"BBC Play of the Month" (1965) TV series 1965-1983

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Peter Wood

Writer:

David Mercer (writer) (episode)")

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | unknown

Release Date:

19 October 1965 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Awards:

1 win & 11 nominations

Cast

Charles Gray	...	Adrian Blenderbland / ... (10 episodes, 1967-1976)
Eric Porter	...	Arthur Winslow / ... (6 episodes, 1968-1977)
Lally Bowers	...	Miss Lavish / ... (6 episodes, 1969-1974)
Jeremy Brett	...	Basil Hallward / ... (6 episodes, 1969-1982)
Robert Stephens	...	Grigory Rasputin / ... (5 episodes, 1968-1978)
Alan Rowe	...	Ambassador from Corinth / ... (5 episodes, 1966-1979)
John Gielgud	...	Captain Shotover / ... (5 episodes, 1967-1977)
Ronald Hines	...	Dirk Stroeve / ... (5 episodes, 1965-1974)
Michael Gambon	...	Gregory / ... (5 episodes, 1967-1978)
Celia Johnson	...	Eloise / ... (5 episodes, 1968-1971)
Michael Hordern	...	God / ... (5 episodes, 1971-1976)
Richard Pearson	...	Herbert Soppitt / ... (5 episodes, 1970-1977)
Donald Pickering	...	George Farrant / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1977)
Derek Godfrey	...	Gregers Werle / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1974)
Edward Fox	...	Captain Dancy, DSO / ... (5 episodes, 1970-1979)

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Series Directed by
Cedric Messina		(8 episodes, 1970-1977)
Rudolph Cartier		(7 episodes, 1965-1976)
John Gorrie		(7 episodes, 1968-1979)
Waris Hussein		(6 episodes, 1965-1975)
Alan Cooke		(6 episodes, 1965-1971)
Donald McWhinnie		(6 episodes, 1967-1977)
Alan Bridges		(5 episodes, 1966-1972)
Basil Coleman		(5 episodes, 1968-1975)
James MacTaggart		(5 episodes, 1968-1974)
William Slater		(5 episodes, 1968-1974)
Herbert Wise		(4 episodes, 1968-1972)
James Cellan Jones		(4 episodes, 1971-1978)
Bill Hays		(3 episodes, 1966-1973)
Christopher Morahan		(3 episodes, 1970-1973)
David Giles		(3 episodes, 1973-1977)
Michael Darlow		(3 episodes, 1975-1983)
Don Taylor		(3 episodes, 1977-1982)
Anthony Page		(2 episodes, 1968-1974)
Alvin Rakoff		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Alan Clarke		(2 episodes, 1973-1978)
Michael Lindsay-Hogg		(2 episodes, 1974-1978)
Piers Haggard		(2 episodes, 1976)
Claude Whatham		(2 episodes, 1979-1983)
James Ormerod		(2 episodes, 1982-1983)
Peter Wood		(1 episode, 1978)

Series Writing credits
George Bernard Shaw		(11 episodes, 1968-1977)
William Shakespeare		(8 episodes, 1967-1975)
Anton Chekhov		(7 episodes, 1968-1978)
Terence Rattigan		(5 episodes, 1970-1977)
E.M. Forster		(4 episodes, 1965-1973)
Henrik Ibsen		(4 episodes, 1968-1982)
Oscar Wilde		(4 episodes, 1969-1976)
Hugh Whitemore		(4 episodes, 1970-1976)
J.B. Priestley		(4 episodes, 1974-1983)
John Osborne		(3 episodes, 1965-1976)
Michael Meyer		(3 episodes, 1968-1982)
Noel Coward		(3 episodes, 1968-1979)
Henry James		(3 episodes, 1969-1979)
Richard B. Sheridan		(3 episodes, 1970-1982)
Arthur Wing Pinero		(3 episodes, 1972-1983)
John Galsworthy		(3 episodes, 1974-1976)
Rudolph Cartier		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
David Mercer		(2 episodes, 1968-1978)
Sophocles		(2 episodes, 1972-1974)
George Farquhar		(2 episodes, 1973-1978)
James MacTaggart		(2 episodes, 1973-1974)
Denis Constanduros		(2 episodes, 1977-1979)
Harley Granville-Barker		(2 episodes, 1977-1979)

