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Penelope Keith stars in the much-loved sitcom about an aristocrat forced to part with her family home. When her husband's death leaves her financially strapped, Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton has no choice but to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate. With butler Brabinger in tow, she decamps to the tiny Old Lodge cottage, where she keeps a close - and disapproving - eye on the new squire: the nouveau riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale food magnate of Czech descent.

In the genteel village of Tolethorp, social warfare is waged not with weapons but with whispers, as Lady Lavinia Locke and the widowed Countess Henrietta Cavendish vie for unquestioned supremacy. Their carefully balanced rivalry is upended by the arrival of a wealthy American family whose money, manners, and modernity threaten to upend tradition itself. In a town where reputation reigns, change may prove the most dangerous adversary of all.Kanaan Hesseling as Game MasterKitty Inouye as Lavinia LockeOwen Inouye as Jesse VanderbiltBeverly Dennison as Henrietta Cavendish

Narrated by Mara Wilson Set in the early 1990s, the long-awaited tenth novel in Armistead Maupin’s beloved and enduring Tales of the City series follows the adventures of Mona Ramsey, now the widowed Lady of a glorious old manor in Britain’s golden Cotswolds, and her fabulous adopted son...

When Julia Coleman meets Flynn Carter again in the cosy village of Heartcross it can only mean trouble. Flynn might be rich, brooding and sexy, but Julia knows first-hand he’s ruthless, and she plans to watch his every move. When Julia discovers Flynn’s plans for beautiful Starcross Manor her greatest fears come true. Because Flynn’s dreams of turning Starcross into a luxury hotel could ruin Julia’s dreams...and finish off the community of Heartcross for good.

THE MANOR HOUSE MURDER MYSTERY AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT 'What's better than a good crime novel? I'll tell you - a spoof crime novel, by the absurdly funny and clever Fergus Craig' MIRANDA HART 'We all need more laughs like this' AISLING BEA Detective Roger LeCarre. Scourge of crime. Guardian of...

UK comedian The Honourable Tom Houghton takes us inside Britain’s stately homes, castles and country estates to hear about their local histories, the scandals, the mysteries and occasionally the odd ghost that makes up the fabric of what they are. These are the tales you won’t hear in the guidebook.

ENTER IF YOU DARE! Your two ghostly hosts Christopher R. Pumpkins and Christina Cadavers are just dying to dissect and dismember everything about Halloween and beyond...(the grave). Let our lifelong obsession with the strange and unusual be your companion as we dig into movies, shows, literature, haunted history, decorations, nostalgia, and any other curiosities that creep our way. If you love feeling that spooky vibe all year long, then join us here every week when the daylight hours have passed, to celebrate and treat every Halloween…LIKE IT'S YOUR LAST!

Hello and welcome to Body Count, a history podcast where we gab about death and disaster through the ages, highlighting figures, single events, time periods, whatever it may be that resulted in someone, or as is usually the case, a lot of someones dying. Hosted by Jessica Manor and Kara DiDomizio.

We talk about the things no one else will. Listen in if you want to hear the wild and hilarious stories of everyday people. You may learn a thing or two while you're at it. #InspiredByBorat

Small town journalists have truly unique personal stories. Matt Schorr chats with reporters about their funny and weird experiences.

The ongoing saga of an award-winning journalist trying to make it as a family man, despite having no idea what he's doing.

‘Warming and lighthearted… this is a novel that leaves you romanticising crumbling mansions and the brooding bachelors hiding in their mazes’ Megan Clawson, author of Falling Hard for the Royal Guard 'Charming! Small rural town, rolling hills, and an old manor house, all embraced in a...