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BBC Play of the Month Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Tuesday, October 19, 1965

Ended: Tuesday, June 28, 1966

When does BBC Play of the Month Season 1 come out?

BBC Play of the Month Season 1 premiered Tuesday, October 19, 1965 on BBC One and ended Tuesday, June 28, 1966. The season has 9 episodes.

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BBC Play of the Month Season 1 release schedule

BBC Play of the Month Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Luther

During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.

Tuesday · 61 years ago

2. A Passage to India

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

Tuesday · 61 years ago

3. The Joel Brand Story

Tuesday · 60 years ago

4. Gordon of Khartoum

The story of Charles 'Chinese' Gordon, a brilliant but eccentric military commander, and his death defending Khartoum in 1885.

Tuesday · 60 years ago

5. Where Angels Fear to Tread

After a rich Edwardian widow impulsively marries a handsome but poor Tuscan dentist and dies in childbirth, her English in-laws try to gain custody of the baby.

Tuesday · 60 years ago

6. Lee Oswald: Assassin

The life of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who shot President John F. Kennedy, as reported to the Warren Commission enquiry into the circumstances of the assassination.

Tuesday · 60 years ago

7. Make Me an Offer

Antique dealer Charlie yearns to own a beautiful Portland vase.

Tuesday · 60 years ago

8. Death of a Salesman

Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family: Willy's long-suffering wife Linda, and Biff and Happy, his troubled sons and his life.

Tuesday · 60 years ago

9. The Devil's Eggshell Finale

The discovery of mysterious egg-shaped objects at the sites of a series of disasters lead people to believe that we are being attacked by alien beings, but it is revealed to be a conspiracy hatched by a team of scientists intent on using an alien menace to unite the world. But their scheme backfires with fatal consequences...

Tuesday · 60 years ago

BBC Play of the Month Season 1 guest stars

  • Sybil Thorndike

    Sybil Thorndike

    Mrs Moore

  • Zia Mohyeddin

    Zia Mohyeddin

    Dr. Aziz

  • Alan Badel

    Alan Badel

    General Charles 'Chinese' Gordon

  • Cyril Shaps

    Cyril Shaps

    Joel Brand

  • Michael Bates

    Michael Bates

    Professor Godbole

  • Saeed Jaffrey

    Saeed Jaffrey

    Mr. Hamidullah

  • Leonard Rossiter

    Leonard Rossiter

    The Prime Minister

  • Alec McCowen

    Alec McCowen

    Martin Luther

  • Virginia McKenna

    Virginia McKenna

    Adela Quested

  • Cyril Cusack

    Cyril Cusack

    Mr Fielding

  • Robert Ayres

    Robert Ayres

    Chairman

  • Paul Maxwell

    Paul Maxwell

    Lieutenant John E Donovan

  • Shane Rimmer

    Shane Rimmer

    Marine Sergeant

  • Tony Bill

    Tony Bill

    Lee Harvey Oswald

  • Callen Angelo

    First US Marine

  • Harry Tierney

    Powers, US Marine

BBC Play of the Month Season 1 FAQ

When does BBC Play of the Month Season 1 come out?

BBC Play of the Month Season 1 premiered Tuesday, October 19, 1965 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in BBC Play of the Month Season 1?

BBC Play of the Month Season 1 has 9 episodes.

Are new episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 1 released weekly?

Episodes are released on a mixed schedule; check the dates below.

When is the BBC Play of the Month Season 1 finale?

The BBC Play of the Month Season 1 finale (Episode 9) aired Tuesday, June 28, 1966.

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