The Best Episodes of BBC Play of the Month Season 6

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   5.7/10(16 votes)

   #1 - Macbeth

   S6:E19/20/1970

   Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.

   Director:John Gorrie

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:John Gorrie

   Writer:Unknown
2. 

   8.0/10(39 votes)

   #2 - Ross

   S6:E210/18/1970

   Ross, it seems, is just an ordinary airman in the RAF, albeit more private, more of a loner, than most. But why is he so alarmingly scarred, and who is he, really?

   Director:Cedric Messina

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Cedric Messina

   Writer:Unknown
3. 

   7.3/10(79 votes)

   #3 - Uncle Vanya

   S6:E311/8/1970

   A retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased; her mother and brother still live there and manage the farm. For many years the brother—Uncle Vanya—has sent the farm's proceeds to the professor, while receiving only a small salary himself.

   Director:Christopher Morahan

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Christopher Morahan

   Writer:Unknown
4. 

   6.2/10(10 votes)

   #4 - Five Finger Exercise

   S6:E412/24/1970

   A long-married couple are at war with each other and with their teenage son and daughter. The presence of a handsome young tutor complicates and sensitizes the savage domestic tensions which arise as the secret emotions of members of the family are shockingly revealed.

   Director:John Gorrie

   Writer:Peter Shaffer

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   Director:John Gorrie

   Writer:Peter Shaffer
5. 

   7.8/10(11 votes)

   #5 - Act of Betrayal

   S6:E51/3/1971

   Mr. Norton asks the Jacksons to let someone be a lookout for a mystery man. When Gordon Lonsdale is seen visiting the Krogers across the road, MI5 decides to use the Jacksons' home as a base to trap the Portland spy ring.

   Director:William Slater

   Writer:Hugh Whitemore

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   Director:William Slater

   Writer:Hugh Whitemore
6. 

   9.3/10(13 votes)

   #6 - Candida

   S6:E62/21/1971

   Idealistic Reverend Morell tries to unite Socialism and Christianity.

   Director:Alan Cooke

   Writer:George Bernard Shaw

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   Director:Alan Cooke

   Writer:George Bernard Shaw
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7. 

   7.4/10(42 votes)

   #7 - The Wild Duck

   S6:E73/21/1971

   A loving family's world is shattered by an old friend's arrival, carrying a dark secret.

   Director:Alan Bridges

   Writer:Max Faber

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   Director:Alan Bridges

   Writer:Max Faber
8. 

   9.4/10(14 votes)

   #8 - Don Juan in Hell

   S6:E84/25/1971

   In Hell, Don Juan argues with the Devil, and confronts a woman from his past.

   Director:Basil Coleman

   Writer:George Bernard Shaw

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   Director:Basil Coleman

   Writer:George Bernard Shaw
9. 

   6.6/10(39 votes)

   #9 - Platonov

   S6:E95/23/1971

   A brilliant fellow, Platonov, and he might be a good husband, too — if only women would let him.

   Director:Christopher Morahan

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Christopher Morahan

   Writer:Unknown