BBC Play of the Month: Season 5
Season 5 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 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
The Heiress
Oct 12, 1969
A naive young woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
Charley's Aunt
Nov 23, 1969
Charley and Jack pressure classmate Fancourt to pose as Charley's aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward
Three Sisters
Jan 18, 1970 · 129 min
In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, Olga, Irina, Masha, and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their return to Moscow, where life is charming and stimulat
Separate Tables
Mar 15, 1970 · 95 min
The stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth.
Howards End
Apr 19, 1970
A businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman.
The Rivals
May 15, 1970 · 117 min
A glittering "fancy-dress" comedy that bubbles over with the wit and humour of Richard Sheridan, and characters like Mrs Malaprop and Sir Anthony Absolute, "the very pineapple of p