Armchair Theatre
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.
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Season 6
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E1
The Omega Mystery
Butler and Robinson have to track down a saboteur at an atomic research station before it is too late.
Sep 10, 1961 -
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E2
Looking For Frankie
Sep 24, 1961 -
3
E3
The Rose Affair
A modern take on the old story of Beauty and the Beast.
Oct 8, 1961 -
4
E4
His Polyvinyl Girl
A department store closes for the night and instead of going home, the staff realize a musical fantasy amongst the store set pieces.
Oct 22, 1961 -
5
E5
Roll On Bloomin' Death
Its near the end of World War 2, and a young green officer takes over a war weary platoon, he is ordered to take some of them on a raid, but he cannot rouse any volunteers.
Nov 5, 1961 -
6
E6
The Trouble With Our Ivy
A feud over rose-growing escalates to manic proportions when one neighbour acquires a fast-growing creeper
Nov 19, 1961 -
7
E7
Murder Club
In the year 2110, Stanley Frelaine is urged by his boss to improve his social connections by taking up hunting.
Dec 3, 1961 -
8
E8
Tune On An Old Tax Fiddle
When the inland revenue gets an angry mistress's letter exposing a man named Toby as a tax cheat, they quietly put pressure on him. Toby panics, and hires an unscrupulous lawyer named Elvin, but he has a hard time taking his advice.
Dec 17, 1961 -
9
E9
The Rank and File
An observation on corruption in a US Trade Union.Follows the life of factory worker Bill Kilcoyne from the depressed 1930s to his present day (1959) standing in front of a Senate Committee as a trade union leader.
Dec 31, 1961 -
10
E10
Night Conspirators
An elderly man is rescued from Iceland. Why would an elderly man need to escape from Iceland? Unless of course its Adolf Hitler.
May 6, 1962 -
11
E11
Girl In A Birdcage
May 13, 1962 -
12
E12
Night Stop
Eddy, a young Midlands bargee, investigates the so-called accidental drowning death of a lifelong friend.
May 27, 1962 -
13
E13
The Irish Boys
Jun 10, 1962 -
14
E14
Dumb Martian
On Mars, Withers a gruff, bigoted pioneer buys himself a Martian wife for company. Like all her race, Lellie cannot speak and Withers treats her like a slave. But he becomes jealous when Weaver, a young scientist, lodges at his camp and treats Lellie sympathetically.
Jun 24, 1962 -
15
E15
The Hard Knock
A short tempered Irishman returns home after his brother was hanged for murder during a robbery. Though at first determined he was actually innocent, family and friends slowly convince him otherwise.
Jul 8, 1962 -
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E16
North City Traffic Straight Ahead
Jul 22, 1962 -
17
E17
The Fishing Match
Peter drives his uncle and his friends to the countryside to take part in a fishing match. Meeting Kath he tells her stories of his father's travels but discovers a picture of him taken in Skegness and knows he's living a lie.
Aug 19, 1962