BBC Play of the Month
Season 5
19698 episodes
Episode 1
The Heiress
Oct 12, 1969
A naive young woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
Episode 2
Charley's Aunt
Nov 23, 1969
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.
Episode 3
The Marquis
Dec 14, 1969
Episode 4
Three Sisters
Jan 18, 19702h 9m
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.
Episode 5
In Good King Charles's Golden Days
Feb 15, 1970
Episode 6
Separate Tables
Mar 15, 19701h 35m
The stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth.
Episode 7
Howards End
Apr 19, 1970
A businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman.
Episode 8
The Rivals
May 15, 19701h 57m
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".