To the Manor Born lead role in "Dinnerladies", as well as lead roles in "Kingdom" and "After You've Gone". The 2007 Christmas special features four of the original cast members: Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles, Angela Thorne, and Gerald Sim. New characters include Alexander Armstrong as Adam fforbes-Hamilton, Audrey's nephew-by-marriage and godson; Alan David as Emmeridge, Audrey and Richard's outspoken butler; and Michael Cochrane as Archie Pennington-Booth, a neighbouring landowner. While the Rector makes only a brief appearance, the other three original characters are main characters throughout and are credited in the opening credits. "To the Manor Born" is set in the fictional village of
Manor House, Raunds a number of sources, including the Victoria County History A more recent study in 1992 by Wessex Archaeology, which discusses previous works and bases its own conclusions for the descent of Gage’s Manor on extensive reference to original documentary sources. It notes that previous names for the building included Hall Farm. It is not possible to be sure exactly who resided in the house at most stages of its history. However, the will of George Gage of Raunds, which was made in June 1557, does specifically refer to “the Manor place of Rauns which I now dwell in”. Manor House,