Armchair Theatre - S1 E1

2. The Handshake / Bid for Fame

3. Tears in the Wind

4. Flash Point

5. Black Limelight

6. The Hollow Crown

7. It's an Ill Wind

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.

9. The Old Lady Shows Her Medals

10. The Common Man

11. The Right Thing

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

12. The Face of a Stranger

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.

14. Three O'Clock Deadline

15. The Great Healer

16. Miss Julie

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.

17. Ring Out the Old

18. Michael and Mary

19. 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.

20. The Last Flight

21. Quay South

22. If This Be Treason

23. 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"?

24. The Witness

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. Catch a Falling Star

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

28. Hilda Morgan

29. The Constant Stranger

30. Autumn

31. The Heiress

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

32. Rappaport Always Pays

33. Possession

34. The Old Ladies

35. Dear Murderer

36. Escape To Happiness

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

37. Start from Scratch

38. 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.

39. The Whiteheaded Boy

40. While Parents Sleep

41. Bed, Board and Romance

42. The Women Have Their Way