BBC Play of the Month
-Season 9
Episodes
1. The Love Girl and the Innocent
Sep 16, 1973No overview available.
2. The Common
Oct 27, 1973No overview available.
3. The Recruiting Officer
Oct 18, 1973No overview available.
4. Pygmalion
Dec 16, 1973
A play by George Bernard Shaw, starring James Villiers as the egotistical Professor Henry Higgins and Lynn Redgrave as the east end flower girl Eliza Doolittle
5. The Importance of Being Earnest
Feb 17, 1974No overview available.
6. The Changeling
Jan 20, 1974
Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to Lord Alonzo de Piraquo but is in love with Alsemero. She hires her father's manservant, De Flores, to kill Alonzo but after he has done so, she realises De Flores wants her as a reward. Stanley Baker and Helen Mirren in the lead roles.
7. The Deep Blue Sea
Mar 17, 1974No overview available.
8. Mrs. Warren's Profession
Apr 21, 1974Written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893, and first performed in London in 1902. The play is about a former prostitute, now a madam, who attempts to come to terms with her disapproving daughter.
9. The Skin Game
May 19, 1974The rivalry between a wealthy businessman and his lower-class, self-made rival gets very personal indeed.