BBC Play of the Month - Season 4

BBC Play of the Month - Season 4

Season 4

Network
Episodes9
DatesSept. 1, 1968 - Mai 11, 1969
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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

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