BBC Play of the Month

Season 8

1972 · 10 episodes · 3h 20m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Millionairess

   25 Sept 1972 · 100 min

   An Indian doctor meets a willful and arrogant heiress stuck in a dull marriage in order to satisfy the conditions of her father's will.

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   2. Hedda Gabler

   20 Oct 1972

   Hedda Gabler is a beautiful woman married to the solid and respectable academic George Tesman. Then an old flame, the dreamer Eilert Lovborg, turns up on the scene with tragic results.

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   3. King Oedipus

   24 Nov 1972

   Resolving the riddle of the Sphinx makes Oedipus the king of Thebes, but he also resolves another mystery — and it destroys him.

4. 4

   4. The Magistrate

   20 Dec 1972

   A widow weds a magistrate and makes her 19-year-old son act as a boy.

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   5. The Adventures of Don Quixote

   7 Jan 1973 · 100 min

   A self-proclaimed 'knight' and his hapless squire travel the Spanish countryside, attacking 'giants' that are really windmills in his attempt to win the love of the fair Dulcinea.

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   6. Candide

   16 Feb 1973

   Candide falls in love with the beautiful but materialistic Cunegonde. Her barron father doesn't approve of the affair so Candide wanders, meeting all the misfortunes along the way.

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   7. A Room with a View

   15 Apr 1973

   When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?

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   8. The Caucasian Chalk Circle

   16 May 1973

   Grusha sacrifices her happiness and dignity for the sake of an abandoned child she takes as her own.

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   9. The Duchess of Malfi

   18 Jul 1973

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    10. Peer Gynt

    22 Aug 1973