Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series which ran from 1965 to 1983 featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays (or adaptations) which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month series was Cedric Messina.
Some of the 120 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. Unless stated otherwise, the indication that the play is "lost" is taken from the lostshows.com website page as of 26 October 2015. In some cases, the link is to the Play of the Month in question rather than the source text. This is indicated with an asterisk (*).
List of episodes
The main source for compiling this list was the BFI Film & TV database. The website's master list is here. IMDb has also been used as a check, and occasionally as the main source where a substitute is lacking.
Deborah Makepeace on BBC Play of the Month (TV Series 1965-1983) "The Apple Cart" S10EP05
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Deborah Makepeace on an episode of BBC Play of the Month (TV Series 1965–1983).
Produced by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Distributed by BBC Home Entertainment.
Series 10 - Episode 5
Episode Title: The Apple Cart
Original Air Date: 19 January 1975
You can buy this episode in a DVD box set here
https://www.amazon.com/Changeling-Claretta-Philanthropist-Remembered-Reinhardt/dp/B0011FDVK4/
This channel is dedicated to the memory of Deborah Makepeace (1957-1999). At the age of fifteen (and while still in theater school) she got her breakout playing the leading role of Sara Crewe in the 1973 BBC television remake of A Little Princess (based on...
published: 13 Dec 2020
Play of the Month - I Have Been Here Before (1982) by James Ormerod & J. B. Priestley
Guests at a small hotel are disquieted by the insistence of a mysterious doctor that he has been there before.
published: 03 Jun 2024
How to play netball | Play of the Month
Scoring a goal in netball is not as simple as sinking the ball in the net – one first has to bring the ball down from the centre circle to the goal circle before attempting a shot. Singapore co-captain Toh Kai Wei shows us more about the sport. READ MORE: https://str.sg/Dydc
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published: 26 Feb 2024
Pygmalion (BBC Play of the Month, 1973)
ONE OF THE FINEST TELEVISION ADAPTATIONS of George Bernard Shaw's 1912 class satire, this 1973 British production of Pygmalion stars Lynn Redgrave as a marvelously accessible, non-cartoonish, and likable Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl who becomes the subject of a socio-scientific experiment by phonetics expert Henry Higgins (James Villiers). Betting that he can turn the yowling, filthy guttersnipe Eliza into a proper lady who can pass herself off as an aristocrat, Higgins puts the poor girl through some difficult paces, then develops an affection for her that he's ill-equipped to show. Ronald Fraser is on hand as Colonel Pickering, the warm and considerate Watson to Higgins's imperious Holmes. (Fraser would play Pickering again in a 1981 TV version.) Emrys James is wonderful as E...
published: 23 Oct 2020
Play of the Month - Dangerous Corner (1983) by J. B. Priestley & James Ormerod
An unexpected suicide prompts much speculation about honesty and theft.
published: 22 Dec 2022
Play of the Month - Waste clip (BBC 4 December 1977)
w. Harley Granville-Barker d. Don Taylor
Article: https://forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com/2016/01/17/two-edwardian-dramas-2-play-of-the-month-waste-bbc1-4-december-1977/
published: 20 May 2016
Raptors Play of the Month | January
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published: 07 Feb 2025
BBC Play of the Month: Little Eyolf (1982) [Diana Rigg, Anthony Hopkins]
Solid BBC teleplay of Henrik Ibsen's stage-piece about a writer trapped in a loveless, unfulfilled marriage to a wealthy woman.
published: 02 Dec 2016
Historic play making its Pittsburgh debut this month
Trouble In Mind, the work of black, female playwright Alice Childress is now on the stage at the Pittsburgh Public Theater and it has quite a history. KDKA's Mamie Bah has the story.
published: 07 Feb 2025
Nikola Jokić Is The Kia NBA Western Conference Player of the Month #KiaPOTM
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Deborah Makepeace on...
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Deborah Makepeace on an episode of BBC Play of the Month (TV Series 1965–1983).
Produced by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Distributed by BBC Home Entertainment.
Series 10 - Episode 5
Episode Title: The Apple Cart
Original Air Date: 19 January 1975
You can buy this episode in a DVD box set here
https://www.amazon.com/Changeling-Claretta-Philanthropist-Remembered-Reinhardt/dp/B0011FDVK4/
This channel is dedicated to the memory of Deborah Makepeace (1957-1999). At the age of fifteen (and while still in theater school) she got her breakout playing the leading role of Sara Crewe in the 1973 BBC television remake of A Little Princess (based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett and originally starring Shirley Temple in 1939). The following year, the blossoming sixteen-year-old English rose headlined the six-part children's adventure series The Chinese Puzzle. With her effervescent energy and timeless beauty, she continued to star in various television produced costume dramas. In 1975 she had a small role in the BBC Play of the Month adaptation of The Apple Cart, which starred Nigel Davenport and Helen Mirren. That same year, she played Princess Helena in the ATV series Edward the Seventh, alongside Annette Crosbie and Timothy West. Other notable television appearances included Angels (1976), Penmarric (1979), Byron: A Personal Tour (1981) (as Claire Clairmont) and Sorry! (1987). She was also a successful theater actress with roles in rep theater productions of The Tempest, While the Sun Shines and The Caucasian Chalk Circle. She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Bianca in a 1984 stage adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew. Her life came to a tragic and premature end on February 2, 1999 after a battle with cancer.