Series Produced by
Cedric Messina	....	producer (82 episodes, 1965-1983)
David E. Jones	....	producer (9 episodes, 1977-1979)
Louis Marks	....	producer (8 episodes, 1979-1983)
Peter Luke	....	producer (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Gerald Savory	....	producer (3 episodes, 1971-1973)
Alan Shallcross	....	producer (3 episodes, 1975-1979)

Series Original Music by
Herbert Chappell		(4 episodes, 1965-1972)
Elizabeth Poston		(2 episodes, 1970-1973)

Series Cinematography by
John Baker		(1 episode, 1971)
Peter Bartlett		(1 episode, 1973)
Brian Tufano		(1 episode, 1974)
Nigel Walters		(1 episode, 1978)

Series Film Editing by
Roy Watts		(1 episode, 1968)
Howard Dell		(1 episode, 1973)
Dave King		(1 episode, 1973)
Ken Pearce		(1 episode, 1974)
Sam Upton		(1 episode, 1982)

Series Production Design by
Eileen Diss		(16 episodes, 1965-1977)
Tony Abbott		(11 episodes, 1968-1978)
Natasha Kroll		(10 episodes, 1969-1975)
Fanny Taylor		(5 episodes, 1968-1977)
Sally Hulke		(4 episodes, 1968-1977)
Spencer Chapman		(4 episodes, 1969-1978)
Stuart Walker		(3 episodes, 1966-1978)
Roger Andrews		(2 episodes, 1969-1972)
Don Homfray		(2 episodes, 1974-1978)
Vic Symonds		(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Austen Spriggs		(2 episodes, 1975-1983)
Don Taylor		(2 episodes, 1975-1977)
Colin Shaw		(2 episodes, 1976-1979)

Series Costume Design by
John Bloomfield		(5 episodes, 1970-1974)
Juanita Waterson		(5 episodes, 1971-1982)
Odette Barrow		(5 episodes, 1973-1976)
Rita Reekie		(4 episodes, 1971-1977)
Betty Aldiss		(3 episodes, 1972-1982)
Elizabeth Waller		(3 episodes, 1973-1976)
Dorothea Wallace		(3 episodes, 1974-1977)
Joyce Mortlock		(3 episodes, 1977-1983)
Joyce Hammond		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Charles Knode		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Raymond Hughes		(2 episodes, 1971-1976)
Joan Ellacott		(2 episodes, 1972-1975)
Michael Burdle		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)

Series Makeup Department
Maureen Winslade	....	makeup artist (4 episodes, 1973-1977)
Toni Chapman	....	makeup artist / hair stylist (2 episodes, 1969-1976)

Series Production Management
Fraser Lowden	....	unit production manager (1 episode, 1976)

Series Art Department
Liz Friedman	....	graphics (1 episode, 1977)

Series Sound Department
Colin Dixon	....	sound (3 episodes, 1971-1977)
Chick Anthony	....	sound (2 episodes, 1974-1978)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Sam Barclay	....	lighting technician (9 episodes, 1968-1982)
Robert Wright	....	lighting technician (8 episodes, 1970-1973)
Dennis Channon	....	lighting technician (7 episodes, 1969-1978)
John Summers	....	lighting technician (3 episodes, 1976-1982)
Peter Catlett	....	lighting technician (2 episodes, 1969-1973)
John Treays	....	lighting technician (2 episodes, 1970-1978)

Series Editorial Department
Shirley Coward	....	vision mixer (1 episode, 1982)

Series Music Department
Tom McCall	....	musician: piano (1 episode, 1974)

Series Other crew
Rosemary Hill	....	script editor (18 episodes, 1968-1972)
Stuart Griffiths	....	script editor (10 episodes, 1977-1982)
Alan Shallcross	....	script editor (6 episodes, 1974-1976)
Geraldine Stephenson	....	choreographer (2 episodes, 1971-1975)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1965-1983) (UK) (TV)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1973) (USA) (TV) (one episode only)

Runtime:

120 min (119 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)