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The Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 13

Every episode of BBC Play of the Month Season 13 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 13!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    BBC Play of the Month Season 13 Episode 1 - You Never Can Tell
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    #1 - You Never Can Tell

    S13:E1

    A dentist falls in love and a family accidentally meet the father they have never known.

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:George Bernard Shaw

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  2. BBC Play of the Month Season 13 Episode 2 - Waste
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    #2 - Waste

    S13:E2

    Centres around ambitious independent politician Henry Trebell, his plans for a bill to disestablish the Church of England, and his fall from grace and suicide after his affair with a married woman who dies following a botched abortion.

    Director:Don Taylor
    Writer:Harley Granville-Barker

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  3. BBC Play of the Month Season 13 Episode 3 - Flint
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    #3 - Flint

    S13:E3

    Ossian Flint is an elderly Anglican vicar whose way of life has long been the cause of scandal. He has had as little respect for the seventh commandment during nearly half a century of married life as he has had faith since his ordination. The winter of his life is transformed by his encounter with Dixie, a simple young Irish hirl, unmarried and pregnant, late of Holloway prison.

    Director:Peter Wood
    Writer:David Mercer

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  4. BBC Play of the Month Season 13 Episode 4 - The Seagull
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    #4 - The Seagull

    S13:E4

    A group of friends and relations gather at a country estate to see the first performance of an experimental play written and staged by the young man of the house, Konstantin, an aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre.

    Director:Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Writer:Ronald Hingley

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  5. BBC Play of the Month Season 13 Episode 5 - The Sea
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    #5 - The Sea

    S13:E5

    In 1907, after a tempestuous storm claims the life of a well-known and loved member of the community, the reactions of the villagers are explored, as well as the attempts by two young lovers to break away from the constraints of the hierarchical, and sometimes irrational, society.

    Director:Jane Howell
    Writer:Edward Bond

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  6. BBC Play of the Month Season 13 Episode 6 - The Beaux Stratagem
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    #6 - The Beaux Stratagem

    S13:E6

    Two gentlemen have fallen on hard times, so they plan to travel through small towns, entrap young heiresses, steal their money and move on, but romance gets in the way.

    Director:David Hugh Jones
    Writer:George Farquhar

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  7. BBC Play of the Month Season 13 Episode 7 - Danton's Death
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    #7 - Danton's Death

    S13:E7

    Georges Danton, a leader of the French Revolution, created the office of the Revolutionary Tribunal as a strong arm for the Revolutionary Government. Within months, he knew this power was a terrible mistake and fought to have it ended with tragic consequences.

    Director:Alan Clarke
    Writers:Alan Clarke, Stuart Griffiths

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Season 13 Ratings Summary

"You Never Can Tell" is the best rated episode of "BBC Play of the Month" season 13. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by James Cellan Jones and written by George Bernard Shaw, it aired on 10/30/1977. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Waste".