Armchair Theatre Season 3 Episodes

Episode 1

The Pillars of Midnight

A smallpox outbreak hits an English city.

Episode 2

The Web of Lace

Episode 3

The Franchise Affair

An elderly woman and her spinster niece are accused of kidnapping.

Episode 4

Murder in Slow Motion

Racing driver Raymond Sibley faces dangers both on and off the track as he competes in the famous Le Mans twenty-four hour race.

Episode 5

I Can Destroy the Sun

65 mins

Senior officials in the British, American and Russian governments all receive the same cryptic and unsigned message - "I Can Destroy The Sun". What can it mean?

Episode 6

Time of Your Life

90 mins

William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play revolves around the denizens of a San Francisco bar in 1939. Lonely, lovelorn, weary, or cynical, the characters drift in and out of the bar and one another's lives, giving voice to Saroyan's philosophies as they randomly comment about the impending world war, the beauty of art, and traditional notions of good and evil. At least one of the relationships stands a chance of enduring: a brawny innocent named Tom is falling in love with a vulnerable young prostitute named Kitty. Saroyan himself is heard reciting the play's prologue.

Episode 7

The Terrorist

Episode 8

The Witching Hour

Jack Brookfield, a gambler with clairvoyant and hypnotic powers, is able to win at cards through his unique gift. But when he inadvertently hypnotizes young Clay Thorne, the youth kills an enemy of Brookfield's while under the trance. No one believes Brookfield's protestations that Thorne is innocent of any murderous intent, so Brookfield teams up with retired lawyer Martin Prentice in hopes of saving the young man from the gallows.

Episode 9

The Greatest Man in the World

57 mins

Just after a young unknown American becomes the first on the Moon returns, he dies in an accident. He's laid to rest with full honours, but only the president and a few high officials know just what sort of a man their hero was.

Episode 10

Please Murder Me

A black comedy in which Mr Potz, a rich man who longs to die, hires his own assassin. He chooses Miss Higgins, an eccentric author of detective fiction, to carry out the grim task.

Episode 11

The Boy with Meat Axe

Episode 12

Underground

Episode 13

The Report on Jessie Dean

A bereaved mother, Jessie Dean, steals a baby belonging to a mother who had wanted her child adopted.

Episode 14

Dangerous World

A new magistrate takes up a post in a British colony in Africa aiming to uphold justice against corruption.

Episode 15

The Deaf Heart

Episode 16

The Criminals

60 mins

A small construction company's new year's eve party is taken over by a crook who has intricate knowledge of the men's private lives, forcing them into an incredible bank robbery plot.

Episode 17

The Sentry

An American Civil War drama in which Meade, a Confederate soldier, faces the dilemma of knowing that his brother, who is fighting on the other side, has been left to die in the course of an act of sabotage.

Episode 18

The Break

Episode 19

Soundings

A lonely doctor with a mysterious past shies away from operating on a friendly Scottish giant aboard a storm-tossed Antarctic whaler.

Episode 20

Love and Money

The marriage of a woman from a humble background to a rich Northern mill owner and her growing resentment at what she regards as the condescending nature of him and his family.

Episode 21

Hot Summer Night

Jack Palmer, a strong union man, is forced to confront his principles when his daughter wants to marry a black man.

Episode 22

Ernie Barger Is 50

Ernie Barger, a senior partner in a pottery firm, initially celebrates his son's graduation but soon learns that not only is he twenty years behind the times but could also be responsible for his wife's illness.

Episode 23

The Thug

The relationship between Lewis, a young tearaway, and Charlotte, a shy girl who works in a record shop with her sick father.

Episode 24

To Ride a Tiger

A cabal in an unnamed South American country pulls a coup by choosing a popular dissident as dictator. His well meant reforms are not well received, and as his marriage fails, he shows the people what a real dictator is capable of.

Episode 25

The Fabulous Money Maker

A drama based on the life of Ivar Kreugar, a Swedish financier who built up a monopoly in the match industry during the 1920s.

Episode 26

The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

A group discover a famous designer and their entrepreneur sees this as a chance to have his name associated with their new production. The leading lady is outraged at the way they intend to exploit the old man.

Episode 27

No Gun, No Guilt

A courtroom drama in which a young American lawyer is accused of concealing material evidence in a murder case.

Episode 28

Strange Meeting

An Italian set suspense drama in which Bruno, a visiting American criminal is introduced to Grazia, an Italian woman whose motives are mysterious by a strange cloaked figure.

Episode 29

Star in the Summer Night

International singing star Adeline Girard is all but forgotten, then she meets a young couple who do not want to get married.

Episode 30

The Angry Flower

Episode 31

The Trouble with Benny

Episode 32

Parole

The life of a young convict released on parole and torn between the needs of his family and his former criminal associates.

Episode 33

The Shadow of the Ruthless

Episode 34

Hand in Glove

Episode 35

Till Death Do Us Part

Episode 36

The Big Client

50 mins

A satire set in the advertising industry.

Episode 37

The Girl on the Beach

A girl who has lost her memory discovers that she is rich - a fact resented by others.

