BBC Play of the Month Season 8 Episode release dates & where to watch
Premiered
Monday, September 25, 1972
Ended: Wednesday, August 22, 1973
When does BBC Play of the Month Season 8 come out?
BBC Play of the Month Season 8 premiered Monday, September 25, 1972 on BBC One and ended Wednesday, August 22, 1973. The season has 10 episodes.
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BBC Play of the Month Season 8 release schedule
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1. The Millionairess An Indian doctor meets a willful and arrogant heiress stuck in a dull marriage in order to satisfy the conditions of her father's will. |
Monday · 54 years ago |
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2. Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler is a beautiful woman married to the solid and respectable academic George Tesman. Then an old flame, the dreamer Eilert Lovborg, turns up on the scene with tragic results. |
Friday · 54 years ago |
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3. King Oedipus Resolving the riddle of the Sphinx makes Oedipus the king of Thebes, but he also resolves another mystery — and it destroys him. |
Friday · 53 years ago |
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4. The Magistrate A widow weds a magistrate and makes her 19-year-old son act as a boy. |
Wednesday · 53 years ago |
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5. The Adventures of Don Quixote A self-proclaimed 'knight' and his hapless squire travel the Spanish countryside, attacking 'giants' that are really windmills in his attempt to win the love of the fair Dulcinea. |
Sunday · 53 years ago |
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6. Candide Candide falls in love with the beautiful but materialistic Cunegonde. Her barron father doesn't approve of the affair so Candide wanders, meeting all the misfortunes along the way. |
Friday · 53 years ago |
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7. A Room with a View When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans? |
Sunday · 53 years ago |
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8. The Caucasian Chalk Circle Finale Grusha sacrifices her happiness and dignity for the sake of an abandoned child she takes as her own. |
Wednesday · 53 years ago |
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9. The Duchess of Malfi |
Wednesday · 53 years ago |
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10. Peer Gynt |
Wednesday · 53 years ago |
BBC Play of the Month Season 8 guest stars
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Ian Holm
Oedipus
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Ian Ogilvy
Candide
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Barrie Ingham
Captain Horace Vale
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Michael Hordern
Mr. Posket
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Judy Geeson
Lucy Honeychurch
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Tom Chadbon
George Emerson
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Leonard Rossiter
Colonel Lukyn
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Rex Harrison
Don Quixote
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Candace Glendenning
Beatie Tomlinson
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Maggie Smith
Epifana
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Peter Barkworth
Julius Sagamore
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James Villiers
Alastair Fitzfassenden
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Charles Gray
Adrian Blenderbland
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Priscilla Morgan
Patricia Smith
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Tom Baker
Egyptian Doctor
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Donald Pickering
Hotel Manager
BBC Play of the Month Season 8 FAQ
When does BBC Play of the Month Season 8 come out?
BBC Play of the Month Season 8 premiered Monday, September 25, 1972 on BBC One.
How many episodes are in BBC Play of the Month Season 8?
BBC Play of the Month Season 8 has 10 episodes.
Are new episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 8 released weekly?
Episodes are released on a mixed schedule; check the dates below.
When is the BBC Play of the Month Season 8 finale?
The BBC Play of the Month Season 8 finale (Episode 8) aired Wednesday, May 16, 1973.
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