Armchair Theatre

Jul 08, 1956 (en) [60] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jul 08, 1956
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    58%
  • Original title
    Armchair Theatre
  • Release
    Jul 08, 1956
  • en
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Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Three on a Gas Ring

Episode: 1

Season 1 ( 1956-07-08)

The Outsider

Episode: 1

The Handshake / Bid for Fame

Episode: 2

Tears in the Wind

Episode: 3

Flash Point

Episode: 4

Black Limelight

Episode: 5

The Hollow Crown

Episode: 6

It's an Ill Wind

Episode: 7

The Mother

Episode: 8

The Old Lady Shows Her Medals

Episode: 9

The Common Man

Episode: 10

The Right Thing

Episode: 11

The Face of a Stranger

Episode: 12

The Same Sky

Episode: 13

Three O'Clock Deadline

Episode: 14

The Great Healer

Episode: 15

Miss Julie

Episode: 16

Ring Out the Old

Episode: 17

Michael and Mary

Episode: 18

The Necklace

Episode: 19

The Last Flight

Episode: 20

Quay South

Episode: 21

If This Be Treason

Episode: 22

The King of Iceland

Episode: 23

The Witness

Episode: 24

This Was a Woman

Episode: 25

The Cask of Amontillado

Episode: 26

Catch a Falling Star

Episode: 27

Hilda Morgan

Episode: 28

The Constant Stranger

Episode: 29

Autumn

Episode: 30

The Heiress

Episode: 31

Rappaport Always Pays

Episode: 32

Possession

Episode: 33

The Old Ladies

Episode: 34

Dear Murderer

Episode: 35

Escape To Happiness

Episode: 36

Start from Scratch

Episode: 37

It Pays to Advertise

Episode: 38

The Whiteheaded Boy

Episode: 39

While Parents Sleep

Episode: 40

Bed, Board and Romance

Episode: 41

The Women Have Their Way

Episode: 42

Season 2 ( 1957-09-08)

Off the Deep End

Episode: 1

Now Let Him Go

Episode: 2

Ghosts

Episode: 3

Policy for Love

Episode: 4

The Pier

Episode: 5

Inch from the Heart

Episode: 6

Trial By Candlelight

Episode: 7

Ann Veronica

Episode: 8

The Last Mile

Episode: 9

The Great City

Episode: 10

Man in a Moon

Episode: 11

The Human Touch

Episode: 12

Sister

Episode: 13

The Mortimer Touch

Episode: 14

The Dividing Line

Episode: 15

Panther 140

Episode: 16

The Shining Hour

Episode: 17

Man in the Corner

Episode: 18

The Master Builder

Episode: 19

Tragedy in a Temporary Town

Episode: 20

Night of the Ding-Dong

Episode: 21

The Five Dollar Bill

Episode: 22

The Lady of Camellias

Episode: 23

A Gust of Wind

Episode: 24

Murder Story

Episode: 25

Vendetta

Episode: 26

The One Who Came Back

Episode: 27

A Man's Woman

Episode: 28

The Emperor Jones

Episode: 29

Miss Olive

Episode: 30

Wolf Pack

Episode: 31

The Rat Wife

Episode: 32

Fifty Fifty

Episode: 33

Breach of Marriage

Episode: 34

Hanging Judge

Episode: 35

Paid in Full

Episode: 36

Death of Satan

Episode: 37

The Widower

Episode: 38

No Flags for Geebang

Episode: 39

Homecoming

Episode: 40

Trial by Candlelight

Episode: 41

The House of Bernarda Alba

Episode: 42

Wings of the Wind

Episode: 43

Noon on Doomsday

Episode: 44

The Sins of Simone

Episode: 45

The Woman in Question

Episode: 46

The Travelling Lady

Episode: 47

Season 3 ( 1958-09-14)

