BBC Play of the Month Uncle Vanya (Season 6, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 125 min | Drama

BBC Play of the Month

Uncle Vanya (Season 6, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 125 min | Drama

A retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased; her mother and brother still live there and manage the farm. For many years the ...See moreA retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased; her mother and brother still live there and manage the farm. For many years the brother (Uncle Vanya) has sent the farm's proceeds to the professor, while receiving only a small salary himself. Sonya, the professor's daughter, who is about the same age as his new wife, also lives on the estate. The professor is pompous, vain, and irritable. He calls the doctor (Astrov) to treat his gout, only to send him away without seeing him. Astrov is an experienced physician who performs his job conscientiously, but has lost all idealism and spends much of his time drinking. The presence of Yelena introduces a bit of sexual tension into the household. Astrov and Uncle Vanya both fall in love with Yelena; she spurns them both. Meanwhile, Sonya is in love with Astrov, who fails even to notice her. Finally, when the professor announces he wants to sell the estate, Vanya, whose admiration for the man died with his sister, tries to kill him. Written by Appelsla See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Freddie Jones Vanya Vanya See fewer	Dune (1984)
Anthony Hopkins Astrov Astrov See fewer	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Ann Bell Yelena Yelena See fewer	Tenko (1981)
Roland Culver Serebriakov Serebriakov See fewer	Thunderball (1965)
Jenifer Armitage Sonia Sonia See fewer	Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
Anne Dyson Maryia Maryia See fewer	The Princess Bride (1987)
Susan Richards Marina Marina See fewer	The Lady of the Camellias (1976)
John Baskcomb Telyeghin Telyeghin See fewer	Battle of Britain (1969)
Richard Beale Workman Workman See fewer	Madame Bovary (1964)
Edmond Bennett Nightwatchman Nightwatchman See fewer	Our Mutual Friend (1976)
Stacey Tendeter Maid Maid See fewer	Two English Girls (1971)