James MacTaggart
Director
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Season 6
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
7.0
S6E1 - Macbeth
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 his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.
Sept. 20, 1970, midnight
S6E2 - Ross
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?
Oct. 18, 1970, midnight
S6E3 - Uncle Vanya
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 still live there and manage the farm. For many years the brother—Uncle Vanya—has sent the farm's proceeds to the professor, while receiving only a small salary himself.
Nov. 8, 1970, midnight
S6E4 - Five Finger Exercise
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 tensions which arise as the secret emotions of members of the family are shockingly revealed.
Dec. 24, 1970, midnight
S6E5 - Act of Betrayal
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 as a base to trap the Portland spy ring.
Jan. 3, 1971, midnight
S6E6 - Candida
Idealistic Reverend Morell tries to unite Socialism and Christianity.
Feb. 21, 1971, midnight
S6E7 - The Wild Duck
A loving family's world is shattered by an old friend's arrival, carrying a dark secret.
March 21, 1971, midnight
S6E8 - Don Juan in Hell
In Hell, Don Juan argues with the Devil, and confronts a woman from his past.
April 25, 1971, midnight
S6E9 - Platonov
A brilliant fellow, Platonov, and he might be a good husband, too — if only women would let him.
May 23, 1971, midnight
BBC One
103 min/ep
13184 min
Oct. 19, 1965
Sept. 12, 1983, midnight
Ended
NR
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