Armchair Mystery Theatre (Season 1)

Armchair Mystery Theatre is a 60-minute United Kingdom television anthology mystery series. Thirty-four episodes aired from 1960-65. It was hosted by Donald Pleasence and produced by Leonard White.

  • Poster for Eye Witness

    Eye Witness (Episode 1)

    Writer: Leslie Sands

    Air date: 1960-06-05

  • Poster for The Cupboard

    The Cupboard (Episode 2)

    Writer: John Glennon

    Air date: 1960-06-12

  • Poster for The Case of Paul Danek

    The Case of Paul Danek (Episode 3)

    Writer: Morton Wishengrad

    Air date: 1960-06-19

  • Poster for Flag Fall

    Flag Fall (Episode 4)

    Writer: Royston Morley

    Air date: 1960-06-26

    Overview: The only clue to a series of apparently motiveless murders of Sydney's taxi drivers is found in a café.

  • Poster for Toff and Fingers

    Toff and Fingers (Episode 5)

    Writer: Robert Kemp

    Air date: 1960-07-03

    Runtime: 53 min

    Overview: Toff and Fingers head to a small Scottish village to lay low after stealing some antique silverware. The pair pose as a General and his batman looking their next job but the warm welcome, from the locals, makes them have second thoughts.

  • Poster for Flight From Treason

    Flight From Treason (Episode 6)

    Writer: James Mitchell

    Air date: 1960-07-10

  • Poster for Madeleine

    Madeleine (Episode 7)

    Writer: Alan Caillou

    Air date: 1960-07-17

  • Poster for Web of Deceit

    Web of Deceit (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1960-07-24

  • Poster for False Witness

    False Witness (Episode 9)

    Writer: Philip Levene

    Air date: 1960-08-07

  • Poster for Machinal

    Machinal (Episode 10)

    Writer: Sophie Treadwell

    Air date: 1960-08-14

    Overview: A young Woman works as a low level stenographer and lives with her mother. She follows the rituals that society expects of a woman, however resistant she may feel about them, and subsequently marries her boss, whom she finds repulsive.

  • Poster for The Man with the Feather in his Hat

    The Man with the Feather in his Hat (Episode 11)

    Writer: Peter Barnes

    Air date: 1960-08-21

  • Poster for Cul De Sac

    Cul De Sac (Episode 12)

    Writer: Sebastian Shaw

    Air date: 1960-08-28

  • Poster for The Dummy

    The Dummy (Episode 13)

    Writer: Ray Rigby

    Air date: 1960-09-04

Armchair Mystery Theatre

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