BBC Play of the Month - Season 13 Episode 7 Danton's Death

Name: BBC Play of the Month
Genre: Drama
Released: 12 Sep 1983
Rating: 5.25

1983-09-12 United Kingdom 90 minutes.

5.25 8 votes

Drama anthology based on play or musical

Episodes
Info
Cast

Season - Episode

16 Season 16 May 22, 1983

16 - 1

Dangerous Corner May 22, 1983
16 - 2

The Gay Lord Quex Jun 13, 1983
16 - 3

The Misanthrope Jul 11, 1983
16 - 4

Infidelities Sep 12, 1983

15 Season 15 May 24, 1982

15 - 1

I Have Been Here Before May 24, 1982
15 - 2

On Approval Jun 21, 1982
15 - 3

Little Eyolf Jul 19, 1982
15 - 4

The Critic Aug 23, 1982
15 - 5

The White Guard Sep 20, 1982

14 Season 14 Nov 26, 1978

14 - 1

Kean Nov 26, 1978
14 - 2

Marya Jan 14, 1979
14 - 3

The Voysey Inheritance Feb 04, 1979
14 - 4

Hello and Goodbye Mar 04, 1979
14 - 5

The Wings of the Dove Apr 08, 1979
14 - 6

Design for Living Jun 05, 1979
14 - 7

The Kitchen Jul 01, 1979

13 Season 13 Oct 30, 1977

13 - 1

You Never Can Tell Oct 30, 1977
13 - 2

Waste Dec 04, 1977
13 - 3

Flint Jan 15, 1978
13 - 4

The Seagull Feb 05, 1978
13 - 5

The Sea Mar 05, 1978
13 - 6

The Beaux Stratagem Apr 02, 1978
13 - 7

Danton's Death Apr 23, 1978

12 Season 12 Sep 19, 1976

12 - 1

The Picture of Dorian Gray Sep 19, 1976
12 - 2

London Assurance Oct 10, 1976
12 - 3

Look Back in Anger Nov 21, 1976
12 - 4

The Winslow Boy Jan 16, 1977
12 - 5

The Country Wife Feb 13, 1977
12 - 6

The Ambassadors Mar 13, 1977
12 - 7

Heartbreak House May 19, 1977

11 Season 11 Sep 28, 1975

11 - 1

Chips with Everything Sep 28, 1975
11 - 2

The Little Minister Nov 02, 1975
11 - 3

Love's Labour's Lost Dec 14, 1975
11 - 4

When We Are Married Dec 29, 1975
11 - 5

Trilby Jan 24, 1976
11 - 6

Loyalties Feb 28, 1976
11 - 7

The Chester Mystery Cycle Apr 18, 1976
11 - 8

French Without Tears May 16, 1976

10 Season 10 Sep 08, 1974

10 - 1

The Linden Tree Sep 08, 1974
10 - 2

Electra Oct 24, 1974
10 - 3

The Wood Demon Oct 17, 1974
10 - 4

Robinson Crusoe Nov 29, 1974
10 - 5

The Apple Cart Jan 19, 1975
10 - 6

The School for Scandal Feb 16, 1975
10 - 7

King Lear Mar 23, 1975
10 - 8

Strife May 18, 1975
10 - 10

The Shadow of a Gunman Apr 20, 1975

9 Season 9 Sep 16, 1973

9 - 1

The Love Girl and the Innocent Sep 16, 1973
9 - 2

The Common Oct 27, 1973
9 - 3

The Recruiting Officer Oct 18, 1973
9 - 4

Pygmalion Dec 16, 1973
9 - 5

The Changeling Jan 20, 1974
9 - 6

The Importance of Being Earnest Feb 17, 1974
9 - 7

The Deep Blue Sea Mar 17, 1974
9 - 8

The Skin Game May 19, 1974
9 - 10

Mrs. Warren's Profession Jan 01, 1970

8 Season 8 Sep 25, 1972

8 - 1

The Millionairess Sep 25, 1972
8 - 2

Hedda Gabler Oct 20, 1972
8 - 3

King Oedipus Nov 24, 1972
8 - 4

The Magistrate Dec 20, 1972
8 - 5

The Adventures of Don Quixote Jan 07, 1973
8 - 6

Candide Feb 16, 1973
8 - 7

A Room with a View Apr 15, 1973
8 - 8

The Caucasian Chalk Circle May 16, 1973
