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'''''~~{{subst"PAGENAME}}~~''''' is a late [[The Seventies|Seventies]], early [[The Eighties|Eighties]] [[Britcom]]. [[Upper Class Twit]] Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is forced to sell Grantleigh Manor, the [[Big Fancy House]] which has been in her family for countless generations. To her horror, the historic estate is bought by Richard DeVere, a ''nouveau riche'' supermarket magnate. To make sure he doesn't make a mess of things, she moves into a lodge in the front yard.

'''''To the Manor Born''''' is a late [[The Seventies|Seventies]], early [[The Eighties|Eighties]] [[Britcom]]. [[Upper Class Twit]] Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is forced to sell Grantleigh Manor, the [[Big Fancy House]] which has been in her family for countless generations. To her horror, the historic estate is bought by Richard DeVere, a ''nouveau riche'' supermarket magnate. To make sure he doesn't make a mess of things, she moves into a lodge in the front yard.

As the series went on, Audrey became a [[Defrosting Ice Queen]] and developed a [[Slap Slap Kiss]] relationship with Richard. They had a [[Last-Minute Hookup]] in the [[Grand Finale]].

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* [[Big Fancy House]] (Grantleigh Manor)

* [[Big Fancy House]]: Grantleigh Manor.

* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]] (Audrey)

* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Audrey.

* [[Fallen Princess]] (Audrey, kind of)

* [[Fallen Princess]]: Audrey, kind of.

* [[Ice Cream Koan]] (Mrs Poo's 'old Czechoslovakian' sayings)

* [[Ice Cream Koan]]: Mrs Poo's 'old Czechoslovakian' sayings.

** Most are of the less obscure variety.

* [[Impoverished Patrician]] (Audrey)

* [[Impoverished Patrician]]: Audrey.

* [[Kissing Cousins]] (Audrey's late husband, who died pre-series, was also her cousin)

* [[Kissing Cousins]]: Audrey's late husband, who died pre-series, was also her cousin.

* [[Last-Minute Hookup]]

* [[Last-Minute Hookup]]{{context}}

* [[National Health Service]]

* [[National Health Service]]{{context}}

* [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent]] (Justified: Richard is Eastern European and his real name is Bedrich Polouvicki, but he came to Britain as a child in 1939.)

* [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent]]: Justified: Richard is Eastern European and his real name is Bedrich Polouvicki, but he came to Britain as a child in 1939.

* [[Pre-Approved Sermon]]

* [[Pre-Approved Sermon]]{{context}}

* [[Pun-Based Title]] (on "to the manner born")

* [[Pun-Based Title]]: on "to the manner born".

* [[Road Sign Reversal]]

* [[Road Sign Reversal]]{{context}}

* [[Upper Class Twit]] (Audrey)

* [[Upper Class Twit]]: Audrey.

* [[The Vicar]] (The Rector)

* [[The Vicar]]: The Rector.

* [[Video Inside, Film Outside]]

* [[Video Inside, Film Outside]]{{context}}

* [[Well-Intentioned Replacement]] (the honey)

* [[Well-Intentioned Replacement]]: the honey.