BBC Play of the Month

(10/19/1965–09/12/1983)

Drama

BBC One (GB)90 min

Monthly television dramas covering many issues and featuring actors who later became well-known faces on British television.

Source: unknown BBC Play of the Month

Episodes

Season 1

S01E01

Luther

October 19, 1965 at 11:00 AM

S01E02

A Passage to India

November 16, 1965 at 12:00 PM

S01E03

The Joel Brand Story

December 14, 1965 at 12:00 PM

S01E04

Gordon of Khartoum

January 18, 1966 at 12:00 PM

S01E05

Where Angels Fear to Tread

February 15, 1966 at 12:00 PM

S01E06

Lee Oswald Assassin

March 15, 1966 at 12:00 PM

S01E07

Make Me an Offer

April 12, 1966 at 11:00 AM

S01E08

Death of a Salesman

May 24, 1966 at 11:00 AM

S01E09

The Devil's Eggshell

June 28, 1966 at 11:00 AM

Season 2

S02E01

Defection! The Case of Colonel Petrov

September 27, 1966 at 11:00 AM

S02E02

Days to Come

October 25, 1966 at 12:00 PM

S02E03

Corridors of Power

November 22, 1966 at 12:00 PM

S02E04

The Making of Jericho

December 20, 1966 at 12:00 PM

S02E05

The Cabinet Papers

March 14, 1967 at 12:00 PM

Season 3

S03E01

Girls in Uniform

October 15, 1967 at 11:00 AM

S03E02

The Moon and Sixpence

November 12, 1967 at 12:00 PM

S03E03

Romeo and Juliet

December 03, 1967 at 12:00 PM

S03E04

The Parachute

January 21, 1968 at 12:00 PM

S03E05

Cyrano de Bergerac

February 11, 1968 at 12:00 PM

S03E06

Ghosts

March 17, 1968 at 11:00 AM

S03E07

The Corn Is Green

April 14, 1968 at 11:00 AM

S03E08

The Tempest

May 12, 1968 at 11:00 AM

S03E09

The Old Ladies

June 09, 1968 at 11:00 AM

S03E10

Man and Superman

July 07, 1968 at 11:00 AM

S03E11

Hay Fever

August 04, 1968 at 11:00 AM

Season 4

S04E01

Saint Joan

September 01, 1968 at 11:00 AM

S04E02

The Male Animal

October 13, 1968 at 11:00 AM

S04E03

The Seagull

November 17, 1968 at 11:00 AM

S04E04

Waters of the Moon

December 24, 1968 at 11:00 AM

S04E05

Mary, Queen of Scots

January 12, 1969 at 11:00 AM

S04E06

Maigret at Bay

February 09, 1969 at 11:00 AM

S04E07

Relatively Speaking

March 02, 1969 at 11:00 AM

S04E08

Julius Caesar

April 13, 1969 at 11:00 AM

S04E09

An Ideal Husband

May 11, 1969 at 11:00 AM

Season 5

S05E01

The Heiress

October 12, 1969 at 11:00 AM

S05E02

Charley's Aunt

November 23, 1969 at 11:00 AM

S05E03

The Marquise

December 14, 1969 at 11:00 AM

S05E04

The Three Sisters

January 18, 1970 at 11:00 AM

S05E05

In Good King Charles's Golden Days

February 15, 1970 at 11:00 AM

S05E06

Separate Tables

March 15, 1970 at 11:00 AM

S05E07

Howards End

April 19, 1970 at 11:00 AM

S05E08

The Rivals

May 17, 1970 at 11:00 AM

Season 6

S06E01

Macbeth

September 20, 1970 at 11:00 AM

S06E02

Ross

October 18, 1970 at 11:00 AM

S06E03

Uncle Vanya

November 08, 1970 at 11:00 AM

S06E04

Five Finger Exercise

December 24, 1970 at 11:00 AM

S06E05

Act of Betrayal

January 03, 1971 at 11:00 AM

S06E06

Candida

February 21, 1971 at 11:00 AM

S06E07

The Wild Duck

March 21, 1971 at 11:00 AM

S06E08

Don Juan in Hell

April 25, 1971 at 11:00 AM

S06E09

Platonov

May 23, 1971 at 11:00 AM

Season 7

S07E01

A Midsummer Night's Dream

September 26, 1971 at 11:00 AM

S07E02

Rasputin

October 24, 1971 at 11:00 AM

S07E03

Tartuffe

November 28, 1971 at 12:00 PM

S07E04

The Cherry Orchard

December 19, 1971 at 12:00 PM

S07E05

Summer and Smoke

January 23, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S07E06

Stephen D

February 20, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S07E07

The Merchant of Venice

April 16, 1972 at 11:00 AM

S07E08

Lady Windermere's Fan

May 14, 1972 at 11:00 AM

Season 8

S08E01

The Millionairess

September 15, 1972 at 11:00 AM

S08E02

Hedda Gabler

October 20, 1972 at 11:00 AM

S08E03

King Oedipus

November 24, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S08E04

The Magistrate

December 20, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S08E05

The Adventures of Don Quixote

January 07, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S08E06

Candide

February 16, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S08E07

A Room with a View

April 15, 1973 at 11:00 AM

