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The Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 3

Every episode of BBC Play of the Month Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 3!

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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 3 Episode 5 - Cyrano de Bergerac
    9.6/10(13 votes)

    S3:E5

    Long-nosed Cyrano de Bergerac helps an army officer woo Roxanne, the woman he loves.

    Director:James MacTaggart
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. BBC Play of the Month Season 3 Episode 2 - The Moon and Sixpence
    9.3/10(11 votes)

    S3:E2

    Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, Charles Strickland is a middle-aged stockbroker who abandons his middle-classed life, his family, his duties to start painting, what he has always wanted to do. He is from now on a awful human being, wholly devoted to his ideal: beauty.

    Director:Donald McWhinnie
    Writer:Clive Exton

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  3. BBC Play of the Month Season 3 Episode 3 - Romeo and Juliet
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    S3:E3

    Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy.

    Director:Alan Cooke
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. BBC Play of the Month Season 3 Episode 6 - Ghosts
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    S3:E6

    A young student idealizes the lives of the inhabitants of a stylish Stockholm apartment building, only to find that it a nest of betrayal and sickness.

    Director:Michael Elliott
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. BBC Play of the Month Season 3 Episode 8 - The Tempest
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    S3:E8

    The magician Prospero, once Duke of Milan, now rules a small, enchanted island – but a storm brings visitors from the past.

    Director:Basil Coleman
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. BBC Play of the Month Season 3 Episode 4 - The Parachute
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    S3:E4

    As the Nazis grow ever more powerful, Werner Roger grows up in an aristocratic household, hating his domineering father and making enemies in high places.

    Director:Anthony Page
    Writer:David Mercer

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  7. BBC Play of the Month Season 3 Episode 7 - The Corn Is Green
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    S3:E7

    A schoolteacher mentors a talented young miner and seeks to get him into a university.

    Director:Philip Dudley
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. BBC Play of the Month Season 3 Episode 11 - Hay Fever
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    S3:E11

    Weekend guests of the Bliss family finds their hosts distinctly eccentric.

    Director:John Gorrie
    Writer:Noël Coward

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  9. BBC Play of the Month Season 3 Episode 1 - Girls in Uniform
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    S3:E1

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    Director:Waris Hussein
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. BBC Play of the Month Season 3 Episode 9 - The Old Ladies
    6.5/10(10 votes)

    S3:E9

    A trio of middle-aged women set up housekeeping together.

    Director:William Slater
    Writer:Rodney Ackland

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  11. BBC Play of the Month Season 3 Episode 10 - Man and Superman
    6.3/10(10 votes)

    S3:E10

    John Tanner is determined not to lose his independence - which comes under threat when he falls in love with an ardent feminist.

    Director:James MacTaggart
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Cyrano de Bergerac" is the best rated episode of "BBC Play of the Month" season 3. It scored 9.6/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by James MacTaggart and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/11/1968. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Moon and Sixpence".