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 (16)
1. Mrs. Capper's Birthday
Aired 3 February 1968
It is Mrs Capper's 50th birthday and for years she has quietly gone about doing her best to help others. Her kind gestures have not gone unnoticed with her employers and friends joining together to give her night to remember.
2. The Wind in a Tall Paper Chimney
Aired 10 February 1968 • 60 min
Honeybone is an engineer and is contacted by Killick to be told that he is a test for a possible mole in the department and Honeybone's role is to say that he will give away secrets.
3. The Scallop Shell
Aired 17 February 1968 • 60 min
4. A Second Look
Aired 21 February 1968 • 60 min
5. The Contract
Aired 2 March 1968 • 60 min
6. A Very Fine Line
Aired 9 March 1968 • 60 min
A man admits to the police a murder in London's busy Soho district, but cannot remember where he left the body.
7. Unscheduled Stop
Aired 15 March 1968 • 60 min
A highly-influential religious celebrity's public image is in danger of shattering when a plane must make an unexpected landing.
8. Recount
Aired 18 April 1968 • 60 min
A housewife finds herself pregnant again just as she is due to attend her daughter's marriage. She recalls her politician husband's reaction to the birth of her daughter over twenty years ago, and contemplates whether she wants to go through it all again.
9. No Easy Walk
Aired 4 May 1968 • 60 min
Adjusting to a new life in South Africa is no easy walk for Adrian.
10. The Escape Club
Aired 11 May 1968 • 60 min
11. Home Movies
Aired 18 May 1968 • 60 min
12. You and Me
Aired 25 May 1968 • 60 min
13. The Glove Puppet
Aired 1 June 1968 • 60 min
14. The Three Wives of Felix Hull
Aired 8 June 1968 • 60 min
Felix visits a health farm with his third wife, only to discover that his second wife, his daughter by his first marriage, and his stepdaughter are also present.
15. One Night I Danced with Mr. Dalton
Aired 13 June 1968 • 60 min
16. The Ballad of the Artificial Mash
Aired 27 July 1968 • 60 min