BBC Play of the Month - Season 4

BBC Play of the Month - Season 4

Season 4

Network
Episodes9
DatesSept. 1, 1968 - Mai 11, 1969
Previous SeasonNext Season

Episodes

Saint Joan
Season 4Episode 190 min

Saint Joan

In 15th century France, a teenage peasant leads the army to victories against the English after claiming she has heard the voices of saints.
Sept. 1, 1968
The Male Animal
Season 4Episode 290 min

The Male Animal

The Midwestern University trustees have forced three teachers out for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild-mannered English professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class. Tommy is upset that his wife Ellen also suggested he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the Homecoming.
Okt. 13, 1968
The Seagull
Season 4Episode 390 min

The Seagull

Aging actress Arkidana pays summer visits to her brother Sorin and son Konstantin on a country estate. On one occasion, she brings with her Trigorin, a successful novelist. Meanwhile, Nina, a free and innocent girl on a neighboring estate, falls for Trigorin.
Nov. 17, 1968
Waters of the Moon
Season 4Episode 490 min

Waters of the Moon

Lonely people in a quiet hotel find their lives shaken up by the arrival of the glamorous, assertive Helen Lancaster.
Dez. 24, 1968
Mary, Queen of Scots
Season 4Episode 590 min

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary Stuart, named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She's imprisoned at 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years later, Mary's life is to end on the scaffold and with her execution, the last threat to Elizabeth's throne has been removed. The two Queens with their contrasting personalities make a dramatic counterpoint to history.
Jan. 12, 1969
Maigret at Bay
Season 4Episode 690 min

Maigret at Bay

Maigret responds to a call from a young woman in the middle of the night, but he then finds himself accused of raping her. He is forced to clear his name, and search for what had really taken place that night.
Feb. 9, 1969
Relatively Speaking
Season 4Episode 790 min

Relatively Speaking

Ginny plots to keep her affair with the much older (and married) Philip from her regular boyfriend Greg.
März 2, 1969
Julius Caesar
Season 4Episode 890 min

Julius Caesar

Highly-placed Romans plot the murder of Julius Caesar.
Apr. 13, 1969
An Ideal Husband
Season 4Episode 990 min

An Ideal Husband

Adaptation of the classic Oscar Wilde play involving blackmail and political corruption. Starring Margaret Leighton, Jeremy Brett and Susan Hampshire.
Mai 11, 1969

Recently Updated Shows

Recently updated shows that might be of your interest.
Tyler Perry's Sistas
Running

Tyler Perry's Sistas

A group of single black women from different walks of life navigate their complicated love life status, careers and friendship through the ups-and-downs of living in a modern world of social media and unrealistic relationship goals.

GenreComedy
Providence Falls
Running

Providence Falls

In 1844 Ireland, Liam O'Conner, a rogue and a thief, falls in love with Cora McLeod, a fiery but sheltered aristocrat's daughter, who is promised in marriage to a man she barely knows. Their plan to make a new life together in America is thwarted, and the consequences of Liam and Cora's unlikely love ripples through time, causing everyone to relive the events of the past. Now the Angels of Destiny need Liam's help to set things right and if he doesn't succeed, his very soul is on the line.  They transport Liam to present day to help this incarnation of Cora fall in love with Finn, the man she was destined to marry in 1844.  Liam would give anything to reunite with his beloved Cora but only he retains the memories of their past together. Now a cop in Providence Falls, Oregon, Cora feels an inexplicable connection to Liam, who is introduced as her new partner. And as they tackle a big case together, Liam sees the same passion and adventurous nature in Cora that he had fallen in love with.  With everyone's lives at stake, Liam must overcome unexpected and otherworldly obstacles in his mission.  Perhaps none as powerful as his own undying love for Cora.

Real Time with Bill Maher
Running

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher includes an opening monologue, roundtable discussions with panelists, and interviews with in-studio and satellite guests. Politico hailed Maher as "a pugnacious debater and a healthy corrective to the claptrap of cable news", while Variety noted, "There may not be a more eclectic guest list on all of television".

9-1-1: Nashville
Upcoming

9-1-1: Nashville

9-1-1: Nashville is a high-octane procedural about heroic first responders, as well as their family saga of power and glamour set in one of America's most diverse and dynamic cities.

Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order
Upcoming

Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order

Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order focuses on a secretive society called the Talamasca, comprised of the men and women responsible for tracking and containing the witches, vampires, and other creatures scattered around the globe.