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Ambleforth Manor is a run down country house owned by the Colonel, his new Bulgarian bride and his son and daughter. The house is maintained by a butler, housekeeper and gardener and a decision has been made to open the house to the public to bring in much needed funds.

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    • Apr 12, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    S5 – Ep 4 ‘Starting from Scratch’ written by Fiona Ritchie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 16:16


    More antics from the Colonel’s household and the neighbouring Bossons.

    S5 – Ep 3 ‘Ivanka Disturbs the Peace’ written by Jean Fairbairn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 15:42


    Ivanka is up to her old tricks again causing the Colonel some angst!

    S5 Ep 2 – ‘A Surprising Guest’

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 16:11


    Created by Patrick MacDonald and written by Helen Kewley

    Season 5 – Ep 1 ‘Hair We Go’ written by Fiona Ritchie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 16:45


    Another episode in the lives of the Colonel, his family and the next door neighbours Lord & Lady Bosson.

    S4 Ep 12 – ‘Fifi Joins the Circus’ written by Jean Fairbairn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 14:53


    Agatha is distraught as Fifi is taken with the circus.

    S4 Ep 11 ‘Love is in the Air – or is it?’ written by Helen Kewley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 17:14


    Will Hardy ask Juliette to marry him, listen to see.

    S4 Ep 10 – ‘A Near Cat-Astrophe’ written by Fiona Ritchie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 16:28


    Another episode in the lives of the Colonel and his family and their neighbours Lord & Lady Bosson.

    S4 – Ep 9 ‘Olga Savours the Sweet Smell of Success’ – written by Helen Kewley

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 17:22


    Olga, as always, looking at money making ventures.

    S3 – Ep 8 – ‘Scapegoats’ written by Fiona Ritchie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 16:17


    The lawns at the Bossons and Ambleforth are in trouble!!

    Season 4 – Ep 7 – The Colonel Learns To Fizz’ written by Helen Kewley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 17:00


    The Colonel finds a ‘cure’ for his bad leg!

    Season 4 – ‘A Real Dog’s Dinner’ written by Patrick Ruddy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 16:31


    Lady Bosson puts her highly experienced culinary skills to the test.

    Season 4 – Ep 5 – ‘Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow’ written by Fiona Ritchie

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2024 15:18


    Will Olga take Lady Bosson’s advice and go to her French hairdresser or will the Colonel’s barber suffice?

    ‘Gatecrashing the Bronte Weekend’ written by Jean Fairbairn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 16:47


    Ep 4 – Olga plays a trick on the Colonel to cure him of his gammy leg!

    S4 – Ep 3 ‘Buffet in the Buff’ written by Helen Kewley

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 16:42


    Olga and Lady Bosson decide to give a luncheon to the elite of society with a different slant than usual!

    S4 – Ep 2 ‘Seafood, Pet Food & Servitude’

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 16:38


    written by Fiona Ritchie.  Lady Bosson sends James out to buy ingredients for a bouillabaisse but the family decide on a lesser dish?  Olga is still fixatedon her beloved Hans, what will she be feeding them?

    Season 4 – Ep 1 – ‘Ghostly Goings On at the Ambleforth Dickens Weekend’

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 17:02


    written by Jean Fairbairn.

    Season 3 – Ep 12 – ‘A New Year – A New Business’ written by Fiona Ritchie

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 16:53


    Bringing in the New Year with a new airbnb, will it be successful in 2024 or will it be a failure as with Brightside Funerals.  Only time will tell.

    Ep 11 – ‘The Colonel & Fifi Go Missing’ written by Jean Fairbairn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 15:44


    Did the Colonel try to lose Fifi on purpose, we will never know?

    Season 3 – Ep 10 ‘Hardy Gets On His High Horse’ written by Helen Kewley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 16:32


    An absolute disaster for Brightside Funerals, what is going to happen next?

    Season 3 – Ep 9 ‘Hay & Dray’ written by Fiona Ritchie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 16:59


    Hardy persuades the Colonel to purchase to drays for Brightside Funerals, is this a good purchase?

    Season 3 – Ep 8 – ‘Hans Discovers Lady B’s Cooking Secrets’

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 15:51


    Oh dear, Hans causes a rumpus in the kitchen.

    Season 3 – Ep 7 ‘Romeo Bags His Juliet’ written by Jean Fairbairn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 16:33


    Hardy woes Juliet with his Shakespearean renditions.

    Season 3 – Ep 6 – ‘Horse & Hans’ written by Fiona Ritchie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 16:42


    James has a friend who has some horses for sale.  What will they be like?

