Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1072 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-02-11
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 56 minutes

DVD Description
For many To The Manor Bornwas the 80s comedy series - pitting one of Britain's best-loved actresses (Penelope Keith, The Good Life) with legendary charmer Peter Bowles, in a comedy of class and culture. This 25th-anniversary Christmas 2007 reunion special sees the original stars reunited for a final, one-off episode.

Have the years been kind to the relationship between down-on-her-luck Lady Audrey Forbes-Hamilton (Penelope Keith) and the new-monied owner of her family home, Richard De Vere (Peter Bowles)? Have class divides been crossed, prejudices overcome? And can a new generation of Christmas specials be born to fill that Only Fools and Horses-shaped hole in Britain's heart?

Extras: cast and crew interviews.

Synopsis
This special marks the 25th Anniversary of the classic British sitcom, reuniting the original stars for a final, one-off episode.

Customer Reviews

"Oh gosh" as Margery would say.
Having just revisited the entire series on DVD, I was quite keen to see what this special was. Alas, I did not find it particularly amusing or entertaining and certainly not as witty and well played as the original series. It's always a little disconcerting, I suppose, to suddenly see actors much older than you would like to remember them as being. Whatever the motive for making this special, it really doesn't do justice to the series. It satisfied my morbid curiosity to see the surviving cast members as they are now but it was hardly a 58 minute rollicking romp on a par with the original.

A welcome return to one of the best classic sitcoms ever
I loved the original series of To The Manor Born and was hopeing the 25th anniversary reunion special would be up to scratch. Luckerly it was - it was just like watching the old series. Peter Bowles, Penelope Keith and Angela Thorne settled back into their old roles - it was like they had never been away. Obviously some of the original cast have sadly passed on but most of the surviving cast including the Rector were back. To add to the enjoyment the old locations have been used too.

The dvd includes the reunion special as well as a making of featurette. I would personally love to see them make another series, or at least another special. Fingers crossed !

dire
i cant believe the ratings that this got, the acting was for the most part appalling as were the gags. a shame, as the original series were so much better. avoid this horror if you have fond memories of the original show.