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The Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month

Every episode of BBC Play of the Month ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month!

Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each...
Genre:Drama
Network:BBC One

Best Episodes Summary

"Cyrano de Bergerac" is the best rated episode of "BBC Play of the Month". It scored 9.5/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/11/1968. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Gordon of Khartoum".

  • Cyrano de Bergerac
    9.5/1011 votes
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    #1 - Cyrano de Bergerac

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/1968

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gordon of Khartoum
    9.4/1012 votes
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    #2 - Gordon of Khartoum

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/18/1966

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Corridors of Power
    9.4/1011 votes
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    #3 - Corridors of Power

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/22/1966

    No description available

    Director: Raymond Menmuir

    Writer: N/A

  • The Linden Tree
    9.4/1010 votes
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    #4 - The Linden Tree

    Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1974

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The School for Scandal
    9.4/1017 votes
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    #5 - The School for Scandal

    Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 2/16/1975

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Waters of the Moon
    9.2/1011 votes
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    #6 - Waters of the Moon

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 12/24/1968

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Howards End
    9.2/1021 votes
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    #7 - Howards End

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 4/19/1970

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Candida
    9.2/1013 votes
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    #8 - Candida

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/1971

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Where Angels Fear to Tread
    9.1/1013 votes
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    #9 - Where Angels Fear to Tread

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/1966

    No description available

    Director: Don Taylor

    Writer: N/A

  • The Moon and Sixpence
    9.1/1011 votes
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    #10 - The Moon and Sixpence

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/12/1967

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • St. Joan
    9.1/1011 votes
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    #11 - St. Joan

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/1968

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Don Juan in Hell
    9.1/1014 votes
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    #12 - Don Juan in Hell

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 4/25/1971

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Playboy of the Western World
    9.1/1012 votes
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    #13 - The Playboy of the Western World

    Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 6/11/1972

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sea
    9.1/1011 votes
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    #14 - The Sea

    Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 3/5/1978

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Beaux Stratagem
    9.1/1012 votes
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    #15 - The Beaux Stratagem

    Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 4/2/1978

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ghosts
    9.0/1011 votes
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    #16 - Ghosts

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/17/1968

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In Good King Charles's Golden Days
    9.0/1013 votes
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    #17 - In Good King Charles's Golden Days

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/1970

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Electra
    9.0/1011 votes
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    #18 - Electra

    Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/1974

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Look Back in Anger
    9.0/1011 votes
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    #19 - Look Back in Anger

    Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 11/21/1976

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • On Approval
    9.0/1083 votes
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    #20 - On Approval

    Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 6/21/1982

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Changeling
    8.9/1027 votes
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    #21 - The Changeling

    Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 1/20/1974

    Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to Lord Alonzo de Piraquo but is in love with Alsemero. She hires her father's manservant, De Flores, to kill Alonzo but after he has done so, she realises De Flores wants her as a reward. Stanley Baker and Helen Mirren in the lead roles.

    Director: Anthony Page

    Writer: Thomas Middleton, William Rowley

  • Rasputin
    8.8/1012 votes
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    #22 - Rasputin

    Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/1971

    Robert Stephens stars in a drama about the mysterious peasant monk who held enormous influence at the Russian court for over a decade, before his murder in 1916.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cherry Orchard
    8.8/1020 votes
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    #23 - The Cherry Orchard

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 12/19/1971

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The White Guard
    8.7/1012 votes
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    #24 - The White Guard

    Season 15 Episode 5 - Aired 9/20/1982

    No description available

    Director: Don Taylor

    Writer: N/A

  • The Devil's Eggshell
    8.6/1014 votes
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    #25 - The Devil's Eggshell

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/28/1966

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A