BBC Play of the Month

Season 10 (8 Episodes)

16 Seasons1974NR2h 00m6.9

Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.

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Season 10 Episodes:

Episode 3 The Wood Demon

3. The Wood Demon

Aired: Oct 17, 1974

A luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his...

Episode 4 Robinson Crusoe

4. Robinson Crusoe

Aired: Nov 28, 1974

A man struggles to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island.

Episode 5 The Apple Cart

5. The Apple Cart

Aired: Jan 18, 1975

King Magnus's position as monarch is in danger - can he "upset the apple cart...

Episode 7 King Lear

7. King Lear

Aired: Mar 23, 1975

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving gre...

Episode 8 Strife

8. Strife

Aired: Apr 20, 1975

A personal dispute between a union leader and a management leader causes chao...


Main Cast

Nigel DavenportNigel DavenportKing Magnus
Eileen AtkinsEileen AtkinsElectra
Ian HolmIan HolmKhrushchov
Arthur LoweArthur LoweSir Oliver Surface
Stanley BakerStanley BakerRobinson Crusoe
Michael HordernMichael HordernKing Lear
Colin BlakelyColin BlakelyRoberts
Andrew CruickshankAndrew CruickshankProfessor Linden
Edward FoxEdward FoxCharles Surface
Rosalie CrutchleyRosalie CrutchleyClytaemnestra, Electra's mother
Francesca AnnisFrancesca AnnisHelen
Helen MirrenHelen MirrenOrinthia
Sarah BadelSarah BadelGoneril
Ram John HolderRam John HolderFriday
Clifford EvansClifford EvansJohn Anthony
Joanna Van GyseghemJoanna Van GyseghemJean
Ronald HinesRonald HinesVoynitsky
Penelope WiltonPenelope WiltonRegan
Jerome WillisJerome WillisThe Sea Captain
Jeremy BrettJeremy BrettJoseph Surface
Prunella ScalesPrunella ScalesQueen Jemima
Julian GloverJulian GloverAegisthus, Clytaemnestra's 2nd husband
Angela DownAngela DownCordelia
Bernard LeeBernard LeeSir Peter Teazle
Ronald FraserRonald FraserSerebryakov
Nerys HughesNerys HughesAnnie
Gary BondGary BondRex Linden
Beryl ReidBeryl ReidAmanda
Derek GodfreyDerek GodfreyTutor to Orestes
Frank MiddlemassFrank MiddlemassFool
Pauline CollinsPauline CollinsLady Teazle
Hugh WaltersHugh WaltersTench
Margaret TyzackMargaret TyzackMrs. Linden
Joyce GrantJoyce GrantPowermistress Lysistrata
Georgina HaleGeorgina HaleChrysothemis, Electra's sister
Donal McCannDonal McCannTheodore

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Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Drama

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