BBC Play of the Month - Season 10

BBC Play of the Month - Season 10

Season 10

Network
Episodes8
DatesSep 8, 1974 - May 18, 1975
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Episodes

The Linden Tree
Season 10Episode 190 min

The Linden Tree

In 1947 England, in the home of Professor Robert Linden, chair of modern history at the provincial University of Burmanley, rationing and austerity seem to have fostered opportunism, escapism and confrontation within the Linden family, gathered to celebrate Robert's 65th birthday and each of whom is struggling with their own crises.
Sep 8, 1974
Electra
Season 10Episode 290 min

Electra

In the city of Mycenae, a few years after the Trojan War, a bitter struggle for justice is undertaken by Electra and her brother Orestes for the murder of their father Agamemnon by Clytemnestra and their stepfather Aegisthus.
Oct 24, 1974
The Wood Demon
Season 10Episode 390 min

The Wood Demon

Adaptation of the classic play by Chekhov, starring Ian Holm. A lunch party gathers to celebrate Leo Zheltukhin's birthday.
Nov 17, 1974
Robinson Crusoe
Season 10Episode 490 min

Robinson Crusoe

An English slave trader is marooned on a remote tropical island, forced to fend for himself and deal with crushing loneliness.
Nov 27, 1974
The Apple Cart
Season 10Episode 590 min

The Apple Cart

Play by Bernard Shaw. The plot follows King Magnus as he spars with Prime Minister Proteus and his cabinet, who seek to strip the monarchy of its remaining political influence.
Jan 19, 1975
The School for Scandal
Season 10Episode 690 min

The School for Scandal

Scandalmonger Lady Sneerwell controls a nest of gossipy vipers, and young Lady Teazle, bored by her elderly husband Sir Peter, has been lured into the circle too.
Feb 16, 1975
King Lear
Season 10Episode 790 min

King Lear

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Mar 23, 1975
Strife
Season 10Episode 890 min

Strife

A personal dispute between a union leader and a management leader causes chaos for workers at a troublesome tin mining company.
May 18, 1975

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