The Pillars of Midnight

Episode: 1

The Web of Lace

Episode: 2

The Franchise Affair

Episode: 3

Murder in Slow Motion

Episode: 4

I Can Destroy the Sun

Episode: 5

Time of Your Life

Episode: 6

The Terrorist

Episode: 7

The Witching Hour

Episode: 8

The Greatest Man in the World

Episode: 9

Please Murder Me

Episode: 10

The Boy with Meat Axe

Episode: 11

Underground

Episode: 12

The Report on Jessie Dean

Episode: 13

Dangerous World

Episode: 14

The Deaf Heart

Episode: 15

The Criminals

Episode: 16

The Sentry

Episode: 17

The Break

Episode: 18

Soundings

Episode: 19

Love and Money

Episode: 20

Hot Summer Night

Episode: 21

Ernie Barger Is 50

Episode: 22

The Thug

Episode: 23

To Ride a Tiger

Episode: 24

The Fabulous Money Maker

Episode: 25

The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

Episode: 26

No Gun, No Guilt

Episode: 27

Strange Meeting

Episode: 28

Star in the Summer Night

Episode: 29

The Angry Flower

Episode: 30

The Trouble with Benny

Episode: 31

Parole

Episode: 32

The Shadow of the Ruthless

Episode: 33

Hand in Glove

Episode: 34

Till Death Do Us Part

Episode: 35

The Big Client

Episode: 36

The Girl on the Beach

Episode: 37

Wedding Day

Episode: 38

My Guess Would Be Murder

Episode: 39

The Devil's Instrument

Episode: 40

The Model Marriage

Episode: 41

Guest Appearance

Episode: 42

My Lost Saints

Episode: 43

If You Loved Me

Episode: 44

The Grandma Bandit

Episode: 45

A House of His Own

Episode: 46

The Garden Party

Episode: 47

Lysette

Episode: 48

You'll Never See Me Again

Episode: 49

Black Laughter/Double Exit

Episode: 50

Invitation to Murder

Episode: 51

Young David

Episode: 52

Season 4 ( 1959-09-13)

The Scent of Fear

Episode: 1

After the Show

Episode: 2

Worm in the Bud

Episode: 3

Light from a Star

Episode: 4

The Thought of Tomorrow

Episode: 5

No Trams to Lime Street

Episode: 6

A Trick of the Sun

Episode: 7

A Shilling for the Evil Day

Episode: 8

Small Fish Are Sweet

Episode: 9

The Last of the Brave

Episode: 10

Suspicious Mind

Episode: 11

The Rebel and the Soldier

Episode: 12

Dr Kabil

Episode: 13

Roast Goose and Walnut Stuffing

Episode: 14

The Golden Horn

Episode: 15

The Last Tycoon

Episode: 16

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

Episode: 17

Where I Live

Episode: 18

Misfire

Episode: 19

Fifth Floor People

Episode: 20

Cold Fury

Episode: 21

Night Panic

Episode: 22

Come in Razor Red

Episode: 23

Guardian Angel

Episode: 24

Pink String and Sealing Wax

Episode: 25

China Doll

Episode: 26

Some Talk of Alexander

Episode: 27

The Girl in the Market Square

Episode: 28

Roman Gesture

Episode: 29

After the Funeral

Episode: 30

The Leather Jungle

Episode: 31

Hold My Hand, Soldier

Episode: 32

A Night Out

Episode: 33

A Phone Call for Matthew Quade

Episode: 34

The Innocent

Episode: 35

Nest of Four

Episode: 36

On the Spot

Episode: 37

Season 5 ( 1960-09-11)

Big Brain Man

Episode: 1

A Heart and a Diamond

Episode: 2

Lena, O My Lena

Episode: 3

Pig's Ear with Flowers

Episode: 4

Thunder on the Snowy

Episode: 5

The Siege at Killyfaddy

Episode: 6

I'll Have You to Remember

Episode: 7

My Representative

Episode: 8

The Cake Baker

Episode: 9

Hail the Conquering Hero

Episode: 10

The Stranger

Episode: 11

Mr Nobody

Episode: 12

Clip Joint People

Episode: 13

The Cupboard

Episode: 14

Rain

Episode: 15

The Great Gold Bullion Robbery

Episode: 16

A Head Full of Crocodiles

Episode: 17

Till the Day I Die

Episode: 18

The Mystery of Martin Wheeler

Episode: 19

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Episode: 20

Honeymoon Postponed

Episode: 21

A Degree of Murder

Episode: 22

Strangers in the Room

Episode: 23

The Money Makers

Episode: 24

Tune on an Apron-String

Episode: 25

The Big Deal

Episode: 26

The Man Out There

Episode: 27

The Conscientious Gauger

Episode: 28

The Way of Love

Episode: 29

The Hero

Episode: 30

Danger! Men Working

Episode: 31

No Licence for Singing

Episode: 32

Flying High

Episode: 33

Man on a Mountain Top

Episode: 34

Duel for Love

Episode: 35

The Ship That Couldn't Stop

Episode: 36

The Truth About Helen

Episode: 37

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Episode: 38

The Typists

Episode: 39

The Night of the Apes

Episode: 40

Season 6 ( 1961-09-10)

