BBC Play of the Month S03E02 · The Moon and Sixpence

Overview

Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, Charles Strickland is a middle-aged stockbroker who abandons his middle-classed life, his family, his duties to start painting, what he has always wanted to do. He is from now on a awful human being, wholly devoted to his ideal: beauty.

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1. 1 1. Girls in Uniform1967-10-15
2. 2 2. The Moon and Sixpence1967-11-12Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, Charles Strickland is a middle-aged stockbroker who abandons his middle-classed life, his family, his duties to start painting, what he has al
3. 3 3. Romeo and Juliet1967-12-03 · 2h 5mRomeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer
4. 4 4. The Parachute1968-01-21 · 1h 17mAs the Nazis grow ever more powerful, Werner Roger grows up in an aristocratic household, hating his domineering father and making enemies in high places.
5. 5 5. Cyrano de Bergerac1968-02-11Long-nosed Cyrano de Bergerac helps an army officer woo Roxanne, the woman he loves.
6. 6 6. Ghosts1968-03-17A young student idealizes the lives of the inhabitants of a stylish Stockholm apartment building, only to find that it a nest of betrayal and sickness.
7. 7 7. The Corn Is Green1968-04-14 · 2h 0mA schoolteacher mentors a talented young miner and seeks to get him into a university.
8. 8 8. The Tempest1968-05-12The magician Prospero, once Duke of Milan, now rules a small, enchanted island – but a storm brings visitors from the past.
9. 9 9. The Old Ladies1968-06-09A trio of middle-aged women set up housekeeping together.
10. 10 10. Man and Superman1968-07-07John Tanner is determined not to lose his independence - which comes under threat when he falls in love with an ardent feminist.
11. 11 11. Hay Fever1968-08-04 · 1h 30mWeekend guests of the Bliss family finds their hosts distinctly eccentric.