BBC Play of the Month: Season 16
Season 16 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 15.
- 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 16 Progress Shield
Dangerous Corner
May 22, 1983 · 90 min
An unexpected suicide prompts much speculation about honesty and theft.
The Gay Lord Quex
Jun 13, 1983 · 90 min
A reformed philanderer attempts to embark on monogamy.
The Misanthrope
Jul 11, 1983 · 90 min
A satire of the hypocrisies of French aristocratic society, but also engages a more serious tone when pointing out the flaws that afflict all humans.
Infidelities
Sep 12, 1983 · 90 min
An exploration of love, infidelity, and social class through the story of Silvia and her lover Arlequin, who are separated and tempted by a prince and a lady of the court, respecti