S08E08

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

May 16, 1973 at 11:00 AM

Season 9

S09E01

The Love-Girl and the Innocent

September 16, 1973 at 11:00 AM

S09E02

The Common

October 21, 1973 at 11:00 AM

S09E03

The Recruiting Officer

November 18, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S09E04

Pygmalion

December 16, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S09E05

The Changeling

January 20, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S09E06

The Importance of Being Earnest

February 17, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S09E07

The Deep Blue Sea

March 17, 1974 at 11:00 AM

S09E08

Mrs. Warren's Profession

April 21, 1974 at 11:00 AM

S09E09

The Skin Game

May 19, 1974 at 11:00 AM

Season 10

S10E01

The Linden Tree

September 08, 1974 at 11:00 AM

S10E02

Electra

October 24, 1974 at 11:00 AM

S10E03

The Wood Demon

November 17, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S10E04

Robinson Crusoe

November 27, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S10E05

The Apple Cart

January 19, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S10E06

The School for Scandal

February 16, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S10E07

King Lear

March 23, 1975 at 11:00 AM

S10E08

Strife

May 18, 1975 at 11:00 AM

Season 11

S11E01

Chips with Everything

September 28, 1975 at 11:00 AM

S11E02

The Little Minister

November 02, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S11E03

Love's Labour's Lost

December 14, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S11E04

When We Are Married

December 29, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S11E05

Trilby

January 25, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S11E06

Loyalties

February 29, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S11E07

Chester Mystery Cycle

April 18, 1976 at 11:00 AM

S11E08

French Without Tears

May 16, 1976 at 11:00 AM

Season 12

S12E01

The Picture of Dorian Gray

September 19, 1976 at 11:00 AM

S12E02

London Assurance

October 10, 1976 at 11:00 AM

S12E03

Look Back in Anger

November 21, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S12E04

The Winslow Boy

January 16, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S12E05

The Country Wife

February 13, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S12E06

The Ambassadors

March 13, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S12E07

Heartbreak House

May 19, 1977 at 11:00 AM

Season 13

S13E01

You Never Can Tell

October 30, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S13E02

Waste

December 04, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S13E03

Flint

January 15, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S13E04

The Seagull

February 05, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S13E05

The Sea

March 05, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S13E06

The Beaux' Stratagem

April 02, 1978 at 11:00 AM

S13E07

Danton's Death

April 23, 1978 at 11:00 AM

Season 14

S14E01

Kean

November 26, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S14E02

Marya

January 14, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S14E03

The Voysey Inheritance

February 04, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S14E04

Hello and Goodbye

March 04, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S14E05

The Wings of the Dove

April 08, 1979 at 11:00 AM

S14E06

Design for Living

May 06, 1979 at 11:00 AM

Season 15

S15E01

I Have Been Here Before

May 24, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S15E02

On Approval

June 21, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S15E03

Little Eyolf

July 19, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S15E04

The Critic

August 23, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S15E05

The White Guard

September 20, 1982 at 11:00 AM

Season 16

S16E01

Dangerous Corner

May 22, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S16E02

The Gay Lord Quex

June 13, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S16E03

Infidelities

September 12, 1983 at 11:00 AM