Advantages: Classic comedy Disadvantages: Not laugh out loud funny
...his death. Audrey is forced to sell the Manor to Richard De Vere, a nouveau riche who is not even British - his family hark from Eastern Europe. Audrey, however, is not going to give in without a fight. She takes up residence in the Lodge, and makes it quite clear that De Vere will carry on the traditions of the Manor in her honour. Will Audrey be able to make her mark? Or has she met her match in Richard De Vere? Following her success in The Good ... ...chance to have her own show, which developed into three series in the late seventies and early eighties. And although Peter Bowles (De Vere) plays an important role in the show, Keith is very definitely number one, owning the screen from the minute she appears. Audrey is a very strong-willed woman, used to getting her own way even when her husband was alive, and a little problem like Richard De Vere will not stand in her way. Just as the audience ...
sunmeilan 02.04.2008
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