History Series / ToTheManorBorn

* 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.

* PunBasedTitle: On "to the manner born," from ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''.

* PunBasedTitle: On [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare's]] "to the manner born."

* WidowWoman: Audrey, which she happens to be quietly delighted about! Subverted as of the finale - in which she and Richard happily marry.

''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 (Penelope Keith) 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.

* BigFancyHouse: Grantleigh Manor. It's telling that, though the gayehouse or lodge where Audrey moves is [[BroughtDownToNormal spacious and well-furnished]], she considers it a huge step down from the grandeur of Grantleigh.

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* BigFancyHouse: Grantleigh Manor. It's telling that, though the hunting lodge where Audrey moves is [[BroughtDownToNormal spacious and well-furnished]], she considers it a huge step down from the grandeur of Grantleigh.

* SocietyMarchesOn: 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. That said, his shock at the estate still using horse-drawn plows is understandable.

* DoWrongRight: After running out of honey from her own hives, Audrey buys several jars from one of Richard's grocery stores and changes the labels. He is disappointed - not because of the deception, but because he could have gotten her a gross.

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Though this is a JustifiedTrope, as Richard is Eastern European and his real name is Bedrich Polouvicka. He came to Britain as a child in 1939.

* 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.
* OldRetainer: Brabinger, the butler. He's worked on the estate since he was a child and stays with Audrey even after she moves to the lodge.

* SocietyMarchesOn: 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.

* BigFancyHouse: Grantleigh Manor. It's telling that, though the hunting lodge where Audrey moves is spacious and well-furnished, she considers it a huge step down from the grandeur of Grantleigh.

* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign : Mrs Poo would in reality be unlikely to talk of 'old Czechoslovakia', as, born in 1904, she is 15 years older than Czechoslovakia. Being from Bratislava, she would probably say "We have a saying in old Slovakia".

** In other episode, Audrey uncovers a well-preserved marble fireplace in the lodge. At the same time, she muses to Richard that she misses the fireplace in Grantleigh. Cue Richard replacing the far more beautiful marble fireplace with the comparatively tacky one from Grantleigh.

* SelfMadeMan: Richard. He went from a market barrow to a multimillion supermarket chain.