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. Up Among the Cuckoos
Aired 8 June 1970 • 60 min
A couple rebel against being forced out of their home (in the name of progress) and into a high rise publicly owned apartment.
2. The Others
Aired 15 June 1970 • 60 min
Robert and Claire are troubled that their home is also housing somebody else they don't know.
3. The World in a Room
Aired 22 June 1970 • 60 min
Harry Steffans and his coloured wife, Annie, find it difficult to rent a flat.
4. The End of the Line
Aired 29 June 1970 • 60 min
On the Edinburgh to London night train, two strangers in an otherwise empty carriage start to reveal some shocking facts about themselves which turn the journey into a nightmare for one of them.
5. A Young Man in Trouble
Aired 6 July 1970 • 60 min
What seems to be a major problem turns out to be a false alarm.
6. The Prime Minister's Daughter
Aired 13 July 1970 • 60 min
The Prime Minister's career starts to suffer from his daughter's antics and peccadilloes ..but he loves her.
7. A Room in Town
Aired 15 September 1970 • 60 min
Essentially a piece about wife and husband swapping, partially used for revenge.
8. Warm Feet, Warm Heart
Aired 22 September 1970 • 60 min
Cockney Albert must choose between two women..one who empties his wallet regularly and another who is a cook and feeds him heartily.
9. The Second Interview
Aired 29 September 1970 • 60 min
A man who has become a slave to buying luxuries tells his wife that he is being interviewed for a higher-paid position at work.
10. The Company Man
Aired 6 October 1970 • 60 min
Agnes realizes 'the other woman' in her and Bob's family life is the company he works for. 'The Company' demands total priority and loyalty in Bob's life.
11. Poor Mother
Aired 13 October 1970 • 60 min
Nineteen-year-old Bambi is upset when her husband is late arriving to see their new-born child, especially when she discovers that the wine he has brought is not intended for her.
12. Mrs Davenport
Aired 20 October 1970 • 60 min
With the help of her sister and daughter, Mrs Davenport lures her husband's lover to her country house. However the girl denies ever having met him, and Mrs Davenport begins to doubt herself.
13. Say Goodnight to Your Grandma
Aired 27 October 1970 • 60 min
A dangerous game of oneupmanship develops between three women - a wife, her mother, and her mother-in-law - when they gather around the newest born addition to the family.
14. The Dolly Scene
Aired 3 November 1970 • 60 min
Anna can't seem to help ending up with the wrong partner in a line of disastrous affairs. Her hope now lies with a young man from the pop music scene.
15. Wednesday's Child
Aired 10 November 1970 • 60 min
After his wife miscarries, a doctor hires on a private live-in nurse to look after her. As their marriage becomes more strained, the relationship between the two women becomes increasingly close.
16. Still Life
Aired 17 November 1970 • 60 min
A forgotten and aging actress tries to recapture her youth through her actress daughter's life. Her husband understands what is going on but invariably blames the daughter for his wife's disappointments.