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Overview

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.

Series Cast

  1. Charles Gray as Field-Marshall Allenby, Charles Strickland, Sir Harcourt Courtly, Adrian Blenderbland, Gayev, Antonio, Richard Greatham, Lord Augustus, and Mr. Beebe

    Charles Gray

    Field-Marshall Allenby, Charles Strickland, Sir Harcourt Courtly, Adrian Blenderbland and 5 more...

    9 Episodes

  2. Eric Porter as Cyrano de Bergerac, Maj. Pollock / John Malcolm, Councillor Albert Parker, Macbeth, Jack Tanner, and Arthur Winslow

    Eric Porter

    Cyrano de Bergerac, Maj. Pollock / John Malcolm, Councillor Albert Parker, Macbeth and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

  3. Donald Pickering as Ronald Utterword, Soliony, Monty Cave, Hotel Manager, Préfet de Police, and George Farrant

    Donald Pickering

    Ronald Utterword, Soliony, Monty Cave, Hotel Manager and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

  4. Jeremy Brett as Vicount Goring, George, Duke of Bristol, Captain Jack Absolute, Joseph Surface, Basil Hallward, and Lord Berowne

    Jeremy Brett

    Vicount Goring, George, Duke of Bristol, Captain Jack Absolute, Joseph Surface and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

  5. John Gielgud as Lord Burleigh, Capt. Shotover, Charles II, Lord Henry 'Harry' Wotton, The Inquisitor, and Chorus

    John Gielgud

    Lord Burleigh, Capt. Shotover, Charles II, Lord Henry 'Harry' Wotton and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

  6. Lally Bowers

    Miss Lavish, Mrs. Telfer, The Dowager Empress, Lavinia Penniman and 2 more...

    6 Episodes

  7. Stephanie Bidmead as Mrs. Sorby, Aunt, Maudie, Lady Capulet, and Miss Ronberry

    Stephanie Bidmead

    Mrs. Sorby, Aunt, Maudie, Lady Capulet and 1 more...

    5 Episodes

  8. Michael Hordern as God, Lear, Tartuffe, The Devil, and Mr. Posket

    Michael Hordern

    God, Lear, Tartuffe, The Devil and 1 more...

    5 Episodes

  9. Celia Johnson as Sheila, Judith Bliss, Eloise, Madame Ranyevskaya, and Mrs. Alving

    Celia Johnson

    Sheila, Judith Bliss, Eloise, Madame Ranyevskaya and 1 more...

    5 Episodes

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Last Season

Season 16

1983 • 4 Episodes

Season 16 of BBC Play of the Month premiered on May 22, 1983.

Infidelities

(16x4, September 12, 1983) Season Finale

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Status Ended

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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  • Regular cast members (4 or more)
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