The Omega Mystery

Episode: 1

Looking For Frankie

Episode: 2

The Rose Affair

Episode: 3

His Polyvinyl Girl

Episode: 4

Roll On Bloomin' Death

Episode: 5

The Trouble With Our Ivy

Episode: 6

Murder Club

Episode: 7

Tune On An Old Tax Fiddle

Episode: 8

The Rank and File

Episode: 9

Night Conspirators

Episode: 10

Girl In A Birdcage

Episode: 11

Night Stop

Episode: 12

The Irish Boys

Episode: 13

Dumb Martian

Episode: 14

The Hard Knock

Episode: 15

North City Traffic Straight Ahead

Episode: 16

The Fishing Match

Episode: 17

Season 7 ( 1962-09-02)

Nothing To Pay

Episode: 1

The Sin Shifter

Episode: 2

Afternoon of a Nymph

Episode: 3

Dead Letter

Episode: 4

Always Something Hot

Episode: 5

Thank You and Goodnight

Episode: 6

The Big Ride

Episode: 7

Joker

Episode: 8

Hear The Tiger, See The Bay

Episode: 9

Blue and White

Episode: 10

The Hot Potato Boys

Episode: 11

Into The Dark

Episode: 12

The Paradise Suite

Episode: 13

The Cruel Kind

Episode: 14

The Invasion

Episode: 15

Power and Glory

Episode: 16

Wagger

Episode: 17

Jungle Juice

Episode: 18

The Wednesday Caller

Episode: 19

The Monkey and the Mohawk

Episode: 20

The Pushover

Episode: 21

Late Summer

Episode: 22

A Little Night Music

Episode: 23

The Snag

Episode: 24

Living Image

Episode: 25

Season 8 ( 1963-09-01)

A Kind of Kingdom

Episode: 1

The Front Room

Episode: 2

Mr. Big

Episode: 3

Little Doris

Episode: 4

The Chocolate Tree

Episode: 5

Long Past Glory

Episode: 6

The Higher They Fly

Episode: 7

The Swindler

Episode: 8

A Way of Living

Episode: 9

Sharp at Four

Episode: 10

Last Word on Julie

Episode: 11

The Pretty English Girls

Episode: 12

Realm of Error

Episode: 13

Always Ask for the Best

Episode: 14

Mug's Game

Episode: 15

Prisoner and Escort

Episode: 16

Cradle Song

Episode: 17

A Nice Little Business

Episode: 18

Pleasure Where She Finds It

Episode: 19

A Jug of Bread

Episode: 20

St. Ernie Leatherbound

Episode: 21

That's Where the Town's Going

Episode: 22

Exit Joe - Running

Episode: 23

A Certain Kind of Silence

Episode: 24

Season 9 ( 1964-09-13)

The Trial of Doctor Fancy

Episode: 1

The Cherry on the Top

Episode: 2

Something To Declare

Episode: 3

Old Soldiers

Episode: 4

They Throw It At You

Episode: 5

The Importance of Being Ernest

Episode: 6

The Girl in the Picture

Episode: 7

Sally

Episode: 8

The Hothouse

Episode: 9

I've Got a System

Episode: 10

The Gaming Book

Episode: 11

Putty Metal

Episode: 12

The Lady with the Albatross

Episode: 13

The Vanishing Trick

Episode: 14

Keys of the Cafe

Episode: 15

I Took My Little World Away

Episode: 16

A Fearful Thing

Episode: 17

A Voice in the Sky

Episode: 18

I Loved You Last Summer

Episode: 19

The Man Who Came to Die

Episode: 20

The Incident

Episode: 21

Season 10 ( 1965-12-04)

The Paraffin Season

Episode: 1

The Gong Game

Episode: 2

A Cold Peace

Episode: 3

The Sweet War Man

Episode: 4

Ready for the Glory

Episode: 5

Neighbors

Episode: 6

The Pity of it All

Episode: 7

Man Without a Mortgage

Episode: 8

The Battersea Miracle

Episode: 9

The Night Before the Morning After

Episode: 10

Don't Utter a Note

Episode: 11

Daughter of the House

Episode: 12

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

Episode: 13

The Match

Episode: 14

Pretty Polly

Episode: 15

The Wager

Episode: 16

The One-Eyed Monster

Episode: 17

Great Big Blonde

Episode: 18

A Fair Swap

Episode: 19

The Signal Box of Grandpa Hudson

Episode: 20

The Noise Stopped

Episode: 21

Dead Silence

Episode: 22

Barrett Keller: His Mark

Episode: 23

Light the Blue Touch Paper

Episode: 24

The Tilted Screen

Episode: 25

The Three Barrelled Shotgun

Episode: 26

The Long Nightmare

Episode: 27

Season 11 ( 1967-01-28)

