the Lord of the Manor -- who is, currently, Richard. Richard (who secretly wants the station closed, so he can buy the site for a grocery store) takes the trouble to check the actual wording of the Act, and discovers that the provision does exist, but expires so soon that he'd only be able to delay the closure by a few days.
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* ReadTheFinePrint: In one episode, Audrey is campaigning against the closure of the local railway station, and quotes a provision in the Act of Parliament establishing the line that it can't be closed without the approval of the Lord of the Manor -- who is, currently, Richard. Richard (who secretly wants the station closed, so he can buy the site for a grocery store) takes the trouble to check the actual wording of the Act, and discovers that the provision does exist, but expires so soon that he'd only be able to delay the closure by a few days. (In the end it becomes academic as the rail line is kept in operation to serve a new school for the area.)
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* MalingeringRomancePloy: After Audrey injures her back, she prolongs her "suffering" to keep Richard visiting and bringing her flowers and chocolates. When he invites her on a skiing holiday in Switzerland, she has to accelerate her perceived recovery to not miss out.
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* MyBelovedSmother: Mrs Polouvicka.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Though this is a JustifiedTrope, as Richard is Eastern European and his real name is Bedrich Polouvicek. He came to Britain as a child in 1939 so has had plenty of time to cultivate an English accent.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Though this is a JustifiedTrope, as Richard is Eastern European and his real name is Bedrich Polouvicek. He came to Britain as a child in 1939 so has had plenty of time to cultivate an English accent.
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* MyBelovedSmother: Mrs Mrs. Polouvicka.
* NoCanOpener: Audrey and Marjorie are on a picnic. Audrey is a bit miffed that sardine tins don't have keys anymore, and then they discover they forgot the can opener.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent:Though Alhough this is a JustifiedTrope, as Richard is Eastern European and his real name is Bedrich Polouvicek. He came to Britain as a child in 1939 so has had plenty of time to cultivate an English accent.
* NoCanOpener: Audrey and Marjorie are on a picnic. Audrey is a bit miffed that sardine tins don't have keys anymore, and then they discover they forgot the can opener.
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