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BBC Play of the Month

Season 8 1972 - 1973

  • 1972-09-24T23:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 1h
  • 10h 40m (10 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Drama
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were 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; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month was Cedric Messina. Some of the 121 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. Unless stated otherwise, the indication that the play is "lost" is taken from the lostshows.com website page as of 25 May 2013.

10 episodes

Season Premiere

1972-09-24T23:00:00Z

8x01 The Millionairess

Season Premiere

8x01 The Millionairess

  • 1972-09-24T23:00:00Z1h 40m

Play by Bernard Shaw. An Indian doctor meets Epifania, a willful and arrogant heiress who is stuck in a dull marriage in order to satisfy the conditions of her father's will.

1972-10-19T23:00:00Z

8x02 Hedda Gabler

8x02 Hedda Gabler

  • 1972-10-19T23:00:00Z1h

1972-11-24T00:00:00Z

8x03 King Oedipus

8x03 King Oedipus

  • 1972-11-24T00:00:00Z1h

1972-12-20T00:00:00Z

8x04 The Magistrate

8x04 The Magistrate

  • 1972-12-20T00:00:00Z1h

8x05 The Adventures of Don Quixote

  • 1973-01-07T00:00:00Z1h

1973-02-16T00:00:00Z

8x06 Candide

8x06 Candide

  • 1973-02-16T00:00:00Z1h

1973-04-14T23:00:00Z

8x07 A Room with a View

8x07 A Room with a View

  • 1973-04-14T23:00:00Z1h

Season Finale

1973-05-15T23:00:00Z

8x08 The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Season Finale

8x08 The Caucasian Chalk Circle

  • 1973-05-15T23:00:00Z1h

1973-07-17T23:00:00Z

8x09 The Duchess of Malfi

8x09 The Duchess of Malfi

  • 1973-07-17T23:00:00Z1h

1973-08-21T23:00:00Z

8x10 Peer Gynt

8x10 Peer Gynt

  • 1973-08-21T23:00:00Z1h
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