TV Series

6.0

1956

Armchair Theatre

Drama

“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.”

Seasons (19)

Season 1(42 Episodes)

Episode 1

The Outsider

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Episode 2

The Handshake / Bid for Fame

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Episode 3

Tears in the Wind

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Episode 4

Flash Point

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Episode 5

Black Limelight

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Episode 6

The Hollow Crown

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Episode 7

It's an Ill Wind

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Episode 8

The Mother

After 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 with tuberculosis.

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Episode 9

The Old Lady Shows Her Medals

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Episode 10

The Common Man

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Episode 11

The Right Thing

When someone is killed in a road accident, Bob Slater wants to "do the right thing". But will he?

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Episode 12

The Face of a Stranger

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Episode 13

The Same Sky

The 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 story is set in wartime, in the East End of London.

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Episode 14

Three O'Clock Deadline

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Episode 15

The Great Healer

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Episode 16

Miss Julie

Late 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 midsummer night together, telling each other their memories and of their dreams. Realizing that an affair between a man of the people and an aristocrat is impossible, they plan to escape to Switzerland.

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Episode 17

Ring Out the Old

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Episode 18

Michael and Mary

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Episode 19

The Necklace

Mrs. 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 it's costume jewelry, but Mrs. Kendrick never learns the truth, and struggles for years to pay off the huge debt.

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Episode 20

The Last Flight

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Episode 21

Quay South

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Episode 22

If This Be Treason

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Episode 23

The King of Iceland

There are odd goings-on in the Turkish baths. Is the distinguished stranger among the Colonel Blimps really the "King of Iceland"?

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Episode 24

The Witness

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Episode 25

This Was a Woman

Olivia 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 the feminine.

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Episode 26

The Cask of Amontillado

Deep 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 below the city with promises of the rare vintage wine Amontillado and find themselves in a web of betrayal and revenge that changes their friendship forever. Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

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Episode 27