Manor House: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Manor House, also known as The Edwardian Country House, was an acclaimed British mini-series in the reality tv genre, produced by Channel 4. It was first aired in the UK in April 2002 and was later broadcast in the U.S. on various PBS stations in 2003 as Manor House, where extra footage was added. In the series the Olliff-Cooper family are given the identities of turn-of-the-century aristocrats and housed in Manderston, an opulent Scottish country house, where they live for three months in the Edwardian style. Mr. and Dr. Olliff-Cooper become Sir John Olliff-Cooper, Bt, and Lady Olliff-Cooper. Interest and conflict is provided by the 14 servants, portrayed by individuals from several walks of life. Chief among these was Hugh Edgar, an architect from Surrey, who was cast in the role of the butler.

Series details

• Title: Manor House
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2003-04-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-04-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21385
• IMDb ID: tt0339957
• TVDB ID: 72507

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-04-28; final listed air date 2003-04-30; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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