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The Worst Episodes of BBC Play of the Month

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...
  1. Background image for She Stoops to Conquer
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    #1 - She Stoops to Conquer

    S7:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Trelawny of the "Wells"
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    #2 - Trelawny of the "Wells"

    S7:E11

    A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she elopes with a wealthy young man from the other side of town.

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  3. Background image for The Duchess of Malfi
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    #3 - The Duchess of Malfi

    S8:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Peer Gynt
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    #4 - Peer Gynt

    S8:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for The Shadow of a Gunman
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    #5 - The Shadow of a Gunman

    S10:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - The Kitchen

    S14:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Infidelities

    S16:E4

    An exploration of love, infidelity, and social class through the story of Silvia and her lover Arlequin, who are separated and tempted by a prince and a lady of the court, respectively.

    Writer:Marivaux
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  9. Background image for The Male Animal
    3.6/10(12 votes)

    #8 - The Male Animal

    S4:E2

    The Midwestern University trustees have forced three teachers out for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild-mannered English professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class. Tommy is upset that his wife Ellen also suggested he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the Homecoming.

    Director:Alan Bridges
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for A Room with a View
    4.2/10(12 votes)

    #9 - A Room with a View

    S8:E7

    When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?

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  11. Background image for Flint
    5.2/10(13 votes)

    #10 - 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
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  12. Background image for Macbeth
    5.6/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Macbeth

    S6:E1

    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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  13. Background image for Waste
    5.8/10(13 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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  14. Background image for Five Finger Exercise
    6.5/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Five Finger Exercise

    S6:E4

    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
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    6.5/10(38 votes)

    #14 - Platonov

    S6:E9

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

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  16. Background image for The Love Girl and the Innocent
    6.5/10(47 votes)

    #15 - The Love Girl and the Innocent

    S9:E1

    Nemov is an honest man serving a term of 10 years for violations of Article 58. Nemov falls in love with Lyuba, who is having sex with the camp doctor Mereshchun, in exchange for better food and living conditions.

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  17. Background image for French Without Tears
    6.6/10(25 votes)

    #16 - French Without Tears

    S11:E8

    The romantic and comic adventures of a quintet of young Englishmen in France, on a course to learn the language.

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  18. Background image for Heartbreak House
    6.6/10(56 votes)

    #17 - Heartbreak House

    S12:E7

    On the eve of World War I, Ellie Dunn, her father, and her fiancé are invited to one of Hesione Hushabye's infamous dinner parties. Unfortunately, her fiancé is a scoundrel, her father's a bumbling prig, and she's actually in love with Hector, Hesione's husband. This bold mix of farce and tragedy lampoons British society as it blithely sinks towards disaster.

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  19. Background image for The Old Ladies
    6.7/10(10 votes)

    #18 - The Old Ladies

    S3:E9

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

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  20. Background image for Man and Superman
    6.7/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Man and Superman

    S3:E10

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

    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Summer and Smoke
    6.7/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Summer and Smoke

    S7:E5

    A plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student, but he prefers the wilder life, until it's too late.

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  22. Background image for The Apple Cart
    6.7/10(61 votes)

    #21 - The Apple Cart

    S10:E5

    King Magnus's position as monarch is in danger – can he 'upset the apple cart' and preserve his throne?

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  23. Background image for Dangerous Corner
    6.8/10(33 votes)

    #22 - Dangerous Corner

    S16:E1

    An unexpected suicide prompts much speculation about honesty and theft.

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  24. Background image for Girls in Uniform
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Girls in Uniform

    S3:E1

    No description available

    Director:Waris Hussein
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Charley's Aunt
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #24 - Charley's Aunt

    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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  26. Background image for Stephen D
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Stephen D

    S7:E6

    Stephen Dedalus comes of age in a Dublin changing radically as the 20th century nears.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"She Stoops to Conquer" is the worst rated episode of "BBC Play of the Month". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/23/1972. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Trelawny of the "Wells"".