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.
Armchair Theatre (Season 11)
The Floating Population (Episode 1)
Writer: Donald Churchill
Air date: 1967-01-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Nurse Marjorie and young tycoon Bernard play an unusual game of cards.
A Magnum for Schneider (Episode 2)
Writer: James Mitchell
Air date: 1967-02-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The first adventure of David Callan, top agent for the S.I.S. Forcibly "retired" several years earlier because he had lost his nerve, Callan is called back into service to handle the assassination of Schneider, a German businessman who may be more than he seems. This could be Callan's last chance to prove he's still a worthy agent.
What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty (Episode 3)
Writer: Hugh Whitemore
Air date: 1967-02-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Pompous film director David endures a boring existence with his wife Hilary, a children's-book author--and has a glamorous girlfriend, Caroline. When Hilary finds out about Caroline, she decides to befriend her, then update him.
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (Episode 4)
Writer: Vince Powell
Air date: 1967-02-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Two partners in tailoring, one Catholic and the other Jewish, spend the time settling their differences.
Easier in the Dark (Episode 5)
Writer: Robert Muller
Air date: 1967-02-25
Runtime: 60 min
Reason For Sale (Episode 6)
Writer: Terence Feely
Air date: 1967-03-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Ben Lewis works for an investment group looking buy the former home of Ferenc Davos. However Davos daughter Anna starts making strange claims that her step mother has murdered him and she knows where to body is buried.
The Happy Sacking (Episode 7)
Writer: Donald Churchill
Air date: 1967-03-11
Runtime: 60 min
The Exploding Azalea (Episode 8)
Writer: John Mortimer
Air date: 1967-03-18
Runtime: 60 min
Any Number Can Play (Episode 9)
Writer: Terence Feely
Air date: 1967-03-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Set in a future where the three-day working week is the norm, the play asks what human qualities will the games people play bring out--love or hate?
A World of Time (Episode 10)
Writer: Robert Muller
Air date: 1967-04-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A young wife runs away to her sister, who discovers she has a serious problem with kleptomania which includes trying to steal her husband.
Call Me Daddy (Episode 11)
Writer: Terence Feely
Air date: 1967-04-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A lonely middle-aged businessman blackmails a typist into spending the weekend at his large house in the country. She expects the worst, but he concentrates on something she doesn't expect - making her fall in love with him.
I Am Osango (Episode 12)
Writer: Giles Cooper
Air date: 1967-04-15
Runtime: 60 min
Will You Come a Little Closer (Episode 13)
Writer: Roger Marshall
Air date: 1967-04-22
Overview: A young woman is told to get a job meeting people to cure her shyness. However as a door to door representative nothing had prepared her for meeting the likes of John Dolby. Later remade for the Shadows of Fear series.
England My England (Episode 14)
Writer: Julian Bond
Air date: 1967-04-29
Overview: Happily married Maggie's birthday starts off in the normal way with deliveries of presents and visitors, but by the end of the day her marriage is in trouble.
In The Name of the Law (Episode 15)
Writer: Jack Trevor Story
Air date: 1967-05-06
Overview: The safe with the takings from an all-night café seem easy picking for a trio of villains until some policemen and a gun become involved.
Depart in Terror (Episode 16)
Writer: Jacques Gillies
Air date: 1967-05-13
Overview: An electronics expert takes revenge on his wife's lover.
The Snares of Death (Episode 17)
Writer: Stanley Miller
Air date: 1967-05-20
Overview: When Harold's undertaking business in a small town is not doing well, he hits on an unusual solution to balance the books.
Compensation Alice (Episode 18)
Writer: Terence Feely
Air date: 1967-07-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Alice, married to a boring accountant, suddenly realises that she is no longer in step with the young person she once was. She becomes fascinated with the life of her Au Pair and starts hanging out with her and recaptures her youth.
A Slight Formality (Episode 19)
Writer: Richard Harris
Air date: 1967-07-08
Quite an Ordinary Knife (Episode 20)
Writer: Jordan Lawrence
Air date: 1967-07-15
Another Branch of the Family (Episode 21)
Writer: Terence Feely
Air date: 1967-07-22
Overview: A loner, possibly autistic, is able to relate to the world through his pet monkey.
Love Life (Episode 22)
Writer: Hugh Leonard
Air date: 1967-07-29
The Education of Corporal Halliday (Episode 23)
Writer: Robert Holles
Air date: 1967-08-05
Nursery Tale (Episode 24)
Writer: Terence Feely
Air date: 1967-08-12
Marriage and Henry Sunday (Episode 25)
Writer: Terence Feely
Air date: 1967-08-19
Overview: Handbag maker and shy bachelor Henry Sunday is enticed by his landlady and daughter into joining a computer dating agency.
The Girl (Episode 26)
Writer: William Trevor
Air date: 1967-08-26
Overview: The Greens' peaceful existence is interrupted by Felicity, a teenage girl claiming to be Mr Green's illegitimate child. Her friends are also on the way as more unexpected visitors.
Split Level (Episode 27)
Writer: John Kershaw
Air date: 1967-09-02
Poor Cherry (Episode 28)
Writer: Fay Weldon
Air date: 1967-09-09
Overview: A politically-active couple's involvement in an election campaign threatens their marriage through personal entanglements with the candidate and other campaigners.
Don't Forget the Basics (Episode 29)
Writer: Terence Frisby
Air date: 1967-09-16
The Heroism of Thomas Chadwick (Episode 30)
Writer: Peter Terson
Air date: 1967-09-23

Seasons
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Episodes 47
Episodes 52
Episodes 40
Episodes 40
Episodes 17
Episodes 25
Episodes 24
Episodes 21
Episodes 27
Episodes 30
Episodes 16
Episodes 10
Episodes 16
Episodes 11
Episodes 12
Episodes 10
Episodes 4
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