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BBC Play of the Month (1965 – 1983)

1965 • 16 seasons • Drama
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BBC Play of the Month — Season 7

  • Sep 26, 1971First aired
  • 11 episodesin this season
  • 115mavg. runtime
#Episode nameAir dateRuntimeRating
01A Midsummer Night's DreamMistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.Sep 26, 1971Sep 26, 197102115mRasputinIn early 20th century Russia, a peasant monk exerts great influence upon the superstitious wife of the Russian Tsar.Oct 24, 1971Oct 24, 1971115m03TartuffeOrgon is a man of property duped by the false piety of the penniless Tartuffe. Orgon takes him into his house, believing him a paragon of virtue. Orgon orders his daughter to reject her fiancé and marry Tartuffe.Nov 28, 1971Nov 28, 197104The Cherry OrchardMadamr Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocrat who returns from Paris to face the loss of her magnificent cherry orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the repossessor Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda.Dec 19, 1971Dec 19, 197105Summer and SmokeA plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student, but he prefers the wilder life, until it's too late.Jan 23, 1972Jan 23, 197206Stephen DStephen Dedalus comes of age in a Dublin changing radically as the 20th century nears.Feb 20, 1972Feb 20, 197207The Merchant of VeniceAntonio's friend Bassanio is in love and needs money to go courting. Using Antonio as his collateral, he borrows money from Shylock. But when the debt comes due, Shylock demands repayment in the form of a pound of Antonio's flesh.Apr 16, 1972Apr 16, 197208Lady Windermere's FanLady Windermere suspects that her husband is having an affair with another woman; she confronts him with it.May 14, 1972May 14, 197209The Playboy of the Western WorldJun 11, 1972Jun 11, 197210She Stoops to ConquerJul 23, 1972Jul 23, 197211Trelawny of the "Wells"A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she elopes with a wealthy young man from the other side of town.Aug 13, 1972Aug 13, 1972