The Floating Population

Episode: 1

A Magnum for Schneider

Episode: 2

What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty

Episode: 3

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Episode: 4

Easier in the Dark

Episode: 5

Reason For Sale

Episode: 6

The Happy Sacking

Episode: 7

The Exploding Azalea

Episode: 8

Any Number Can Play

Episode: 9

A World of Time

Episode: 10

Call Me Daddy

Episode: 11

I Am Osango

Episode: 12

Will You Come a Little Closer

Episode: 13

England My England

Episode: 14

In The Name of the Law

Episode: 15

Depart in Terror

Episode: 16

The Snares of Death

Episode: 17

Compensation Alice

Episode: 18

A Slight Formality

Episode: 19

Quite an Ordinary Knife

Episode: 20

Another Branch of the Family

Episode: 21

Love Life

Episode: 22

The Education of Corporal Halliday

Episode: 23

Nursery Tale

Episode: 24

Marriage and Henry Sunday

Episode: 25

The Girl

Episode: 26

Split Level

Episode: 27

Poor Cherry

Episode: 28

Don't Forget the Basics

Episode: 29

The Heroism of Thomas Chadwick

Episode: 30

Season 12 ( 1968-02-03)

Mrs. Capper's Birthday

Episode: 1

The Wind in a Tall Paper Chimney

Episode: 2

The Scallop Shell

Episode: 3

A Second Look

Episode: 4

The Contract

Episode: 5

A Very Fine Line

Episode: 6

Unscheduled Stop

Episode: 7

Recount

Episode: 8

No Easy Walk

Episode: 9

The Escape Club

Episode: 10

Home Movies

Episode: 11

You and Me

Episode: 12

The Glove Puppet

Episode: 13

The Three Wives of Felix Hull

Episode: 14

One Night I Danced with Mr. Dalton

Episode: 15

The Ballad of the Artificial Mash

Episode: 16

Season 13 ( 1969-01-06)

The Frobisher Game

Episode: 1

A Foot in the Door

Episode: 2

What's a Mother For?

Episode: 3

The Manderins

Episode: 4

Go On - It'll Do You Good

Episode: 5

The Good Son

Episode: 6

The Brophy Story

Episode: 7

Edward the Confessor

Episode: 8

The Story-Teller

Episode: 9

On Vacation

Episode: 10

Season 14 ( 1970-06-08)

Up Among the Cuckoos

Episode: 1

The Others

Episode: 2

The World in a Room

Episode: 3

The End of the Line

Episode: 4

A Young Man in Trouble

Episode: 5

The Prime Minister's Daughter

Episode: 6

A Room in Town

Episode: 7

Warm Feet, Warm Heart

Episode: 8

The Second Interview

Episode: 9

The Company Man

Episode: 10

Poor Mother

Episode: 11

Mrs Davenport

Episode: 12

Say Goodnight to Your Grandma

Episode: 13

The Dolly Scene

Episode: 14

Wednesday's Child

Episode: 15

Still Life

Episode: 16

Season 15 ( 1971-08-03)

Ireland, Mother Ireland

Episode: 1

The Bargain Hunters

Episode: 2

Office Party

Episode: 3

The Loving Lessons

Episode: 4

Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee

Episode: 5

Detective Waiting

Episode: 6

The Girl on the M1

Episode: 7

Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?

Episode: 8

Competition

Episode: 9

Man Charged

Episode: 10

Father's Help

Episode: 11

Season 16 ( 1972-08-22)

The Left Overs

Episode: 1

Whatever Became of Me

Episode: 2

A Touch of the Victorians

Episode: 3

High Summer

Episode: 4

Franklin's Farm

Episode: 5

A Fluid Arrangement

Episode: 6

On Call

Episode: 7

The Creditors

Episode: 8

The Breaking of Colonel Keyser

Episode: 9

Anywhere But England, Old Boy

Episode: 10

The Folk Singer

Episode: 11

The Stumbling Block

Episode: 12

Season 17 ( 1973-09-11)

The Death of Glory

Episode: 1

Beyond Our Means

Episode: 2

A Bit of a Lift

Episode: 3

Brussel Sprouts-Boy Scouts

Episode: 4

Red Riding Hood

Episode: 5

The Square of Three

Episode: 6

Verite

Episode: 7

The Golden Road

Episode: 8

Russian Roulette

Episode: 9

That Sinking Feeling

Episode: 10

Season 18 ( 1974-05-15)

If You Could See What I Can See

Episode: 1

Amy, Wonderful Amy

Episode: 2

The Virgins

Episode: 3

According to the Rules

Episode: 4
Jul 08, 1956 (en)
[60] Min
  • First Air Date Jul 08, 1956
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 58%
Original Title Armchair Theatre
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer