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Armchair Theatre Season 1 Episodes

43 Episodes 1956 - 1957

Episode 1

The Outsider

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Episode 2

The Handshake/Bid for Fame

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Episode 3

Tears in the Wind

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Episode 4

Flash Point

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Episode 5

Black Limelight

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Episode 6

The Hollow Crown

60 mins

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Episode 7

It's an Ill Wind

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Episode 8

The Mother

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.

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Episode 9

The Common Man

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Episode 10

Episode #1.10

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Episode 11

The Right Thing

60 mins

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

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Episode 12

The Face of a Stranger

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Episode 13

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.

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Episode 14

Three O'Clock Deadline

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Episode 15

Miss Julie

60 mins

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.

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Episode 16

Ring Out the Old

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Episode 17

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.

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Episode 18

The Last Flight

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Episode 19

Quay South

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Episode 20

If This Be Treason

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Episode 21

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"?

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Episode 22

The Witness

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Episode 23

Episode #1.23

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Episode 24

This Was a Woman

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.

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Episode 25

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 and find themselves in a web of betrayal and revenge that changes their friendship forever. Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

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Episode 26

Episode #1.26

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Episode 27

Catch a Falling Star

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

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Episode 28

The Constant Stranger

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Episode 29

Autumn

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Episode 30

Episode #1.30

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Episode 31

Episode #1.31

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Episode 32

Episode #1.32

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Episode 33

The Heiress

60 mins

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

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Episode 34

Rappaport Always Pays

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Episode 35

Possession

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Episode 36

Dear Murderer

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Episode 37

Escape to Happiness

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

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Episode 38

Start from Scratch

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Episode 39

It Pays to Advertise

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

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Episode 40

The Whiteheaded Boy

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Episode 41

While Parents Sleep

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Episode 42

Bed, Board and Romance

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Episode 43

The Women Have Their Way

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