Armchair Theatre - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
The Outsider
The Handshake/Bid for Fame
Tears in the Wind
Flash Point
Black Limelight
The Hollow Crown
It's an Ill Wind
The Mother
The Old Lady Shows Her Medals
The Common Man
The Right Thing
The Face of a Stranger
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.
Three O'Clock Deadline
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.
Ring Out the Old
Michael and Mary
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.
The Last Flight
Quay South
If This Be Treason
There are odd goings-on in the Turkish baths. Is the distinguished stranger among the Colonel Blimps really the "King of Iceland"?
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"?
The Witness
This Was a Woman
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. Based on the short story by Edgar Allen Poe, Fortunado and Montresor find themselves in a web of betray and revenge, changing their friendship forever.
Catch a Falling Star
Hilda Morgan
The Constant Stranger
Autumn
Episode #1.30
The Heiress
A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
Rappaport Always Pays
Possession
Episode #1.34
Dear Murderer
Escape to Happiness
Start from Scratch
Episode #1.38
It Pays to Advertise
Episode #1.40
The Whiteheaded Boy
While Parents Sleep
Bed, Board and Romance
The Women Have Their Way
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