8 - 9

The Duchess of Malfi Jul 18, 1973
8 - 10

Peer Gynt Aug 22, 1973

7 Season 7 Sep 26, 1971

7 - 1

A Midsummer Night's Dream Sep 26, 1971
7 - 2

Rasputin Oct 24, 1971
7 - 3

Tartuffe Nov 28, 1971
7 - 4

The Cherry Orchard Dec 19, 1971
7 - 5

Summer and Smoke Jan 23, 1972
7 - 6

Stephen D Feb 20, 1972
7 - 7

The Merchant of Venice Apr 16, 1972
7 - 8

Lady Windermere's Fan May 14, 1972
7 - 9

The Playboy of the Western World Jun 11, 1972
7 - 10

She Stoops to Conquer Jul 23, 1972
7 - 11

Trelawny of the "Wells" Aug 13, 1972

6 Season 6 Sep 20, 1970

6 - 1

Macbeth Sep 20, 1970
6 - 2

Ross Oct 18, 1970
6 - 3

Uncle Vanya Nov 08, 1970
6 - 4

Five Finger Exercise Dec 24, 1970
6 - 5

Act of Betrayal Jan 03, 1971
6 - 6

Candida Feb 21, 1971
6 - 7

The Wild Duck Mar 21, 1971
6 - 8

Don Juan in Hell Apr 25, 1971
6 - 9

Platonov May 23, 1971

5 Season 5 Oct 12, 1969

5 - 1

The Heiress Oct 12, 1969
5 - 2

Charley's Aunt Nov 23, 1969
5 - 3

The Marquis Dec 14, 1969
5 - 4

Three Sisters Jan 18, 1970
5 - 5

In Good King Charles's Golden Days Feb 15, 1970
5 - 6

Separate Tables Mar 15, 1970
5 - 7

Howards End Apr 19, 1970
5 - 8

The Rivals May 15, 1970

4 Season 4 Sep 01, 1968

4 - 1

St. Joan Sep 01, 1968
4 - 2

The Male Animal Oct 13, 1968
4 - 3

The Seagull Nov 17, 1968
4 - 4

Waters of the Moon Dec 24, 1968
4 - 5

Mary, Queen of Scots Jan 12, 1969
4 - 6

Maigret at Bay Feb 09, 1969
4 - 7

Relatively Speaking Mar 02, 1969
4 - 8

Julius Caesar Apr 13, 1969
4 - 9

An Ideal Husband May 11, 1969

3 Season 3 Oct 15, 1967

3 - 1

Girls in Uniform Oct 15, 1967
3 - 2

The Moon and Sixpence Nov 12, 1967
3 - 3

Romeo and Juliet Dec 03, 1967
3 - 4

The Parachute Jan 21, 1968
3 - 5

Cyrano de Bergerac Feb 11, 1968
3 - 6

Ghosts Mar 17, 1968
3 - 7

The Corn Is Green Apr 14, 1968
3 - 8

The Tempest May 12, 1968
3 - 9

The Old Ladies Jun 09, 1968
3 - 10

Man and Superman Jul 07, 1968
3 - 11

Hay Fever Aug 04, 1968

2 Season 2 Sep 27, 1966

2 - 1

Defection! The Case of Colonel Petrov Sep 27, 1966
2 - 2

Days to Come Oct 25, 1966
2 - 3

Corridors of Power Nov 22, 1966
2 - 4

The Making of Jericho Dec 20, 1966
2 - 5

The Cabinet Makers Mar 14, 1967

1 Season 1 Oct 19, 1965

1 - 1

Luther Oct 19, 1965
1 - 2

A Passage to India Nov 16, 1965
1 - 3

The Joel Brand Story Dec 14, 1965
1 - 4

Gordon of Khartoum Jan 18, 1966
1 - 5

Where Angels Fear to Tread Feb 15, 1966
1 - 6

Lee Oswald: Assassin Mar 15, 1966
1 - 7

Make Me an Offer Apr 12, 1966
1 - 8

Death of a Salesman May 24, 1966
1 - 9

The Devil's Eggshell Jun 28, 1966

Overview

Georges Danton, a leader of the French Revolution, created the office of the Revolutionary Tribunal as a strong arm for the Revolutionary Government. Within months, he knew this power was a terrible mistake and fought to have it ended with tragic consequences.

Year 1983

Studio BBC One

Director James MacTaggart

Crew

Popularity 21.902

Language English