Armchair Theatre
★ 6.0•1956•18 Seasons•
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.
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1. The Outsider
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 7/8/1956No Preview
2. The Handshake / Bid for Fame
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Aired: 8/12/1956No Preview
3. Tears in the Wind
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 9/16/1956No Preview
4. Flash Point
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 9/23/1956No Preview
5. Black Limelight
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 9/30/1956No Preview
6. The Hollow Crown
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 10/7/1956No Preview
7. It's an Ill Wind
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 10/14/1956No Preview
8. The Mother
60mAfter 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.
Aired: 10/28/1956No Preview
9. The Old Lady Shows Her Medals
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 11/4/1956No Preview
10. The Common Man
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 11/11/1956No Preview
11. The Right Thing
60mWhen someone is killed in a road accident, Bob Slater wants to "do the right thing". But will he?
Aired: 11/25/1956No Preview
12. The Face of a Stranger
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 12/2/1956No Preview
13. The Same Sky
60mThe 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.
Aired: 12/9/1956No Preview
14. Three O'Clock Deadline
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Aired: 12/16/1956No Preview
15. The Great Healer
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Aired: 12/16/1956No Preview
16. Miss Julie
60mLate 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.
Aired: 12/23/1956No Preview
17. Ring Out the Old
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 12/30/1956No Preview
18. Michael and Mary
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 1/13/1957No Preview
19. The Necklace
60mMrs. 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.
Aired: 1/20/1957No Preview
20. The Last Flight
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 1/27/1957No Preview
21. Quay South
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Aired: 2/3/1957No Preview
22. If This Be Treason
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Aired: 2/10/1957No Preview
23. The King of Iceland
60mThere are odd goings-on in the Turkish baths. Is the distinguished stranger among the Colonel Blimps really the "King of Iceland"?
Aired: 2/17/1957No Preview
24. The Witness
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Aired: 2/24/1957No Preview
25. This Was a Woman
60mOlivia 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.
Aired: 3/10/1957No Preview
26. The Cask of Amontillado
60mDeep 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.
Aired: 3/17/1957No Preview
27. Catch a Falling Star
60mWhat future is there for a forgotten star of the New York theatre?
Aired: 3/24/1957No Preview
28. Hilda Morgan
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 4/7/1957No Preview
29. The Constant Stranger
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 4/14/1957No Preview
30. Autumn
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 4/21/1957No Preview
31. The Heiress
60mA young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
Aired: 5/5/1957No Preview
32. Rappaport Always Pays
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 5/12/1957No Preview
33. Possession
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 5/19/1957No Preview
34. The Old Ladies
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 5/26/1957No Preview
35. Dear Murderer
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 6/2/1957No Preview
36. Escape To Happiness
60mA famous (married) concert pianist falls in love with a young music student.
Aired: 6/9/1957No Preview
37. Start from Scratch
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 6/16/1957No Preview
38. It Pays to Advertise
60mThe son of a rich soap manufacturer gets himself in predicaments trying to prove to his father that he's responsible enough for marriage.
Aired: 6/30/1957No Preview
39. The Whiteheaded Boy
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 7/14/1957No Preview
40. While Parents Sleep
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 7/28/1957No Preview
41. Bed, Board and Romance
60mNo overview available.
Aired: 8/11/1957No Preview
42. The Women Have Their Way
60mNo overview available.
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