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The Best Seasons of BBC Play of the Month

Every season of BBC Play of the Month ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of BBC Play of the Month!

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A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series

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#1

Season 15

5 Episodes

First Aired: May 1982

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · On Approval 8.9

#2

Season 10

9 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1974

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · The Linden Tree 9.5

#3

Season 2

5 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1966

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Corridors of Power 9.7

Other Seasons

#4

Season 1

9 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1965

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Gordon of Khartoum 9.7

#5

Season 5

8 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1969

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Howards End 9.5

#6

Season 7

11 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1971

8.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE9 · The Playboy of the Western World 9.2

#7

Season 9

8 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1973

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · The Importance of Being Earnest 8.8

#8

Season 4

9 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1968

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · St. Joan 9.5

#9

Season 12

7 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1976

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Look Back in Anger 9.2

#10

Season 3

11 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1967

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Cyrano de Bergerac 9.6

#11

Season 6

9 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1970

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · Don Juan in Hell 9.4

#12

Season 11

8 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1975

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Love's Labour's Lost 8.5

#13

Season 14

7 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1978

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · The Voysey Inheritance 8.3

#14

Season 8

10 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1972

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · The Caucasian Chalk Circle 8.4

#15

Season 13

7 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1977

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · The Sea 9.3

#16

Season 16

4 Episodes

First Aired: May 1983

6.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · The Gay Lord Quex 7.1