BBC Play of the MonthSeason 101974 · 9 episodesEpisodes1The Linden TreeIn 1947 England, in the home of Professor Robert Linden, chair of modern history at the provincial University of Burmanley, rationing and austerity seem to have fostered opportunism, escapism and confrontation within the Linden family, gathered to celebrate Robert's 65th birthday and each of whom is struggling with their own crises.2ElectraIn the city of Mycenae, a few years after the Trojan War, a bitter struggle for justice is undertaken by Electra and her brother Orestes for the murder of their father Agamemnon by Clytemnestra and their stepfather Aegisthus.3The Wood DemonA luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his sister hopes he'll marry Sonya, the daughter of a selfish gout-ridden old professor who makes life Hell for his son George and his young wife, Helen.4Robinson CrusoeAn English slave trader is marooned on a remote tropical island, forced to fend for himself and deal with crushing loneliness.5The Apple CartKing Magnus's position as monarch is in danger – can he 'upset the apple cart' and preserve his throne?6The School for ScandalScandalmonger Lady Sneerwell controls a nest of gossipy vipers, and young Lady Teazle, bored by her elderly husband Sir Peter, has been lured into the circle too.7King LearAn aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.8StrifeA personal dispute between a union leader and a management leader causes chaos for workers at a troublesome tin mining company.10The Shadow of a GunmanSeason 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7Season 8Season 9Season 11Season 12Season 13Season 14Season 15Season 16
