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The Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 5

Every episode of BBC Play of the Month Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 5!

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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 5 Episode 7 - Howards End
    9.5/10(21 votes)

    S5:E7

    A businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman.

    Director:Donald McWhinnie
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. BBC Play of the Month Season 5 Episode 5 - In Good King Charles's Golden Days
    9.1/10(13 votes)

    S5:E5

    No description available

    Director:Basil Coleman
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. BBC Play of the Month Season 5 Episode 8 - The Rivals
    8.3/10(25 votes)

    S5:E8

    A glittering "fancy-dress" comedy that bubbles over with the wit and humour of Richard Sheridan, and characters like Mrs Malaprop and Sir Anthony Absolute, "the very pineapple of perfection".

    Director:Basil Coleman
    Writer:Richard B. Sheridan

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  4. BBC Play of the Month Season 5 Episode 1 - The Heiress
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    S5:E1

    A naive young woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.

    Director:Terence Dudley
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. BBC Play of the Month Season 5 Episode 3 - The Marquis
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    S5:E3

    No description available

    Director:Alan Gibson
    Writer:Noël Coward

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  6. BBC Play of the Month Season 5 Episode 6 - Separate Tables
    8.0/10(50 votes)

    S5:E6

    The stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth.

    Director:Alan Cooke
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. BBC Play of the Month Season 5 Episode 4 - Three Sisters
    7.3/10(76 votes)

    S5:E4

    In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, Olga, Irina, Masha, and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their return to Moscow, where life is charming and stimulating meaningful. But for now, they exist in a malaise of dissatisfaction. Soldiers from the local military post provide them some companionship and society, but nothing can suffice to replace Moscow in their hopes. Andrei marries provincial Natasha and begins to settle into a life of much less meaning than he'd hoped. Natasha begins to run the family her way. Masha, though married, yearns for the sophisticated life and begins a dalliance with Vershinin, an army officer with a sick and suicidal wife. Even Irina, the freshest, most optimistic of the sisters, begins to waver in her dreams until, finally, tragedy strikes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. BBC Play of the Month Season 5 Episode 2 - Charley's Aunt
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    S5:E2

    Charley and Jack pressure classmate Fancourt to pose as Charley's aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward of crusty Stephen Spettigue. Complications begin when Fancourt, in drag, becomes the love object of not only old Spettigue but also Jack's grandfather.

    Director:John Gorrie
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Howards End" is the best rated episode of "BBC Play of the Month" season 5. It scored 9.5/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Donald McWhinnie and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/19/1970. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "In Good King Charles's Golden Days".