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The Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 15

Every episode of BBC Play of the Month Season 15 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 15!

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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. #1 Fan Favorite
    BBC Play of the Month Season 15 Episode 2 - On Approval
    8.9/10(86 votes)

    S15:E2

    Wealthy widow Maria invites long-time dinner companion Richard to spend a month at her house in Scotland. If she still likes him after a month together, they will marry. Mutual friends George, Duke of Bristol and his companion Helen decide to make it a foursome.

    Director:David Giles
    Writer:Frederick Lonsdale

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  2. BBC Play of the Month Season 15 Episode 5 - The White Guard
    8.8/10(12 votes)

    S15:E5

    In late 1918 Ukraine, the various armies of the Ukrainian War of Independence (the White Army, the Red Army, the Imperial German Army and Ukrainian nationalists) fight over the city of Kiev, leaving the fate of the Turbin family in ambiguity.

    Director:Don Taylor
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. BBC Play of the Month Season 15 Episode 1 - I Have Been Here Before
    8.5/10(27 votes)

    S15:E1

    Guests at a small hotel are disquieted by the insistence of a mysterious doctor that he has been there before.

    Director:James Ormerod
    Writer:J. B. Priestley

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  4. BBC Play of the Month Season 15 Episode 4 - The Critic
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    S15:E4

    Foppish, would-be playwright-critic Mr Puff invites his literary-minded associates to a production of his horrendous and nonsensical spectacular, The Spanish Armada, confident that he's written a hit.

    Director:Don Taylor
    Writer:Richard B. Sheridan

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  5. BBC Play of the Month Season 15 Episode 3 - Little Eyolf
    7.1/10(68 votes)

    S15:E3

    Writer Alfred is trapped in a loveless, unfulfilled marriage to wealthy Rita. The death of their disabled son wreaks havoc on their relationship as they struggle to find redemption for their personal failures.

    Director:Michael Darlow
    Writer:Henrik Ibsen

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Season 15 Ratings Summary

"On Approval" is the best rated episode of "BBC Play of the Month" season 15. It scored 8.9/10 based on 86 votes. Directed by David Giles and written by Frederick Lonsdale, it aired on 6/21/1982. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The White Guard".