Armchair Theatre

Seasons

1956

UK

7.7

This show was 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 from mid-1968 by Thames Television.

Episode List

S1 • E1

The Outsider

S1 • E2

The Handshake/Bid for Fame

S1 • E3

Tears in the Wind

S1 • E4

Flash Point

S1 • E5

Black Limelight

S1 • E6

The Hollow Crown

S1 • E7

It's an Ill Wind

S1 • E8

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.

S1 • E9

The Common Man

S1 • E10

Episode #1.10

S1 • E11

The Right Thing

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

S1 • E12

The Face of a Stranger

S1 • E13

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.

S1 • E14

Three O'Clock Deadline

S1 • E15

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.

S1 • E16

Ring Out the Old

S1 • E17

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.

S1 • E18

The Last Flight

S1 • E19

Quay South

S1 • E20

If This Be Treason

S1 • E21

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"?

S1 • E22

The Witness

S1 • E23

Episode #1.23

S1 • E24

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.

S1 • E25

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.