*I am not related or connected to Deborah Makepeace's family. I am just a fan of classic British cinema and television who is paying tribute to a wonderful actress.
#DeborahMakepeace #BBC
Please sign the petition to get A Little Princess (1973) and The Chinese Puzzle (1974) released on Amazon Prime:
http://chng.it/wGJYx6LxnQ
Deborah Makepeace on an episode of BBC Play of the Month (TV Series 1965–1983).
Produced by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Distributed by BBC Home Entertainment.
Series 10 - Episode 5
Episode Title: The Apple Cart
Original Air Date: 19 January 1975
You can buy this episode in a DVD box set here
https://www.amazon.com/Changeling-Claretta-Philanthropist-Remembered-Reinhardt/dp/B0011FDVK4/
This channel is dedicated to the memory of Deborah Makepeace (1957-1999). At the age of fifteen (and while still in theater school) she got her breakout playing the leading role of Sara Crewe in the 1973 BBC television remake of A Little Princess (based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett and originally starring Shirley Temple in 1939). The following year, the blossoming sixteen-year-old English rose headlined the six-part children's adventure series The Chinese Puzzle. With her effervescent energy and timeless beauty, she continued to star in various television produced costume dramas. In 1975 she had a small role in the BBC Play of the Month adaptation of The Apple Cart, which starred Nigel Davenport and Helen Mirren. That same year, she played Princess Helena in the ATV series Edward the Seventh, alongside Annette Crosbie and Timothy West. Other notable television appearances included Angels (1976), Penmarric (1979), Byron: A Personal Tour (1981) (as Claire Clairmont) and Sorry! (1987). She was also a successful theater actress with roles in rep theater productions of The Tempest, While the Sun Shines and The Caucasian Chalk Circle. She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Bianca in a 1984 stage adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew. Her life came to a tragic and premature end on February 2, 1999 after a battle with cancer.
*I am not related or connected to Deborah Makepeace's family. I am just a fan of classic British cinema and television who is paying tribute to a wonderful actress.
#DeborahMakepeace #BBC
Scoring a goal in netball is not as simple as sinking the ball in the net – one first has to bring the ball down from the centre circle to the goal circle befor...
Scoring a goal in netball is not as simple as sinking the ball in the net – one first has to bring the ball down from the centre circle to the goal circle before attempting a shot. Singapore co-captain Toh Kai Wei shows us more about the sport. READ MORE: https://str.sg/Dydc
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ONE OF THE FINEST TELEVISION ADAPTATIONS of George Bernard Shaw's 1912 class satire, this 1973 British production of Pygmalion stars Lynn Redgrave as a marvelou...
ONE OF THE FINEST TELEVISION ADAPTATIONS of George Bernard Shaw's 1912 class satire, this 1973 British production of Pygmalion stars Lynn Redgrave as a marvelously accessible, non-cartoonish, and likable Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl who becomes the subject of a socio-scientific experiment by phonetics expert Henry Higgins (James Villiers). Betting that he can turn the yowling, filthy guttersnipe Eliza into a proper lady who can pass herself off as an aristocrat, Higgins puts the poor girl through some difficult paces, then develops an affection for her that he's ill-equipped to show. Ronald Fraser is on hand as Colonel Pickering, the warm and considerate Watson to Higgins's imperious Holmes. (Fraser would play Pickering again in a 1981 TV version.) Emrys James is wonderful as Eliza's father, a chimney sweep who laments the fact that Higgins' influence has inadvertently turned him into a middle-class patriarch with unwanted responsibilities. Shaw's piercing comedy about the limits of class and personal character, and their impact on one another is both potent and enjoyable in this excellent showcase. ~Tom Keogh, Film Critic
ONE OF THE FINEST TELEVISION ADAPTATIONS of George Bernard Shaw's 1912 class satire, this 1973 British production of Pygmalion stars Lynn Redgrave as a marvelously accessible, non-cartoonish, and likable Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl who becomes the subject of a socio-scientific experiment by phonetics expert Henry Higgins (James Villiers). Betting that he can turn the yowling, filthy guttersnipe Eliza into a proper lady who can pass herself off as an aristocrat, Higgins puts the poor girl through some difficult paces, then develops an affection for her that he's ill-equipped to show. Ronald Fraser is on hand as Colonel Pickering, the warm and considerate Watson to Higgins's imperious Holmes. (Fraser would play Pickering again in a 1981 TV version.) Emrys James is wonderful as Eliza's father, a chimney sweep who laments the fact that Higgins' influence has inadvertently turned him into a middle-class patriarch with unwanted responsibilities. Shaw's piercing comedy about the limits of class and personal character, and their impact on one another is both potent and enjoyable in this excellent showcase. ~Tom Keogh, Film Critic
w. Harley Granville-Barker d. Don Taylor
Article: https://forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com/2016/01/17/two-edwardian-dramas-2-play-of-the-month-waste-bbc1...
w. Harley Granville-Barker d. Don Taylor
Article: https://forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com/2016/01/17/two-edwardian-dramas-2-play-of-the-month-waste-bbc1-4-december-1977/
w. Harley Granville-Barker d. Don Taylor
Article: https://forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com/2016/01/17/two-edwardian-dramas-2-play-of-the-month-waste-bbc1-4-december-1977/
Trouble In Mind, the work of black, female playwright Alice Childress is now on the stage at the Pittsburgh Public Theater and it has quite a history. KDKA's Ma...
