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SITCOM legend Peter Bowles left his £300,000 estate to his wife and three children. The star of BBC’s To The Manor Born died of cancer aged 85 in March.

SUAVE actor Peter Bowles was Britain’s favourite toff – despite being the son of servants and growing up in modest circumstances. Peter, who died yesterday of cancer aged 85, shot to stardom as nouveau riche supermarket owner Richard DeVere in BBC sitcom To The Manor Born from 1979 to 1981.

Beloved British actor Peter Bowles, who starred in BBC sitcom To The Manor Born, has died aged 85, his agent has confirmed.

BBC sitcom follows the trials and tribulations of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton - an upper-class woman who, upon the death of her husband, has to move out of her beloved manor house to the estate's old lodge.Her beloved manor is then bought by Richard DeVere - a quirky millionaire supermarket owner originally from Czechoslovakia.The feuding pair endure a love-hate relationship throughout the series as they bicker over the manor and the way in which it should be run.However, they eventually resolved their differences in the final episode in 1981, when they tied the knot after years of arguments.In the show's 2007 special, the bickering lovebirds celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.The legendary sitcom has featured an array of talented stars