BBC Play of the Month

1h 30min

Drama

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.

Episodes

Cast

Luther

1. Luther

19th Oct 1965

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.

A Passage to India

2. A Passage to India

1h 50min

16th Nov 1965

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 educator.

The Joel Brand Story

3. The Joel Brand Story

1h 30min

14th Dec 1965

Gordon of Khartoum

4. Gordon of Khartoum

18th Jan 1966

The story of Charles 'Chinese' Gordon, a brilliant but eccentric military commander, and his death defending Khartoum in 1885.

Where Angels Fear to Tread

5. Where Angels Fear to Tread

15th Feb 1966

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.

Lee Oswald: Assassin

6. Lee Oswald: Assassin

1h 30min

15th Mar 1966

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.

Make Me an Offer

7. Make Me an Offer

12th Apr 1966

Antique dealer Charlie yearns to own a beautiful Portland vase.

Death of a Salesman

8. Death of a Salesman

24th May 1966

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 Biff and Happy, his troubled sons and his life.

The Devil's Eggshell

9. The Devil's Eggshell

28th Jun 1966

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 conspiracy hatched by a team of scientists intent on using an alien menace to unite the world. But their scheme backfires with fatal consequences...

First air date

19th Oct 1965

Last air date

12th Sep 1983

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks