Manor House (Edwardian Country House) - Episode 6/6

Follow a team of volunteers and a modern family who turn back the clock to recreate life as it was for the upper classes and their servants in a country house in 1910.
This series was was first aired in the UK as The Edwardian Country House
in April, 2002 and was later broadcast in the U.S. on various PBS stations in 2003 as Manor House.

Season 1, Episode 6 -- Aired: 4/30/2003

Winners and Losers

The staff invites the family to a servants' ball downstairs. Also, everyone prepares for their last day in the Manor House.




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• Mini-series

[babyjenks1784]

Mr. Edgar at the end always gets me teary eyed no matter how many times I've watched Manor House.

[moosegeek123]

@babyjenks1784 Me too! I've really enjoyed seeing all of the great comments here about MrEdgar. He has remarkable character. I want to be just like him when I grow up!

[JoshuaRosenberg2010]

The whole series turned out to be a study of human psychology rather than the Edwardians if you ask me. Truly fascinating insight into the human condition.

[kaunas88]

I think that the family would have a more balanced perspective on the period if they had experienced life on the servant´s end. It is all very well to praise an era when living in the lap of total luxury supported by an exploited overworked servant class.

[rocier]

The real star was the cating director. You couldnt possibly pick a more perfect fit for the roles, from the butler, to the chef to sir jon. Not in a million years, not the best actors on the planet could have done a better job

[bumcheeks101]

Do find it amusing though how people comment on here slagging off various people on the programme. Everybody would have acted in exactly the same way depending on their position in the house. If you were upstairs you would have eventually taken advantage of what was given to you and if you were downstairs you would have complained about being taken advantage of. Such is life

[bumcheeks101]

The teacher would have probably been put in prison for practicing homesexuality lol. Definitely Gay, not saying thats a bad thing of course each to their own and all that. Great show though very interesting.

[Philogaia]

I'm almost speechless. This is an amazing example of the 'reality' genre that I usually despise. It is character study, social experiment, and a deeply moving time machine of great personalities and how they can be shaped against their will when dressed up and put into a different environment. Most striking to me was the Lord and Lady, so uncomfortable at first and then growing into their roles as better than everyone. A cautionary tale. And then there is Edgar. Wonderful Edgar.

[ScarlettOBeara]

Mr. Edgar is great......Thanks Moosegeek123 for sharing!

[blondemobile]

Love Mr Edgar!

[marshhen]

What incredibly undemocratic people that couple are. I am amazed that they seem to really have been taken in by their fantasy. When a doctor begins to bemoan equality among human beings, it is clear that a bit of luxury and autocratic power really corrupts even the most ordinary person quite quickly and thoroughly. They sound positively deluded in their statements. I agree with you that this show was a experiment in human behavior.

[marshhen]

The chef was horribly unappreciated by those horrible people. He was right to call that John guy on that. Maybe not during the party, but the fact that immediately the John guy started to insult him because he speaks with a French accent just shows his true character. He was a superb chef and a hero of the show along with several others.

[thenutinahut]

Bravo! Standing ovation. This series is truly a work of art

[orcaartist]

Remember, remember the 5th of November!

I'm sure those upstairs rarely thought of those downstairs the whole three months. And I'm not surprised that "Sir" John loves showing off his Edwardian garb around the manor, but wouldn't dare show his face (or his wife's) dressed in that style out on the town.

I think I would much rather prefer to live downstairs. It seemed like more of a family than what was going on upstairs. Despite the hard times, at least they had each other for company.