BBC Play of the Month - Season 5

BBC Play of the Month - Season 5

Season 5

Network
Episodes8
DatesOct 12, 1969 - May 17, 1970
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Episodes

The Heiress
Season 5Episode 190 min

The Heiress

A naive young woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
Oct 12, 1969
Charley's Aunt
Season 5Episode 290 min

Charley's Aunt

Charley and Jack pressure classmate Fancourt to pose as Charley's aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward of crusty Stephen Spettigue. Complications begin when Fancourt, in drag, becomes the love object of not only old Spettigue but also Jack's grandfather.
Nov 23, 1969
The Marquise
Season 5Episode 390 min

The Marquise

Dec 14, 1969
The Three Sisters
Season 5Episode 490 min

The Three Sisters

Anton Chekhov's famous drama on the lives of sisters Irena, Masha and Olga in a provincial Russian town. Translated by Elisaveta Fen.
Jan 18, 1970
In Good King Charles's Golden Days
Season 5Episode 590 min

In Good King Charles's Golden Days

Feb 15, 1970
Separate Tables
Season 5Episode 690 min

Separate Tables

A play by Terrence Rattigan. The stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth.
Mar 15, 1970
Howards End
Season 5Episode 790 min

Howards End

A businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman.
Apr 19, 1970
The Rivals
Season 5Episode 890 min

The Rivals

A glittering "fancy-dress" comedy that bubbles over with the wit and humour of Richard Sheridan, and characters like Mrs Malaprop and Sir Anthony Absolute, "the very pineapple of perfection".
May 17, 1970

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