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The Best Episodes of Great Performances Season 13

Every episode of Great Performances Season 13 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Great Performances Season 13!

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The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Great Performances Season 13 Episode 13 - Heartbreak House
    8.8/10(53 votes)

    S13:E13

    Re-creation of the Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's 1920 comedy of manners. The troubles of England are parallel with the domestic troubles of Captain Shotover's household.

    Director:Anthony Page
    Writer:Anthony Page

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  2. Great Performances Season 13 Episode 4 - The Importance of Being Ernest
    8.2/10(143 votes)

    S13:E4

    In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.

    Directors:Michael Attenborough, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Writer:Oscar Wilde

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  3. Great Performances Season 13 Episode 1 - Doctor Fischer of Geneva
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S13:E1

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Great Performances Season 13 Episode 24 - Grown-Ups
    7.5/10(43 votes)

    S13:E24

    A middle-aged journalist has, at last, grown up - only to find he's trapped in a world of emotional infants.

    Director:John Madden
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Great Performances Season 13 Episode 2 - Three by Three
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    S13:E2

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Great Performances Season 13 Episode 3 - Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S13:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Great Performances Season 13 Episode 23 - Early Days
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S13:E23

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 13 Ratings Summary

"Heartbreak House" is the best rated episode of "Great Performances" season 13. It scored 8.8/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by Anthony Page and written by Anthony Page, it aired on 4/24/1985. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Importance of Being Ernest".