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Complete collection of episodes of the popular British comedy
starring Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles. Recently widowed Audrey
Fforbes-Hamilton (Keith) is devastated when she is forced to sell
her ancestral home after the death of her husband leaves her in
desperate need of funds. The new owner of Grantleigh Manor,
self-made millionaire Richard De Vere (Bowles) sets about making
changes to the day-to-day running of the manor which, having just
moved into the lodge at the end of the drive, Audrey sees
developing before her. As Audrey decides to educate the new lord of
the manor in his civic duties, a love-hate relationship develops
between the pair with occasional mediation from Audrey's best
friend Marjory (Angela Thorne) and Richard's mother Mrs Poo (Dephne
Heard). Series 1 episodes are: 'Grantleigh', 'All New Together',
'Rhythms of the Earth/Going to Church', 'Nation's Heritage', 'The
Summer Hunt Ball', 'The Grapevine' and 'A Touch of Class'. Series 2
episodes are: 'The Farm Manager', 'The Spare Room', 'Never Be
Alone', 'Tramps and Poachers', 'The Honours List' and 'Vive Le
Sport'. Series 3 episodes are: 'Scout Hut', 'Station Closing',
'Horses Vs. Cars', 'Birds Vs. Bees', 'Cosmetics', 'Business
Troubles' and 'The Wedding'. The collection also includes the
Christmas special 'First Noel' from 1979 and the 2007 25th
anniversary episode.
John Thaw stars in this adaptation of Michelle Magorian's novel.
The outbreak of the Second World War sees nine-year-old Willie
Beech (Nick Robinson) evacuated from London and billeted with
crotchety widower Tom Oakley (Thaw) in the village of Little
Weirwold. Willie is a sad little boy who has not had a happy or
easy life, but he and Tom gradually warm to each other, and a
strong friendship develops between the pair. Tom is therefore
saddened and upset when Willie's mother (Annabelle Apsion)
unexpectedly summons him back to the capital at the height of the
Blitz.
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