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The Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 1

Every episode of BBC Play of the Month Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 1!

The Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 1

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...
  1. Background image for Luther
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Luther

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Alan Cooke
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  2. Background image for A Passage to India
    7.7/10(54 votes)

    #2 - A Passage to India

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Waris Hussein
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for The Joel Brand Story
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #3 - The Joel Brand Story

    S1:E3

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  4. Background image for Gordon of Khartoum
    9.5/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Gordon of Khartoum

    S1:E4

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

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  5. Background image for Where Angels Fear to Tread
    9.1/10(13 votes)

    #5 - Where Angels Fear to Tread

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Don Taylor
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Lee Oswald: Assassin
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #6 - Lee Oswald: Assassin

    S1:E6

    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.

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #7 - Make Me an Offer

    S1:E7

    Antique dealer Charlie yearns to own a beautiful Portland vase.

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  9. Background image for Death of a Salesman
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    #8 - Death of a Salesman

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Alan Clarke
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  10. Background image for The Devil's Eggshell
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #9 - The Devil's Eggshell

    S1:E9

    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...

    Director:Gareth Davies
    Writer:David Weir
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Luther" is the best rated episode of "BBC Play of the Month" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Alan Cooke and written by John Osborne, it aired on 10/19/1965. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "A Passage to India".