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BBC Play of the Month

Season 7 (9 Episodes)

Live stage plays adapted for television, airing monthly.

Season 7 Episodes:

Episode 2 Rasputin

2. Rasputin

Aired: Oct 24, 1971

The Tsar's wife, a woman consumed by superstition, becomes intensely fascinat...

Episode 3 Tartuffe

3. Tartuffe

Aired: Nov 27, 1971

Tartuffe, a deceitful character, uses a facade of piety to manipulate Orgon, ...

Episode 4 The Cherry Orchard

4. The Cherry Orchard

Aired: Dec 18, 1971

A once-privileged woman must confront the shocking truth that her family's fo...

Episode 5 Summer and Smoke

5. Summer and Smoke

Aired: Jan 22, 1972

A charming doctor shakes up the life of a repressed spinster, but their whirl...

Episode 6 Stephen D

6. Stephen D

Aired: Feb 19, 1972

Stephen Dedalus comes of age amidst Dublin's tumultuous changes as the 20th c...

Episode 8 Lady Windermere's Fan

8. Lady Windermere's Fan

Aired: May 14, 1972

The impending nuptials of Lord Windermere and Margaret are put to the test as...

Episode 9 Trelawny of the Wells

9. Trelawny of the Wells

Aired: Jun 11, 1972

The esteemed London theatre company is thrown into chaos when its star actres...

Info about BBC Play of the Month

Seasons: 16

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Drama