As of July 2026, BBC Play of the Month Season 9 aired in 1973 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 9

1973 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 9 is available on right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 8 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. The ensemble work here is strong enough to hold the material together. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, BBC Play of the Month Season 9 earns its spot. BBC Play of the Month Season 9 trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. Season 9 of BBC Play of the Month includes 9 episodes. It aired from September 1973 to May 1974. Episodes include "The Love Girl and the Innocent", "The Common", "The Recruiting Officer". It was aired in 1973. BBC Play of the Month Season 9 resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

BBC Play of the Month Season 9 is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. The performances match the material at every turn. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

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🎬 BBC Play of the Month Season 9 — Episode Guide

E1
The Love Girl and the Innocent
1973-09-16
Nemov is an honest man serving a term of 10 years for violations of Article 58. Nemov falls in love with Lyuba, who is having sex with the camp doctor Mereshchun, in exchange for better food and living conditions.
E2
The Common
1973-10-27
An exploration of the relationship between two couples from different social classes: one wealthy and Conservative, one poor and socialist.
E3
The Recruiting Officer
1973-10-18
Scoundrels are put on notice and women (literally) wear the pants in this uproarious comedy. Recruiting officers travel from port to port wooing men into service at sea, and women into their beds. Two such men, Worthy and Plume, land in Shrewsbury each in love with a woman who lives there.
E4
Pygmalion
1973-12-16
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a fin...
E5
The Changeling
1974-01-20
A woman falls in love with a sea captain, and plots to kill her fiance.
E6
The Importance of Being Earnest
1974-02-17
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
E7
The Deep Blue Sea
1974-03-17
A woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover.
E8
The Skin Game
1974-05-19
The rivalry between a wealthy businessman and his lower-class, self-made rival gets very personal indeed.
E10
Mrs. Warren's Profession

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