    Season 3 – Ep 5 – ‘Olga Reveals All’ written by Helen Kewley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 15:30


    Olga and Amelia are in for a shock.

    S3 – Ep 4 – ‘Fifi Becomes Hans’

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 17:01


    Written by Jean Fairbairn.

    S3 – Ep 3 ‘Trotters for Tea’

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2023 17:07


    Agatha trying out a new recipe to everyone's horror and Hardy has a good idea for Brightside Funerals.  Episode three was written by Fiona Ritchie.

    Season 3 – Ep 2 ‘Hello Mary-Lou’

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 15:57


    Hardy discovers that Mary-Lou is not what she appears, the baby is not his, time to say goodbye.

    Season 3 – Ep1 – ‘Charred Remains’

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 14:18


    Oh dear, Agath's cooking.  When will she learn?  The hearse has been parked on the next estate much to the annoyance of Lady Bosson.

    Season 2 – Ep 12 – ‘A New Sofa for Christmas’

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 15:01


    The Colonel finds free antique furniture, not to Olga's liking.

    S2 – Ep 11 ‘The Dinner Party’

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 16:59


    Olga holds a dinner party and gleans all the information she can on Mary-Lou, who comes from a very rich American family.  Olga is delighted.

    Season 2 – Ep 10 ‘Fireworks’

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 14:51


    James is still hiding and there is an announcement of three pregnancies?

    Season 2 – Ep 9 – ‘Decline & Fall’

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022 18:04


    written by Patrick MacDonald & Jackie Tevlin.  James is in troube!!!

    Season 2 – Ep 8 – ‘Sylvan Glade

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022 19:56


    Yet another disaster for Brightside Funerals for the inhabitants of Ambleforth Manor, how long can this continue?  A great script from Patrick Macdonald & Jacqui Tevlin.

    Season 2 – Ep 7 – Schafernaker – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 16:40


    Another funeral for the residents of Ambleforth Manor to organise, is Young Arthur up to the task?

    Episode 6 – ‘Nightmare’

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 21:51


    Lord Bossom's sleep is interrupted by his nemesis Mr Gellatti and Farm Shop Girl.  Superbly written by Patrick MacDonald and Jackie Tevlin.

    S2 Ep 5 ‘The Lottery Ticket’

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 17:53


    Poor Mr Simpson passed away but he has now missed out on a big win.

    S2 Ep 4 – ‘Onwards & Upwards’

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 17:59


    James has ideas above is station!!

    S2 – Ep 3 ‘The Wake’

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 16:57


    Brightside Funerals, Olga's new enterprise based at the Manor, make a huge mistake by mixing up two clients.  Listen to this hilarious episode, as always, all is well in the end.

    Season 2 – Ep 2 – Inspirations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 17:31


    James has gone freelance, and has definitely gone up in the world and Lord Bosson has decided to embark upon becoming an MP, much to his daughter Juliet's surprise.

    Season 2 – Ep 1 – A New Venture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 20:55


    Welcome to the new series of Ambleforth Manor.  The Colonel and Olga need funds, so they decide to open up a funeral parlour.  What do Laurel & Hardy think about all of this?

    October Scribbler’s Hour

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 42:39


    Last month was aired the final episode in Series 1 of Ambleforth Manor.  Listen to an interview with the writer Patrick Macdonald, character biopsis from from the actors and a repeat of the very first episode.  Series 2 commences in November.

    Ep 12 – The Bond Film Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 17:17


    This is the final episode in Series 1 where Juliet is delighted to have at least two lines in the Bond film and the Colonel decides to play a game of golf with Lord Bosson.  Lady Bosson is not at all pleased with comments made by her husband and James the butler.  Series Two will commence in November.

    Episode 11 – The James Bond Film Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 17:11


    The next James Bond Film is being filmed on Lord Bosson's Estate. Can Olga really pilot a helicopter?

    Episode 10 – The Bond Film Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 16:52


    A film crew move in next door to the Colonel, who is not too happy.

    Episode 9 – The Tank

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2021 13:59


    The Colonel decides to get Olga a tank with devastating circumstances for the neighbours!!

    Episode 8 – A Visit to the Neighbours

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 17:57


    Meet Lord & Lady Bosson and their daughter Juliet, a thespian!

    Episode 7 – Charles 1st Reverses History

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 13:24


    A fundraising event does not go exactly to plan, but Cromwell and Charles 1st's ghosts reverse history.

    Episode 6 – ‘The Easter Egg Hunt’

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 14:07


    Bunnies galore - another money making disaster from all at Ambleforth Manor.

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