Trouble In Mind, the work of black, female playwright Alice Childress is now on the stage at the Pittsburgh Public Theater and it has quite a history. KDKA's Mamie Bah has the story.
Trouble In Mind, the work of black, female playwright Alice Childress is now on the stage at the Pittsburgh Public Theater and it has quite a history. KDKA's Mamie Bah has the story.
Never miss a moment with the latest news, trending stories and highlights to bring you closer to your favorite players and teams.
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Deborah Makepeace on an episode of BBC Play of the Month (TV Series 1965–1983).
Produced by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Distributed by BBC Home Entertainment.
Series 10 - Episode 5
Episode Title: The Apple Cart
Original Air Date: 19 January 1975
You can buy this episode in a DVD box set here
https://www.amazon.com/Changeling-Claretta-Philanthropist-Remembered-Reinhardt/dp/B0011FDVK4/
This channel is dedicated to the memory of Deborah Makepeace (1957-1999). At the age of fifteen (and while still in theater school) she got her breakout playing the leading role of Sara Crewe in the 1973 BBC television remake of A Little Princess (based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett and originally starring Shirley Temple in 1939). The following year, the blossoming sixteen-year-old English rose headlined the six-part children's adventure series The Chinese Puzzle. With her effervescent energy and timeless beauty, she continued to star in various television produced costume dramas. In 1975 she had a small role in the BBC Play of the Month adaptation of The Apple Cart, which starred Nigel Davenport and Helen Mirren. That same year, she played Princess Helena in the ATV series Edward the Seventh, alongside Annette Crosbie and Timothy West. Other notable television appearances included Angels (1976), Penmarric (1979), Byron: A Personal Tour (1981) (as Claire Clairmont) and Sorry! (1987). She was also a successful theater actress with roles in rep theater productions of The Tempest, While the Sun Shines and The Caucasian Chalk Circle. She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Bianca in a 1984 stage adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew. Her life came to a tragic and premature end on February 2, 1999 after a battle with cancer.
*I am not related or connected to Deborah Makepeace's family. I am just a fan of classic British cinema and television who is paying tribute to a wonderful actress.
#DeborahMakepeace #BBC
Scoring a goal in netball is not as simple as sinking the ball in the net – one first has to bring the ball down from the centre circle to the goal circle before attempting a shot. Singapore co-captain Toh Kai Wei shows us more about the sport. READ MORE: https://str.sg/Dydc
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ONE OF THE FINEST TELEVISION ADAPTATIONS of George Bernard Shaw's 1912 class satire, this 1973 British production of Pygmalion stars Lynn Redgrave as a marvelously accessible, non-cartoonish, and likable Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl who becomes the subject of a socio-scientific experiment by phonetics expert Henry Higgins (James Villiers). Betting that he can turn the yowling, filthy guttersnipe Eliza into a proper lady who can pass herself off as an aristocrat, Higgins puts the poor girl through some difficult paces, then develops an affection for her that he's ill-equipped to show. Ronald Fraser is on hand as Colonel Pickering, the warm and considerate Watson to Higgins's imperious Holmes. (Fraser would play Pickering again in a 1981 TV version.) Emrys James is wonderful as Eliza's father, a chimney sweep who laments the fact that Higgins' influence has inadvertently turned him into a middle-class patriarch with unwanted responsibilities. Shaw's piercing comedy about the limits of class and personal character, and their impact on one another is both potent and enjoyable in this excellent showcase. ~Tom Keogh, Film Critic
w. Harley Granville-Barker d. Don Taylor
Article: https://forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com/2016/01/17/two-edwardian-dramas-2-play-of-the-month-waste-bbc1-4-december-1977/
Trouble In Mind, the work of black, female playwright Alice Childress is now on the stage at the Pittsburgh Public Theater and it has quite a history. KDKA's Mamie Bah has the story.
Never miss a moment with the latest news, trending stories and highlights to bring you closer to your favorite players and teams.
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Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series which ran from 1965 to 1983 featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays (or adaptations) which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month series was Cedric Messina.
Some of the 120 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. Unless stated otherwise, the indication that the play is "lost" is taken from the lostshows.com website page as of 26 October 2015. In some cases, the link is to the Play of the Month in question rather than the source text. This is indicated with an asterisk (*).
List of episodes
The main source for compiling this list was the BFI Film & TV database. The website's master list is here. IMDb has also been used as a check, and occasionally as the main source where a substitute is lacking.