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Season 12

A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.

Where to Watch Season 12

7 Episodes

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray
    E1
    The Picture of Dorian GrayA corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
  • London Assurance
    E2
    London AssuranceGrace has agreed to marry Sir Harcourt Courtly in return for his financial support of her family. At a house party in her father's place, Harcourt's son Charles also falls in love with Grace. When his father appears on the scene, he has to convince him that there is a case of mistaken identity and he is somebody else.
  • Look Back in Anger
    E3
    Look Back in AngerA disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.
  • The Winslow Boy
    E4
    The Winslow BoyIn pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
  • The Country Wife
    E5
    The Country WifePinchwife brings his simple young wife to London for his sister's wedding. Lest she falls prey to the town's temptations, he keeps her under lock and key.
  • The Ambassadors
    E6
    The AmbassadorsStrether is sent to Europe to rescue a young American from the charms of a mysterious French beauty. But he is soon under the liberating influence of Europe himself.
  • Heartbreak House
    E7
    Heartbreak HouseOn the eve of World War I, Ellie Dunn, her father, and her fiancé are invited to one of Hesione Hushabye's infamous dinner parties. Unfortunately, her fiancé is a scoundrel, her father's a bumbling prig, and she's actually in love with Hector, Hesione's husband. This bold mix of farce and tragedy lampoons British society as it blithely sinks towards disaster.

 

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