BBC Play of the Month: Season 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of BBC Play of the Month Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Sep 19, 1976 · 100 min
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
London Assurance
Oct 10, 1976 · 90 min
Grace 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
Look Back in Anger
Nov 21, 1976 · 90 min
A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.
The Winslow Boy
Jan 16, 1977 · 113 min
In 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
Feb 13, 1977 · 110 min
Pinchwife 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
Mar 13, 1977 · 90 min
Strether 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
May 19, 1977 · 120 min
On 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 fa