Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Outsider
08-07-195660m - Ep 2
2.The Handshake / Bid for Fame
12-08-195660m - Ep 3
3.Tears in the Wind
16-09-195660m - Ep 4
4.Flash Point
23-09-195660m - Ep 5
5.Black Limelight
30-09-195660m - Ep 6
6.The Hollow Crown
07-10-195660m - Ep 7
7.It's an Ill Wind
14-10-195660m - Ep 8
8.The Mother
28-10-195660mAfter a five month trudge through Poland the Kosky family have reached an Austrian labour camp. Their hopes to emigrate to Canada take a desperate turn when Mrs Kosky is diagnosed...
- Ep 9
9.The Old Lady Shows Her Medals
04-11-195660m - Ep 10
10.The Common Man
11-11-195660m - Ep 11
11.The Right Thing
25-11-195660mWhen someone is killed in a road accident, Bob Slater wants to "do the right thing". But will he?
- Ep 12
12.The Face of a Stranger
02-12-195660m - Ep 13
13.The Same Sky
09-12-195660mThe theme of Romeo and Juliet reworked in an orthodox Jewish household where Jeff who is a Christian falls in love with Juliet. Both families bitterly oppose the relationship. The...
- Ep 14
14.Three O'Clock Deadline
16-12-195660m - Ep 15
15.The Great Healer
16-12-195660m - Ep 16
16.Miss Julie
23-12-195660mLate 19th century. The young miss Julie lives in a mansion with her father. She has recently broken her engagement but is attracted to one of the servants, Jean. They spend the mid...
- Ep 17
17.Ring Out the Old
30-12-195660m - Ep 18
18.Michael and Mary
13-01-195760m - Ep 19
19.The Necklace
20-01-195760mMrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. Afterwards it is stolen, and Mrs. Kendrick goes into debt to duplicate it. The thief discovers...
- Ep 20
20.The Last Flight
27-01-195760m - Ep 21
21.Quay South
03-02-195760m - Ep 22
22.If This Be Treason
10-02-195760m - Ep 23
23.The King of Iceland
17-02-195760mThere are odd goings-on in the Turkish baths. Is the distinguished stranger among the Colonel Blimps really the "King of Iceland"?
- Ep 24
24.The Witness
24-02-195760m - Ep 25
25.This Was a Woman
10-03-195760mOlivia Russell is outwardly a devoted wife and mother, the kind mistress of a happy home, and a sympathetic friend. But this suburban respectability conceals a sinister aspect of t...
- Ep 26
26.The Cask of Amontillado
17-03-195760mDeep beneath the streets of Italy lie the catacombs of the Montresors, filled with barrels of wine and the bones of the dead. One evening, friends Fortunado and Montresor venture b...
- Ep 27
27.Catch a Falling Star
24-03-195760mWhat future is there for a forgotten star of the New York theatre?
- Ep 28
28.Hilda Morgan
07-04-195760m - Ep 29
29.The Constant Stranger
14-04-195760m - Ep 30
30.Autumn
21-04-195760m - Ep 31
31.The Heiress
05-05-195760mA young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
- Ep 32
32.Rappaport Always Pays
12-05-195760m - Ep 33
33.Possession
19-05-195760m - Ep 34
34.The Old Ladies
26-05-195760m - Ep 35
35.Dear Murderer
02-06-195760m - Ep 36
36.Escape To Happiness
09-06-195760mA famous (married) concert pianist falls in love with a young music student.
- Ep 37
37.Start from Scratch
16-06-195760m - Ep 38
38.It Pays to Advertise
30-06-195760mThe son of a rich soap manufacturer gets himself in predicaments trying to prove to his father that he's responsible enough for marriage.
- Ep 39
39.The Whiteheaded Boy
14-07-195760m - Ep 40
40.While Parents Sleep
28-07-195760m - Ep 41
41.Bed, Board and Romance
11-08-195760m - Ep 42
42.The Women Have Their Way
25-08-195760m
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