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Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series, which ran from 1965 to 1983 featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays (or adaptations) which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles.
- Drama Anthology/Classic Adaptations
Watch landmark productions from some of the UK's greatest creative talents, as first seen in the 1960s to 1980s. Choose from The Ambassadors, The Merchant of Venice, A Passage to India and more.
Oct 22, 2020 · 978. 77K views 3 years ago. ONE OF THE FINEST TELEVISION ADAPTATIONS of George Bernard Shaw's 1912 class satire, this 1973 British production of Pygmalion stars Lynn Redgrave as a marvelously...
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- Cantara Christopher
1.2K. 88K views 3 years ago. King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most...
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- Jayston Site
Apr 16, 1972 · Watch a classic adaptation of Shakespeare's play starring Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay and Charles Gray. The Merchant of Venice is a Play of the Month presentation from 1972, available on BBC Four.
A play by J M Barrie exploring class and labour issues, set in rural 1840s Scotland.
BBC Play of the Month: With Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers. Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
