As of July 2026, BBC Play of the Month Season 1 aired in 1965 with 9 episodes — streaming now on fuboTV. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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BBC Play of the Month Season 1

1965 9 Episodes Drama ⭐ 5/10

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, BBC Play of the Month Season 1 is available on right now. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. With 8 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Every performance stays in register with the material. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, BBC Play of the Month Season 1 is worth clearing space for. Character-driven storytelling at its most effective — BBC Play of the Month Season 1 earns every emotional beat it goes for. Season 1 of BBC Play of the Month includes 9 episodes. It aired from October 1965 to June 1966. Episodes include "Luther", "A Passage to India", "The Joel Brand Story". It was aired in 1965. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Drama fans who appreciate slow-burn storytelling will feel right at home with BBC Play of the Month Season 1. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. The performances stay controlled even in the biggest moments. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.

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🎬 BBC Play of the Month Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
Luther
1965-10-19
During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
E2
A Passage to India
1965-11-16
Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
E3
The Joel Brand Story
1965-12-14
E4
Gordon of Khartoum
1966-01-18
The story of Charles 'Chinese' Gordon, a brilliant but eccentric military commander, and his death defending Khartoum in 1885.
E5
Where Angels Fear to Tread
1966-02-15
After a rich Edwardian widow impulsively marries a handsome but poor Tuscan dentist and dies in childbirth, her English in-laws try to gain custody of the baby.
E6
Lee Oswald: Assassin
1966-03-15
The life of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who shot President John F. Kennedy, as reported to the Warren Commission enquiry into the circumstances of the assassination.
E7
Make Me an Offer
1966-04-12
Antique dealer Charlie yearns to own a beautiful Portland vase.
E8
Death of a Salesman
1966-05-24
Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family: Willy's long-suffering wife Linda, and Biff and Happy, his troubled sons and his life.
E9
The Devil's Eggshell
1966-06-28
The discovery of mysterious egg-shaped objects at the sites of a series of disasters lead people to believe that we are being attacked by alien beings, but it is revealed to be a conspiracy hatched by a team of scientists intent on using an alien menace to unite the world. But their scheme backfires...

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