BBC Play of the Month
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Season 16
S16 · E1 · May 22, 1983
Dangerous Corner Episode 1
S16 · E2 · Jun 13, 1983
The Gay Lord Quex Episode 2
S16 · E3 · Jul 11, 1983
The Misanthrope Episode 3
S16 · E4 · Sep 12, 1983
Infidelities Episode 4
4 episodes in Season 16
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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.
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Helen Mirren
Orinthia / Margery Pinchwife / Beatrice-Joanna / Babbie
Known for
Monsters University
MobLand
Anthony Hopkins
Edmund Kean / Andrey / Astrov / Alfred Allmers
Known for
Westworld
The Silence of the Lambs
Arthur Lowe
Sir Oliver Surface
Known for
Coronation Street
Dad's Army
Jonathan Scott-Taylor
Ronnie Winslow
Known for
Damien - Omen II
Jeremy Irons
Edward Voysey
Known for
The Lion King
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Sybil Thorndike
Mrs Moore
Known for
The Prince and the Showgirl
Stage Fright
Barry Morse
Rev. Winemiller
Known for
Space: 1999
The Changeling
Brian Glover
Known for
Alien³
An American Werewolf in London
Angela Pleasence
Julia
Known for
Symptoms
A Christmas Carol
John Carson
Charles Winsor
Known for
Shaka Zulu
The Plague of the Zombies
Keith Chegwin
Also in
Shaun of the Dead
Naked Jungle
David Hedison
John Buchanan
Known for
The Fly
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
James MacTaggart Creator · John Gorrie Director Rudolph Cartier Director
Creator
James MacTaggart
Director
John Gorrie
Director
Rudolph Cartier
Director
Cedric Messina
Writer
George Bernard Shaw
Writer
J. B. Priestley
Writer
Noël Coward
Author
E.M. Forster
Author
Georges Simenon
Author
W. Somerset Maugham
Composer
George Fenton
Composer
Trevor Duncan
Production designer
Barry Learoyd
Total runtime 208h 30m · Episode length 90 min · Country United Kingdom
Show info
Premiered
October 19, 1965
Final episode
September 12, 1983
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
Episode length
90 min
Total runtime
208h 30m
Original language
English
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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