The Magic of Television: Part 1

In Episode 2: "All New Together," Marjory Frobisher and the Vicar meet outside the Old Lodge. They gaze down the drive at the manor, where a moving company is packing up Audrey's personal possessions. They represent the local community, who never suspected Audrey's husband was deeply in debt, or the day would come when the fforbes-Hamilton family would leave Grantleigh Manor.

When the time comes to depart, Audrey and her butler Brabinger are waved away by the Vicar, Marjory, the cook Mrs. Beecham, a housekeeper, Old Ned, and Linda Cartwright. 

At this point, they don't know where Audrey is moving to, as she has kept her new residence a secret.

To everyone's surprise, they see Audrey's old Rolls Royce stop at the end of the drive. Out pop Audrey, Brabinger, and Audrey's dog Bertie. Suddenly, Marjory realizes the truth: Audrey has used her residual savings, after the sale of the manor, to buy the Old Lodge.

The group outside the manor then greet Richard Devere and his mother as they arrive at their new home.

On the day we visited Cricket St. Thomas, it was already afternoon. We had spent all morning, and the early afternoon at Stonehenge. We hadn't been sure if we would be allowed to enter the grounds, as we were not paying guests. But thankfully the gates were open, and we were allowed to drive down the long, wandering, one-lane road to the manor.

I had read that the manor house lay much farther away from the Old Lodge than it appeared on TV. Still, I was surprised.

But then, that's the magic of television, right?

Dragon Dave