Peter Bowles, star of To The Manor Born and The Irish RM, dies aged 84

It was his moustached character in To The Manor Born for which Bowles was best known

enelope Keith, as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, with Peter Bowles who played her wealthy would be suitor, Richard DeVere in To The Manor Born

To The Manor Born star Peter Bowles has died from cancer at the age of 85.

Bowles was best known for his role as Richard DeVere in the BBC sitcom which aired from 1979 to 1981, starring as the self-made businessman alongside Penelope Keith, with the pair reprising their roles in a 2007 special.