Episode 38

Wedding Day

Episode 39

My Guess Would Be Murder

Episode 40

The Devil's Instrument

Episode 41

The Model Marriage

Episode 42

Guest Appearance

Episode 43

My Lost Saints

Episode 44

If You Loved Me

Episode 45

The Grandma Bandit

Episode 46

A House of His Own

Episode 47

The Garden Party

Episode 48

Lysette

Episode 49

You'll Never See Me Again

Sun, Aug 16, 1959

Episode 50

Black Laughter/Double Exit

Episode 51

Invitation to Murder

55 mins

Episode 52

Young David

A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.

Episode 53

The Scent of Fear

Aboard a BOAC plane departing an unnamed Iron Curtain country, a stowaway has convinced a flight attendant to conceal him so he can defect on arrival in London. However, a high-ranking secret police officer posing as a passenger informs her that the man she's protecting is not wanted for his politics; actually, he is a murderer.

Episode 54

After the Show

Young Victor Liebig returns from the theatre with his eccentric Aunt, when he receives a call summoning them to the flat of his Uncle's suicidal mistress.She's a young, bohemian type and Victor is smitten. She leads him on and he takes her out, but after meeting her friends, realises she's not for him.

Episode 55

Worm in the Bud

49 mins

An elderly man living on his own in Belfast rouses the suspicions of his neighbors.

Episode 56

Light from a Star

A reclusive, once-famous film star is sought for a comeback.

Episode 57

The Thought of Tomorrow

Geoffrey Hansbury's clothing empire is on the verge of collapse. His health his deteriorating and relies on his secretary Jane Harrison, who is also his mistress. All their efforts are needed to get the deal that will save his business.

Episode 58

No Trams to Lime Street

Three sailors arrive at their home town, Liverpool, in a drama about the problems of Anglo-Welsh/Anglo-Irish identity, and coming to terms with conflicts with their fathers.

Episode 59

A Trick of the Sun

Episode 60

A Shilling for the Evil Day

Episode 61

Small Fish Are Sweet

Episode 62

The Last of the Brave

Episode 63

Suspicious Mind

An elderly lady with a "suspicious mind" begins to suspect a charming-seeming neighbor of murder, even though her daughter is falling in love with him.

Episode 64

The Rebel and the Soldier

Episode 65

Doctor Kabil

Holidaying in Algeria, French minister Corrazzi is fighting for his life in hospital after a botched assassination attempt. Algerian doctor Dr. Kabil is reluctantly trusted to save his life but discovers his daughter was the assassin.

Episode 66

Roast Goose and Walnut Stuffing

60 mins

Essentially a British TV remake of Christmas in Connecticut, in which a decorated war hero is invited to enjoy the holidays hosted by a Martha Stewart type famous for her cooking. But the hostess' fame is undeserved, and she cannot cook.

Episode 67

The Golden Horn

Episode 68

The Last Tycoon

F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel is brought to life in this story of a movie producer slowly working himself to death.

Episode 69

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

90 mins

Saville is told by a palm reader he is doomed to become a murderer at some future time. He decides to get the inevitable out of the way before his upcoming society wedding, and goes about attempting the crime on several likely victims.

Episode 70

Where I Live

60 mins

Dad has been living with daughter Jessy for years and she needs a break. She suggests he could live with her prosperous brother George whom Dad constantly praises but George refuses. Dad realises he has been rejected by both his children.

Episode 71

Misfire

Episode 72

Fifth Floor People

Episode 73

Cold Fury

Episode 74

Night Panic

Episode 75

Come in Razor Red

It's Winter 1951 in Korea. Commanding Officer Gaylord finds his army division cut off from communication and supplies; he has to make a fatal decision that will affect either 500 or 20 of his men.

Episode 76

Guardian Angel

Episode 77

Pink String and Sealing Wax

A fictionalized account of a famous murder case of the early 1900s.

Episode 78

China Doll

Episode 79

Some Talk of Alexander

Ex-Sergeant Blanco White trying to adjust to civilian life after 31 years in the Guards Regiment goes into partnership with Mrs Klein, a local greengrocer.

Episode 80

The Girl in the Market Square

The girl of the title is found dead as a result of a car hit and run accident. However both the town and the driver regard his importance above the girl's to warrant any further attention from the police.

Episode 81

Roman Gesture

60 mins

Episode 82

After the Funeral

52 mins

Episode 83

The Leather Jungle

Episode 84

Hold My Hand, Soldier

A soldier can escape from a trap, but only if he leaves a dying officer and his wounded NCO.

Episode 85

A Night Out

53 mins

Mother's boy Albert finally rebels, and goes to a works party. But things start to go wrong when he is accused of molesting a female colleague.

Episode 86

A Phone Call for Matthew Quade

Sat, Feb 21, 2026

Matthew Quade fears he is all washed up,waits by the phone for a call to prove otherwise.

Episode 87

The Innocent

A famous pop singer becomes involved in a murder trial.

Episode 88

Nest of Four

Episode 89

On the Spot

When Tony Pirelli, king of the mob, puts you "on the spot", you're a dead man. But Tony's own position is not so secure.