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Episode Guide


Note: no episode titles or numbers are shown on-screen; they are numbered here in the order in which they were aired on BBC1. Original air dates are included for each episode.

Episode 1 // 30 September 1979
Just as Audrey takes sole possession of Grantleigh, she discovers she is bankrupt and must sell it.

Episode 2 // 7 October, 1979
The old order changes, as Audrey leaves Grantleigh and Richard moves in--but it doesn't change much, as she doesn't move far.

Episode 3 // 14 October 1979
Richard's first week at Grantleigh is a lesson in the duties of the squire.

Episode 4 // 21 October 1979
Renovations at the manor mean musical fireplaces at the lodge; and Richard asks for Audrey's help.
 
Episode 5 // 28 October 1979
The arrival of the Hunt Ball gives Audrey an opportunity to show Richard how necessary she still is; but Richard has a plan of his own.

Episode 6 // 4 November 1979
Audrey's plan for a faux vacation gives Marjory a chance to spend time with Richard.

Episode 7 // 11 November 1979
Money woes are becoming acute at the lodge, as Audrey is cut off at the grocers and the bank.

Episode 8 // 25 December 1979
Christmas at Grantleigh gives Audrey another grievance against Richard.

Episode 9 // 5 October 1980
Ned is a rather poor substitute for an ailing Brabinger, and when Richard hires a new farm foreman, Audrey fears she'll be forever lumbered with the rustic butler.

Episode 10 // 12 October 1980
An old school friend, much changed, arrives for a weekend with Audrey and finds Richard at his most charming, and Audrey at her most chagrined.

Episode 11 // 19 October 1980
When a priceless antique vanishes from the manor, Richard finds Audrey's behavior very suspicious.

Episode 12 // 26 October 1980
Richard's tolerance of Audrey's insistence on Grantleigh tradition is strained when she demands he take in a tramp.

Episode 13 // 2 November 1980
Audrey has yet another grievance against Richard when he fails to attend a lecture on nature conservancy.

Episode 14 // 9 November 1980
When Audrey throws her back out, she is forced to endure the embarrassment of the National Health Service.

Episode 15 // 18 October 1981
Audrey's work with the Girl Guides has the expected results.

Episode 16 // 25 October 1981
When the local rail station announces plans to close down, Audrey goes into action to save it; but Richard has plans of his own.

Episode 17 // 1 November 1981
When Audrey can't afford to repair her car, she decides to wage a campaign against the automobile--just as Richard and his mother scheme to buy her a new one.

Episode 18 // 8 November 1981
Beekeeping, Audrey's latest money-making scheme, falls afoul of Marjory's conservationist efforts when a rare bird sets up shop near the apiary.

Episode 19 // 15 November 1981
Audrey poses as Richard's wife to help him land a big cosmetics account for Cavendish.

Episode 20 // 22 November 1981
When Richard's board of directors threatens to oust him from the chairmanship of Cavendish Foods, Audrey steps in with some help from her family.

Episode 21 // 29 November 1981
Audrey's uncle dies suddenly, leaving Richard without help in his battle for Cavendish Foods--but Audrey is left with the last laugh.


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