Angela Thorne Angela Thorne Angela Thorne (born 25 January 1939) is an English actress of stage, television and film who is best known for her roles in "To the Manor Born", as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton's best friend Marjory Frobisher, and as Margaret Thatcher in "Anyone for Denis?" Angela Thorne was born in Karachi, British India, in 1939. The daughter of an Indian Army doctor father, William Herbert Alfred Thorne, and a teacher mother, Sylvia (Leslie), she spent the first five years of her life in India. She was later a pupil at Farlington School in Horsham, West Sussex. She trained for the stage
To the Manor Born a programme to feature Keith. Thinking of Keith's character in "The Good Life", Spence had the idea of an upper-class version of Margo Leadbetter and, from the account from the comedian, came up with Audrey fforbes-Hamilton. Instead of a Cockney comedian as the new owner of the manor, Spence decided on an American who sees the manor while in England looking for his roots. The American later discovers he is descended from the fforbes-Hamiltons. This was made into a radio pilot in 1976 with Bernard Braden as the American, but was never broadcast because of the interest to make it