BBC Play of the Month - Season 12

BBC Play of the Month - Season 12

Season 12

Network
Episodes7
DatesSep 19, 1976 - May 19, 1977
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Episodes

The Picture of Dorian Gray
Season 12Episode 190 min

The Picture of Dorian Gray

A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Sep 19, 1976
London Assurance
Season 12Episode 290 min

London Assurance

Grace has agreed to marry Sir Harcourt Courtly in return for his financial support of her family. At a house party in her father's place, Harcourt's son Charles also falls in love with Grace. When his father appears on the scene, he has to convince him that there is a case of mistaken identity and he is somebody else.
Oct 10, 1976
Look Back in Anger
Season 12Episode 390 min

Look Back in Anger

A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.
Nov 21, 1976
The Winslow Boy
Season 12Episode 490 min

The Winslow Boy

A play by Terence Rattigan. The term at Osborne Naval College is not yet over. Why, therefore, has cadet Ronnie Winslow returned home? And why is he hiding in the garden?
Jan 16, 1977
The Country Wife
Season 12Episode 590 min

The Country Wife

Play by William Wycherley. Pinchwife brings his simple young wife Margery to London for his sister's wedding.
Feb 13, 1977
The Ambassadors
Season 12Episode 690 min

The Ambassadors

Strether is sent to Europe to rescue a young American from the charms of a mysterious French beauty. But he is soon under the liberating influence of Europe himself.
Mar 13, 1977
Heartbreak House
Season 12Episode 790 min

Heartbreak House

On the eve of World War I, Ellie Dunn, her father, and her fiancé are invited to one of Hesione Hushabye's infamous dinner parties. Unfortunately, her fiancé is a scoundrel, her father's a bumbling prig, and she's actually in love with Hector, Hesione's husband. This bold mix of farce and tragedy lampoons British society as it blithely sinks towards disaster.
May 19, 1977

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