About this season
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.
Episodes (42)
1. The Outsider
Aired 8 July 1956 • 60 min
2. The Handshake / Bid for Fame
Aired 12 August 1956 • 60 min
3. Tears in the Wind
Aired 16 September 1956 • 60 min
4. Flash Point
Aired 23 September 1956 • 60 min
5. Black Limelight
Aired 30 September 1956 • 60 min
6. The Hollow Crown
Aired 7 October 1956 • 60 min
7. It's an Ill Wind
Aired 14 October 1956 • 60 min
8. The Mother
Aired 28 October 1956 • 60 min
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.
9. The Old Lady Shows Her Medals
Aired 4 November 1956 • 60 min
10. The Common Man
Aired 11 November 1956 • 60 min
11. The Right Thing
Aired 25 November 1956 • 60 min
When someone is killed in a road accident, Bob Slater wants to "do the right thing". But will he?
12. The Face of a Stranger
Aired 2 December 1956 • 60 min
13. The Same Sky
Aired 9 December 1956 • 60 min
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.
14. Three O'Clock Deadline
Aired 16 December 1956 • 60 min
15. The Great Healer
Aired 16 December 1956 • 60 min
16. Miss Julie
Aired 23 December 1956 • 60 min
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.
17. Ring Out the Old
Aired 30 December 1956 • 60 min
18. Michael and Mary
Aired 13 January 1957 • 60 min
19. The Necklace
Aired 20 January 1957 • 60 min
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.
20. The Last Flight
Aired 27 January 1957 • 60 min
21. Quay South
Aired 3 February 1957 • 60 min
22. If This Be Treason
Aired 10 February 1957 • 60 min
23. The King of Iceland
Aired 17 February 1957 • 60 min
There are odd goings-on in the Turkish baths. Is the distinguished stranger among the Colonel Blimps really the "King of Iceland"?
24. The Witness
Aired 24 February 1957 • 60 min
25. This Was a Woman
Aired 10 March 1957 • 60 min
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.
26. The Cask of Amontillado
Aired 17 March 1957 • 60 min
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.
27. Catch a Falling Star
Aired 24 March 1957 • 60 min
What future is there for a forgotten star of the New York theatre?
28. Hilda Morgan
Aired 7 April 1957 • 60 min
29. The Constant Stranger
Aired 14 April 1957 • 60 min
30. Autumn
Aired 21 April 1957 • 60 min
31. The Heiress
Aired 5 May 1957 • 60 min
A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
32. Rappaport Always Pays
Aired 12 May 1957 • 60 min
33. Possession
Aired 19 May 1957 • 60 min
34. The Old Ladies
Aired 26 May 1957 • 60 min
35. Dear Murderer
Aired 2 June 1957 • 60 min
36. Escape To Happiness
Aired 9 June 1957 • 60 min
A famous (married) concert pianist falls in love with a young music student.
37. Start from Scratch
Aired 16 June 1957 • 60 min
38. It Pays to Advertise
Aired 30 June 1957 • 60 min
The son of a rich soap manufacturer gets himself in predicaments trying to prove to his father that he's responsible enough for marriage.
39. The Whiteheaded Boy
Aired 14 July 1957 • 60 min
40. While Parents Sleep
Aired 28 July 1957 • 60 min
41. Bed, Board and Romance
Aired 11 August 1957 • 60 min
42. The Women Have Their Way
Aired 25 August 1957 • 60 min