Armchair Theatre (Season 1)

The Outsider (Episode 1)

Writer: Dorothy Brandon

Air date: 1956-07-08

Runtime: 60 min

The Handshake / Bid for Fame (Episode 2)

Writer: Peter Key

Air date: 1956-08-12

Runtime: 60 min

Tears in the Wind (Episode 3)

Writer: André Gide

Air date: 1956-09-16

Runtime: 60 min

Flash Point (Episode 4)

Writer: H.V. Kershaw

Air date: 1956-09-23

Runtime: 60 min

Black Limelight (Episode 5)

Writer: Gordon Sherry

Air date: 1956-09-30

Runtime: 60 min

The Hollow Crown (Episode 6)

Writer: H.V. Kershaw

Air date: 1956-10-07

Runtime: 60 min

It's an Ill Wind (Episode 7)

Air date: 1956-10-14

Runtime: 60 min

The Mother (Episode 8)

Writer: Iain MacCormick

Air date: 1956-10-28

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: 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.

The Old Lady Shows Her Medals (Episode 9)

Writer: Allan Prior

Air date: 1956-11-04

Runtime: 60 min

The Common Man (Episode 10)

Air date: 1956-11-11

Runtime: 60 min

The Right Thing (Episode 11)

Writer: Elliott Baker

Air date: 1956-11-25

Runtime: 60 min

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

The Face of a Stranger (Episode 12)

Air date: 1956-12-02

Runtime: 60 min

The Same Sky (Episode 13)

Writer: Yvonne Mitchell

Air date: 1956-12-09

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 14)

Writer: John Kruse

Air date: 1956-12-16

Runtime: 60 min

The Great Healer (Episode 15)

Air date: 1956-12-16

Runtime: 60 min

Miss Julie (Episode 16)

Writer: August Strindberg

Air date: 1956-12-23

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 17)

Writer: George F. Kerr

Air date: 1956-12-30

Runtime: 60 min

Michael and Mary (Episode 18)

Air date: 1957-01-13

Runtime: 60 min

The Necklace (Episode 19)

Writer: Guy de Maupassant

Air date: 1957-01-20

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 20)

Writer: Maurice Edelman

Air date: 1957-01-27

Runtime: 60 min

Quay South (Episode 21)

Air date: 1957-02-03

Runtime: 60 min

If This Be Treason (Episode 22)

Air date: 1957-02-10

Runtime: 60 min

The King of Iceland (Episode 23)

Air date: 1957-02-17

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: There are odd goings-on in the Turkish baths. Is the distinguished stranger among the Colonel Blimps really the "King of Iceland"?

The Witness (Episode 24)

Writer: James Parish

Air date: 1957-02-24

Runtime: 60 min

This Was a Woman (Episode 25)

Writer: Joan Morgan

Air date: 1957-03-10

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: 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.

The Cask of Amontillado (Episode 26)

Writer: Juan Cortés

Air date: 1957-03-17

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: 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.

Catch a Falling Star (Episode 27)

Writer: Sidney Carroll

Air date: 1957-03-24

Runtime: 60 min

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

Hilda Morgan (Episode 28)

Air date: 1957-04-07

Runtime: 60 min

The Constant Stranger (Episode 29)

Writer: Michael Nightingale

Air date: 1957-04-14

Runtime: 60 min

Autumn (Episode 30)

Writer: Gregory Ratoff

Air date: 1957-04-21

Runtime: 60 min

The Heiress (Episode 31)

Writer: Augustus Goetz

Air date: 1957-05-05

Runtime: 60 min

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

Rappaport Always Pays (Episode 32)

Writer: Sidney Nelson

Air date: 1957-05-12

Runtime: 60 min

Possession (Episode 33)

Air date: 1957-05-19

Runtime: 60 min

The Old Ladies (Episode 34)

Air date: 1957-05-26

Runtime: 60 min

Dear Murderer (Episode 35)

Writer: St. John Legh Clowes

Air date: 1957-06-02

Runtime: 60 min

Escape To Happiness (Episode 36)

Writer: Gösta Stevens

Air date: 1957-06-09

Runtime: 60 min

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

Start from Scratch (Episode 37)

Air date: 1957-06-16

Runtime: 60 min

It Pays to Advertise (Episode 38)

Writer: Roi Cooper Megrue

Air date: 1957-06-30

Runtime: 60 min

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

The Whiteheaded Boy (Episode 39)

Writer: Lennox Robinson

Air date: 1957-07-14

Runtime: 60 min

While Parents Sleep (Episode 40)

Writer: Anthony Kimmins

Air date: 1957-07-28

Runtime: 60 min

Bed, Board and Romance (Episode 41)

Writer: Allan Prior

Air date: 1957-08-11

Runtime: 60 min

The Women Have Their Way (Episode 42)

Writer: Harley Granville-Barker

Air date: 1957-08-25

Runtime: 60 min