BBC Play of the Month · SEASON 7
The Cherry Orchard
Episode 4 · 1971-12-19
- Drama
Episode overview
Madamr Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocrat who returns from Paris to face the loss of her magnificent cherry orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the repossessor Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda.
Season 7 episodes
1. A Midsummer Night's Dream1971-09-26
2. Rasputin1971-10-24
3. Tartuffe1971-11-28
4. The Cherry Orchard1971-12-19
5. Summer and Smoke1972-01-23
6. Stephen D1972-02-20
7. The Merchant of Venice1972-04-16
8. Lady Windermere's Fan1972-05-14
9. The Playboy of the Western World1972-06-11
10. She Stoops to Conquer1972-07-23
11. Trelawny of the "Wells"1972-08-13
