Armchair Theatre

Episode 2

The Handshake / Bid for Fame

Episode 3

Tears in the Wind

Episode 4

Flash Point

Episode 5

Black Limelight

Episode 6

The Hollow Crown

Episode 7

It's an Ill Wind

Episode 8

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.

Episode 9

The Old Lady Shows Her Medals

Episode 10

The Common Man

Episode 11

The Right Thing

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

Episode 12

The Face of a Stranger

Episode 13

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.

Episode 14

Three O'Clock Deadline

Episode 15

The Great Healer

Episode 16

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.

Episode 17

Ring Out the Old

Episode 18

Michael and Mary

Episode 19

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.

Episode 20

The Last Flight

Episode 21

Quay South

Episode 22

If This Be Treason

Episode 23

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"?

Episode 24

The Witness

Episode 25

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.

Episode 26

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.

Episode 27

Catch a Falling Star

What future is there for a forgotten star of the New York theatre?

Episode 28

Hilda Morgan

Episode 29

The Constant Stranger

Episode 30

Autumn

Episode 31

The Heiress

A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.

Episode 32

Rappaport Always Pays

Episode 33

Possession

Episode 34

The Old Ladies

Episode 35

Dear Murderer

Episode 36

Escape To Happiness

A famous (married) concert pianist falls in love with a young music student.

Episode 37

Start from Scratch

Episode 38

It Pays to Advertise

The son of a rich soap manufacturer gets himself in predicaments trying to prove to his father that he's responsible enough for marriage.

Episode 39

The Whiteheaded Boy

Episode 40

While Parents Sleep

Episode 41

Bed, Board and Romance

Episode 42

The Women Have Their Way