Armchair Theatre (Temporada 5)

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.

  • Poster for Big Brain Man

    Big Brain Man (Episodio 1)

    Guionista: Stuart Douglass

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-09-11

    Sinopsis: Much to the delight of fellow tenants, a tenant becomes the landlord. Their delight is short lived when he starts behaving just like the previous landlord.

  • Poster for A Heart and a Diamond

    A Heart and a Diamond (Episodio 2)

    Guionista: Robert Pollock

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-09-18

  • Poster for Lena, O My Lena

    Lena, O My Lena (Episodio 3)

    Guionista: Alun Owen

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-09-25

    Sinopsis: Tom, a sensitive Liverpool student, takes a job on a loading dock in a Lancashire factory town. He becomes smitten with a girl named Lena who works in the machine shop next door, and despite a bullying driver who claims her for herself, he manages to take her out on a date.

  • Poster for Pig's Ear with Flowers

    Pig's Ear with Flowers (Episodio 4)

    Guionista: Peter Luke

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-10-02

  • Poster for Thunder on the Snowy

    Thunder on the Snowy (Episodio 5)

    Guionista: Peter Yeldham

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-10-09

  • Poster for The Siege at Killyfaddy

    The Siege at Killyfaddy (Episodio 6)

    Guionista: Denis Johnson

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-10-16

  • Poster for I'll Have You to Remember

    I'll Have You to Remember (Episodio 7)

    Guionista: Clive Exton

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-10-23

    Sinopsis: A retired couple with many unresolved old scores to settle, argue and bicker while their world decays around them.

  • Poster for My Representative

    My Representative (Episodio 8)

    Guionista: Kenneth Jupp

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-10-30

    Sinopsis: Ambition takes hold of fashion-house salesman Ronnie Page as he forgets those closest to him in his desire for a successful career.

  • Poster for The Cake Baker

    The Cake Baker (Episodio 9)

    Guionista: Lou Shaw

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-11-06

  • Poster for Hail the Conquering Hero

    Hail the Conquering Hero (Episodio 10)

    Guionista: Ray Rigby

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-11-13

  • Poster for The Stranger

    The Stranger (Episodio 11)

    Guionista: Angus Wilson

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-11-20

  • Poster for Mr Nobody

    Mr Nobody (Episodio 12)

    Guionista: Leslie Sands

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-11-27

  • Poster for Clip Joint People

    Clip Joint People (Episodio 13)

    Guionista: Alexander Baron

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-12-04

  • Poster for The Cupboard

    The Cupboard (Episodio 14)

    Guionista: Ray Rigby

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-12-11

    Sinopsis: When Fred Watson's wife and landlady disappear, and he is seen papering over two cupboards in his bedroom, the police are called in.

  • Poster for Rain

    Rain (Episodio 15)

    Guionista: Clive Exton

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-12-18

    Sinopsis: A prostitute finds redemption in Pago Pago thanks to a hard missionary man.

  • Poster for The Great Gold Bullion Robbery

    The Great Gold Bullion Robbery (Episodio 16)

    Guionista: Eric Paice

    Fecha de emisión: 1960-12-25

    Sinopsis: Robbery from a moving train? Impossible.

  • Poster for A Head Full of Crocodiles

    A Head Full of Crocodiles (Episodio 17)

    Guionista: Stewart Love

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-01-01

  • Poster for Till the Day I Die

    Till the Day I Die (Episodio 18)

    Guionista: Edward Hyams

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-01-08

  • Poster for The Mystery of Martin Wheeler

    The Mystery of Martin Wheeler (Episodio 19)

    Guionista: Howard Rodman

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-01-15

  • Poster for The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray (Episodio 20)

    Guionista: Oscar Wilde

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-01-22

    Sinopsis: A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

  • Poster for Honeymoon Postponed

    Honeymoon Postponed (Episodio 21)

    Guionista: Bill Naughton

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-01-29

    Sinopsis: Lancashire newlyweds Violet and Arthur Fitton are forced to postpone their honeymoon and move in temporarily with his parents.

  • Poster for A Degree of Murder

    A Degree of Murder (Episodio 22)

    Guionista: Richard Reich

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-02-05

    Sinopsis: A man and his wife plan to murder his eccentric wealthy sister.

  • Poster for Strangers in the Room

    Strangers in the Room (Episodio 23)

    Guionista: Kenneth Jupp

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-02-12

  • Poster for The Money Makers

    The Money Makers (Episodio 24)

    Guionista: Ted Allan

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-02-19

  • Poster for Tune on an Apron-String

    Tune on an Apron-String (Episodio 25)

    Guionista: Alexander Baron

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-02-26

  • Poster for The Big Deal

    The Big Deal (Episodio 26)

    Guionista: Jimmy Sangster

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-03-03

    Sinopsis: Unscrupulous business Sir Pierson Cale is determined to win the contract to build a power station. He sees John Hamilton as someone who can get the job done but he wants him to bid half a million less than his nearest competitor.

  • Poster for The Man Out There

    The Man Out There (Episodio 27)

    Guionista: Donal Giltinan

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-03-12

    Sinopsis: A Russian astronaut trapped in space in a faulty rocket, has five hours to live when his radio makes contact with Marie, a hunter's wife also trapped, in a blizzard swept area of Canada. Her daughter is dying of diphtheria, he as a doctor can help her.

  • Poster for The Conscientious Gauger

    The Conscientious Gauger (Episodio 28)

    Guionista: Donal Giltinan

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-03-26

  • Poster for The Way of Love

    The Way of Love (Episodio 29)

    Guionista: Alun Owen

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-04-09

  • Poster for The Hero

    The Hero (Episodio 30)

    Guionista: Alexander Baron

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-04-23

  • Poster for Danger! Men Working

    Danger! Men Working (Episodio 31)

    Guionista: John D. Stewart

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-05-21

    Sinopsis: In Ulster, Major Trumbull is put in charge of overseeing the completion of a hospital on time. As the pressure increases, he replaces well-liked foreman Desmond Doherty with brash Scanling, which angers the men.

  • Poster for No Licence for Singing

    No Licence for Singing (Episodio 32)

    Guionista: Rhys Adrian

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-05-21

  • Poster for Flying High

    Flying High (Episodio 33)

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-04-23

  • Poster for Man on a Mountain Top

    Man on a Mountain Top (Episodio 34)

    Guionista: Robert Alan Aurthur

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-04-30

    Sinopsis: A writer who lives in carefully-protected seclusion does not welcome a young woman's intrusion into his life.

  • Poster for Duel for Love

    Duel for Love (Episodio 35)

    Guionista: Robert Rietty

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-05-07

  • Poster for The Ship That Couldn't Stop

    The Ship That Couldn't Stop (Episodio 36)

    Guionista: Christopher Hodder-Williams

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-05-14

    Sinopsis: A ship powered by a nuclear reactor, is heading for the port of New York and is unable to slow down.

  • Poster for The Truth About Helen

    The Truth About Helen (Episodio 37)

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-05-21

  • Poster for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

    The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Episodio 38)

    Guionista: Mordecai Richler

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-05-28

    Sinopsis: The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood.

  • Poster for The Typists

    The Typists (Episodio 39)

    Guionista: Murray Schisgal

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-06-04

    Sinopsis: We see two typists aging as they spend 40 years together in the same office.

  • Poster for The Night of the Apes

    The Night of the Apes (Episodio 40)

    Guionista: Ray Rigby

    Fecha de emisión: 1961-06-11

    Sinopsis: After Clive is dishonourably discharged from the army for failing to shoot an unarmed terrorist, he finds his return to his hometown no easy matter.

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