The BEST episodes written by Anton Chekhov
#1 - The Seagull
Great Performances - Season 3 - Episode 5
This quintessential Chekhov drama--his first success--is both comic and tragic. A group of friends and relations gather at a country estate to see the first performance of an experimental play written and staged by the young man of the house, Konstantin (Frank Langella), an aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre.
#2 - The Good Doctor
Great Performances - Season 7 - Episode 6
A writer (made to resemble Russian playwright Anton Chekhov) narrates a collection of his stories, all of which are written in the style of Chekhov.