BBC Play of the MonthSeason 71971 · 11 episodesEpisodes1A Midsummer Night's DreamMistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.2RasputinIn early 20th century Russia, a peasant monk exerts great influence upon the superstitious wife of the Russian Tsar.3TartuffeOrgon is a man of property duped by the false piety of the penniless Tartuffe. Orgon takes him into his house, believing him a paragon of virtue. Orgon orders his daughter to reject her fiancé and marry Tartuffe.4The Cherry OrchardMadamr Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocrat who returns from Paris to face the loss of her magnificent cherry orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the repossessor Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda.5Summer and SmokeA plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student, but he prefers the wilder life, until it's too late.6Stephen DStephen Dedalus comes of age in a Dublin changing radically as the 20th century nears.7The Merchant of VeniceAntonio's friend Bassanio is in love and needs money to go courting. Using Antonio as his collateral, he borrows money from Shylock. But when the debt comes due, Shylock demands repayment in the form of a pound of Antonio's flesh.8Lady Windermere's FanLady Windermere suspects that her husband is having an affair with another woman; she confronts him with it.9The Playboy of the Western World10She Stoops to Conquer11Trelawny of the "Wells"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.Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 8Season 9Season 10Season 11Season 12Season 13Season 14Season 15Season 16
