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The Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 12

Every episode of BBC Play of the Month Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 12!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    BBC Play of the Month Season 12 Episode 1 - The Picture of Dorian Gray
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    #1 - The Picture of Dorian Gray

    S12:E1

    A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

    Director:John Gorrie
    Writer:John Osborne

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  2. BBC Play of the Month Season 12 Episode 2 - London Assurance
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    #2 - London Assurance

    S12:E2

    Grace has agreed to marry Sir Harcourt Courtly in return for his financial support of her family. At a house party in her father's place, Harcourt's son Charles also falls in love with Grace. When his father appears on the scene, he has to convince him that there is a case of mistaken identity and he is somebody else.

    Director:Ronald Wilson
    Writer:Gerald Savory

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  3. BBC Play of the Month Season 12 Episode 3 - Look Back in Anger
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    #3 - Look Back in Anger

    S12:E3

    A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.

    Director:John Glenister
    Writer:John Osborne

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  4. BBC Play of the Month Season 12 Episode 4 - The Winslow Boy
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    #4 - The Winslow Boy

    S12:E4

    In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

    Director:David Giles
    Writer:Terence Rattigan

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  5. BBC Play of the Month Season 12 Episode 5 - The Country Wife
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    #5 - The Country Wife

    S12:E5

    Pinchwife brings his simple young wife to London for his sister's wedding. Lest she falls prey to the town's temptations, he keeps her under lock and key.

    Director:Donald McWhinnie
    Writer:William Wycherley

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  6. BBC Play of the Month Season 12 Episode 6 - The Ambassadors
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    #6 - The Ambassadors

    S12:E6

    Strether is sent to Europe to rescue a young American from the charms of a mysterious French beauty. But he is soon under the liberating influence of Europe himself.

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Denis Constanduros

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  7. BBC Play of the Month Season 12 Episode 7 - Heartbreak House
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    #7 - Heartbreak House

    S12:E7

    On the eve of World War I, Ellie Dunn, her father, and her fiancé are invited to one of Hesione Hushabye's infamous dinner parties. Unfortunately, her fiancé is a scoundrel, her father's a bumbling prig, and she's actually in love with Hector, Hesione's husband. This bold mix of farce and tragedy lampoons British society as it blithely sinks towards disaster.

    Director:Cedric Messina
    Writer:George Bernard Shaw

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is the best rated episode of "BBC Play of the Month" season 12. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by John Gorrie and written by John Osborne, it aired on 9/19/1976. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "London Assurance".