Grantleigh
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1979
When her inheritance is eaten up by her late husband's creditors, Audrey fforbes-Hamilton prepares to bid farewell to her beloved manor house, until a mysterious millionaire enters her life.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1979
When her inheritance is eaten up by her late husband's creditors, Audrey fforbes-Hamilton prepares to bid farewell to her beloved manor house, until a mysterious millionaire enters her life.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 7, 1979
Audrey moves out of Grantleigh Manor. Her hopes of seeing the estate run along old lines are dashed when she discovers the new owner's background.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 14, 1979
Audrey takes DeVere to task for failing to turn up in church on Sunday, but then fails to practise what she preaches.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 21, 1979
DeVere moves his multinational grocery business to the manor and crosses swords with Audrey over a fireplace.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 28, 1979
The summer ball for the local hunt is coming up, but with the change in ownership at Grantleigh, there's some confusion over who should arrange the event of the season.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 4, 1979
Despite having come down in the world, Audrey feels appearances demand she take a holiday but dreads leaving her beloved Grantleigh Manor in DeVere's hands. So she picks the only safe week - when DeVere himself is on holiday.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1979
When DeVere decides to film a commercial at the manor, Audrey thinks the world should know the truth about him - and about her.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Dec 25, 1979
Christmas comes but once a year. Perhaps on the Grantleigh estate, that is just as well, as Audrey is determined to carry out her responsibilities as though she still lived at the manor.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1980
Richard offers Ned's services to Audrey in Brabinger's absence but Ned thinks it is all a plot to remove him from his tied cottage so that the new farm manager can move in. Audrey decides to take her revenge.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Oct 12, 1980
One of Audrey's old school friends wants to pay a visit, but she is unaware of the drop in status of the former lady of the manor.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1980
Audrey helps Richard catalogue his antique china, only to discover one piece has been mislaid.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1980
Arthur arrives as usual to help out on the Grantleigh estate, but Audrey can't give him work.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Nov 2, 1980
Fearing that DeVere's plans to enlarge the fields will destroy the surrounding countryside, Audrey leads the local community's campaign to stop him.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1980
Audrey puts her back out fetching in the firewood.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Oct 18, 1981
Audrey upbraids Richard for not sponsoring a charity event in aid of a new scout hut.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 25, 1981
British Rail decide to close down the local station and Audrey goes into battle.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Nov 1, 1981
A repair bill for Audrey's Rolls-Royce finally convinces her to revert to four-legged horsepower.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1981
Audrey starts a business selling honey. A rare bee-eating bird spotted by Marjorie brings lots of people to the village. Audrey sees this as an ideal opportunity to sell her honey.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Nov 15, 1981
DeVere negotiates an important business deal with the beautiful Mademoiselle Dutoit, but when she decides to mix business with pleasure, he invents a wife... Audrey!
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Nov 22, 1981
Richard's business empire hits a serious crisis.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Nov 29, 1981
Audrey's hopes of regaining her position as lady of the manor look like being dashed when Richard's business crisis forces him to sell up.
Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Dec 25, 2007 (60 min)
It is now a quarter of a century since the last visit to Grantleigh Manor. That was the day that the indomitable Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, the dispossessed lady of the manor, finally got around to marrying Richard Devere, her usurper and supermarket tycoon of Czechoslovakian stock. It was a perfect love match, yet their romance was never less than a tempestuous on-off affair due to their one and only source of disagreement - which was pretty much everything.
Audrey and Richard are still living in the manor. Marjory lives in the Lodge. Richard and Audrey's 25th wedding anniversary is coming up, so there is a party to plan. But before that, there is the local two-in-hand horse trial to conquer, as well as Audrey's nephew to attend to. But Richard has a secret which threatens to destroy the community, a happy marriage and a lifetime of friendships.