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BBC Play of the Month (1965) is a drama web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch BBC Play of the Month online in HD.

BBC Play of the Month — Storyline

A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: James MacTaggart

BBC Play of the Month — Series Details

BBC Play of the Month — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Luther (1965-10-19) — During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
• E2: A Passage to India (1965-11-16) — Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English edu
• E3: The Joel Brand Story (1965-12-14)
• E4: Gordon of Khartoum (1966-01-18) — The story of Charles 'Chinese' Gordon, a brilliant but eccentric military commander, and his death defending Khartoum in 1885.
• E5: Where Angels Fear to Tread (1966-02-15) — After a rich Edwardian widow impulsively marries a handsome but poor Tuscan dentist and dies in childbirth, her English in-laws try to gain custody of the baby.
• E6: Lee Oswald: Assassin (1966-03-15) — The life of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who shot President John F. Kennedy, as reported to the Warren Commission enquiry into the circumstances of the assassination.
• E7: Make Me an Offer (1966-04-12) — Antique dealer Charlie yearns to own a beautiful Portland vase.
• E8: Death of a Salesman (1966-05-24) — Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family: Willy's long-suffering wife Linda, and
• E9: The Devil's Eggshell (1966-06-28) — The discovery of mysterious egg-shaped objects at the sites of a series of disasters lead people to believe that we are being attacked by alien beings, but it is revealed to be a c

Season 2

• E1: Defection! The Case of Colonel Petrov (1966-09-27) — A dramatisation of the defection of Soviet intelligence officer Vladimir Petrov, who, fueled by disillusionment with the Soviet system and his fear of returning, led to a Royal Com
• E2: Days to Come (1966-10-25) — Set in a future where people peacefully coexist in a sealed bubble, they are divided into four levels — Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and deviants unable to conform. Elizabeth hails from a B
• E3: Corridors of Power (1966-11-22) — Concerns the attempts of an English MP to influence the country's policy on nuclear weapons in the 1950s.
• E4: The Making of Jericho (1966-12-20)
• E5: The Cabinet Makers (1967-03-14)

Season 3

• E1: Girls in Uniform (1967-10-15)
• E2: The Moon and Sixpence (1967-11-12) — Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, Charles Strickland is a middle-aged stockbroker who abandons his middle-classed life, his family, his duties to start painting, what he has al
• E3: Romeo and Juliet (1967-12-03) — Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer
• E4: The Parachute (1968-01-21) — As the Nazis grow ever more powerful, Werner Roger grows up in an aristocratic household, hating his domineering father and making enemies in high places.
• E5: Cyrano de Bergerac (1968-02-11) — Long-nosed Cyrano de Bergerac helps an army officer woo Roxanne, the woman he loves.
• E6: Ghosts (1968-03-17) — A young student idealizes the lives of the inhabitants of a stylish Stockholm apartment building, only to find that it a nest of betrayal and sickness.
• E7: The Corn Is Green (1968-04-14) — A schoolteacher mentors a talented young miner and seeks to get him into a university.
• E8: The Tempest (1968-05-12) — The magician Prospero, once Duke of Milan, now rules a small, enchanted island – but a storm brings visitors from the past.
• E9: The Old Ladies (1968-06-09) — A trio of middle-aged women set up housekeeping together.
• E10: Man and Superman (1968-07-07) — John Tanner is determined not to lose his independence – which comes under threat when he falls in love with an ardent feminist.
• E11: Hay Fever (1968-08-04) — Weekend guests of the Bliss family finds their hosts distinctly eccentric.

Season 4

• E1: St. Joan (1968-09-01) — In 15th century France, a teenage peasant leads the army to victories against the English after claiming she has heard the voices of saints.
• E2: The Male Animal (1968-10-13) — The Midwestern University trustees have forced three teachers out for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild-mannered English professor Tommy Turner
• E3: The Seagull (1968-11-17) — Aging actress Arkidana pays summer visits to her brother Sorin and son Konstantin on a country estate. On one occasion, she brings with her Trigorin, a successful novelist. Meanwhi
• E4: Waters of the Moon (1968-12-24) — Lonely people in a quiet hotel find their lives shaken up by the arrival of the glamorous, assertive Helen Lancaster.
• E5: Mary, Queen of Scots (1969-01-12) — Mary Stuart, named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She's imprisoned at 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English
• E6: Maigret at Bay (1969-02-09) — Maigret responds to a call from a young woman in the middle of the night, but he then finds himself accused of raping her. He is forced to clear his name, and search for what had r
• E7: Relatively Speaking (1969-03-02) — Ginny plots to keep her affair with the much older (and married) Philip from her regular boyfriend Greg.
• E8: Julius Caesar (1969-04-13) — Highly-placed Romans plot the murder of Julius Caesar.
• E9: An Ideal Husband (1969-05-11) — Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past

Season 5

• E1: The Heiress (1969-10-12) — A naive young woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
• E2: Charley's Aunt (1969-11-23) — Charley and Jack pressure classmate Fancourt to pose as Charley's aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward
• E3: The Marquis (1969-12-14)
• E4: Three Sisters (1970-01-18) — In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, Olga, Irina, Masha, and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their return to Moscow, where life is charming and stimulat
• E5: In Good King Charles's Golden Days (1970-02-15)
• E6: Separate Tables (1970-03-15) — The stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth.
• E7: Howards End (1970-04-19) — A businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman.
• E8: The Rivals (1970-05-15) — A glittering "fancy-dress" comedy that bubbles over with the wit and humour of Richard Sheridan, and characters like Mrs Malaprop and Sir Anthony Absolute, "the very pineapple of p

Season 6

• E1: Macbeth (1970-09-20) — Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays
• E2: Ross (1970-10-18) — Ross, it seems, is just an ordinary airman in the RAF, albeit more private, more of a loner, than most. But why is he so alarmingly scarred, and who is he, really?
• E3: Uncle Vanya (1970-11-08) — A retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased; her mother and brother
• E4: Five Finger Exercise (1970-12-24) — A long-married couple are at war with each other and with their teenage son and daughter. The presence of a handsome young tutor complicates and sensitizes the savage domestic tens
• E5: Act of Betrayal (1971-01-03) — Mr. Norton asks the Jacksons to let someone be a lookout for a mystery man. When Gordon Lonsdale is seen visiting the Krogers across the road, MI5 decides to use the Jacksons' home
• E6: Candida (1971-02-21) — Idealistic Reverend Morell tries to unite Socialism and Christianity.
• E7: The Wild Duck (1971-03-21) — A loving family's world is shattered by an old friend's arrival, carrying a dark secret.
• E8: Don Juan in Hell (1971-04-25) — In Hell, Don Juan argues with the Devil, and confronts a woman from his past.
• E9: Platonov (1971-05-23) — A brilliant fellow, Platonov, and he might be a good husband, too — if only women would let him.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does BBC Play of the Month have? 16 season(s) with 128 episodes.

Who created BBC Play of the Month? James MacTaggart.

Where can I watch BBC Play of the Month? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.