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To The Manor Born .
The theme for To The Manor Born is simple: Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, a typical upper class British lady, is overjoyed when her husband dies as she is left in sole possession of the Grantleigh Estate she is finally rich beyond her dreams and free at last. Unfortunately before she's finished celebrating (since when was champagne served at a funeral?) she discovers that her late husband was bankrupt and the only way to pay the debt is to sell the Manor. Her beloved home is sold to Richard DeVere, a businessman. He may be top of a multi-national company, but "at bottom he's a grocer." Finding out that he is originally from Czechoslovakia (and Poland) doesn't improve her mood and she is therefore openly antagonistic from the moment he takes up residence in the Manor. She moves to the Lodge, which is just down the drive from the Manor so she can keep a close eye on him. This is the beginning of a great comedy love hate relationship.
To The Manor Born DVD Box set has the complete series every episode and is like a long film divided up. It has a definite beginning and the same theme carries through the changing seasons leading to a definite end. More ofthen than not the story is like this: Richard does something Audrey doesn't like, she takes him to task about it and generally acts like she still owns the place, he doesn't take a blind bit of notice, war is declared and in the end someone wins. Eventually both parties learn something: Audrey, that change is sometimes necessary and breeding and heritage aren't the only things that matter, and Richard, that the old ways of doing things are often best and traditions can be important.The disagreements are usually based on the fact that Richard wants to bring Grantleigh up to date whereas Audrey's opinion is that it's been managed perfectly well for the past 400 years so change is criminal. By the second series they have come to accept (if not understand) each other so the atmosphere is much more friendly with only occasional lapses into argument.
There were three series made in total and each one has a slightly different tone . The first series is a succession of conflicts with a definite air of competition; even though it's evident that both characters are attracted to each other they can't seem to agree on anything for more than five minutes so there are many sharp exchanges as they test each other's strength. Understanding has arrived by the third series, and this one has a much more flirtatious tone; while Audrey continues to want her own way she doesn't grumble for long as Richard can easily charm her out of her mood.
When the Boat Comes In.
When the Boat Comes In is a period drama set in the North of the UK. Gallowshields on Tyneside is the scenen between the World Wars, follows the trials and tribulations of former sergeant Jack Ford and the Seaton family as they deal with the aftermath of the Great War, the great depression of the 1920s, trade union activists and an uncaring society.
The whole series can be bought on this When The Boat Comes In DVD Box Set
Ford has had his fill of struggle in the trenches and is now determined to make something of himself afterwards. In the event, he uses cunning, guile, and an enormous degree of cynicism to make and lose two fortunes and any number of friends...