BBC Play of the MonthSeason 91973 · 9 episodesEpisodes1The Love Girl and the InnocentNemov 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.2The CommonAn exploration of the relationship between two couples from different social classes: one wealthy and Conservative, one poor and socialist.3The Recruiting OfficerScoundrels are put on notice and women (literally) wear the pants in this uproarious comedy. Recruiting officers travel from port to port wooing men into service at sea, and women into their beds. Two such men, Worthy and Plume, land in Shrewsbury each in love with a woman who lives there.4PygmalionWhen linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.5The ChangelingA woman falls in love with a sea captain, and plots to kill her fiance.6The Importance of Being EarnestTwo young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.7The Deep Blue SeaA woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover.8The Skin GameThe rivalry between a wealthy businessman and his lower-class, self-made rival gets very personal indeed.10Mrs. Warren's ProfessionSeason 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7Season 8Season 10Season 11Season 12Season 13Season 14Season 15Season 16
