Question: who played brabinger in to the manor born
Answer: The other main cast members in the original series are Angela Thorne ( playing Audrey 's old friend Marjory ) , Daphne Heard ( Richard 's mother , Mrs Polouvicka ) , John Rudling ( Brabinger the butler ) , Michael Bilton ( Ned , the odd - job man ) and Gerald Sim ( the Rector ) .