Penelope Keith win the 1976 Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for the play "Donkeys' Years". She became a household name in the UK playing Margo Leadbetter in the sitcom "The Good Life" (1975–78), winning the 1977 BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance. In 1978, she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for "The Norman Conquests". She then starred as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in the sitcom "To the Manor Born" (1979–81), a show that received audiences of more than 20 million. She went on to star in another six sitcoms, including "Executive Stress" (1986–88), "No Job for a Lady"
Trish Van Devere also starred alongside Peter Falk in a 1978 episode of the detective series "Columbo" entitled "Make Me a Perfect Murder", in which she portrayed a TV producer who murders her ex-lover. After a long acting career, Van Devere settled down in Broad Beach, Malibu, California with her husband. After five years of living in Broad Beach, Van Devere and Scott moved to Retreat Court, a gated community in Malibu. When Scott was aged 67 and Van Devere was in her 50s, the couple adopted George Dressel Scott, the son of Van Devere's brother, George Dressel. On June 22, 2017, a