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Season 6

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.

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9 Episodes

  • Macbeth
    E1
    MacbethScotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.
  • Ross
    E2
    RossRoss, it seems, is just an ordinary airman in the RAF, albeit more private, more of a loner, than most. But why is he so alarmingly scarred, and who is he, really?
  • Uncle Vanya
    E3
    Uncle VanyaA retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased; her mother and brother still live there and manage the farm. For many years the brother—Uncle Vanya—has sent the farm's proceeds to the professor, while receiving only a small salary himself.
  • Five Finger Exercise
    E4
    Five Finger ExerciseA long-married couple are at war with each other and with their teenage son and daughter. The presence of a handsome young tutor complicates and sensitizes the savage domestic tensions which arise as the secret emotions of members of the family are shockingly revealed.
  • Act of Betrayal
    E5
    Act of BetrayalMr. Norton asks the Jacksons to let someone be a lookout for a mystery man. When Gordon Lonsdale is seen visiting the Krogers across the road, MI5 decides to use the Jacksons' home as a base to trap the Portland spy ring.
  • Candida
    E6
    CandidaIdealistic Reverend Morell tries to unite Socialism and Christianity.
  • The Wild Duck
    E7
    The Wild DuckA loving family's world is shattered by an old friend's arrival, carrying a dark secret.
  • Don Juan in Hell
    E8
    Don Juan in HellIn Hell, Don Juan argues with the Devil, and confronts a woman from his past.
  • Platonov
    E9
    PlatonovA brilliant fellow, Platonov, and he might be a good husband, too — if only women would let him.

 

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