James MacTaggart
Director
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Season 2
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.
Released Oct. 19, 1965
Episode 103 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.based-on-play-or-musical, tmdb.anthology
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Defection! The Case of Colonel Petrov
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 Commission investigating Soviet espionage in Australia, marking a significant impact on Australian politics.
Sept. 27, 1966, midnight
S2E2 - Days to Come
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 Beta family and her father seeks to pair her off with Bindon, a civil servant with prospects. Elizabeth, however, is in love with Jon, a modest rocket pad official. When Elizabeth's father decides to have her mind altered to remove feelings for Jon, the lovers flee, discovering fresh air and the beauty and cruelness of nature for the first time.
Oct. 25, 1966, midnight
S2E3 - Corridors of Power
Concerns the attempts of an English MP to influence the country's policy on nuclear weapons in the 1950s.
Nov. 22, 1966, midnight
S2E4 - The Making of Jericho
None
Dec. 20, 1966, midnight
S2E5 - The Cabinet Makers
None
March 14, 1967, midnight
BBC One
103 min/ep
13184 min
Oct. 19, 1965
Sept. 12, 1983, midnight
Ended
NR
Action
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