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 in Podstolice Manor house in Podstolice Manor house in Podstolice () - historic manor house in Podstolice, in Września Country, in Greater Poland. This is a manor house of wooden construction from 1890, it has a basement and two floors. The building of 1200 m² is surrounded by a hundred-year-old park with a pond. The history of the manor house goes back to the nineteenth century, when the owner of Podstolice village was count Hedogron Kierski. He started the construction of a neoclassical building in 1890. In 1920 the owner of Podstolice was Baron Stronbetzky. In the interwar period it became the