Armchair Theatre S1:E13

The Outsider

The Handshake / Bid for Fame

Tears in the Wind

Flash Point

Black Limelight

The Hollow Crown

It's an Ill Wind

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.

The Old Lady Shows Her Medals

The Common Man

The Right Thing

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

The Face of a Stranger

Three O'Clock Deadline

The Great Healer

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.

Ring Out the Old

Michael and Mary

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.

The Last Flight

Quay South

If This Be Treason

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"?

The Witness

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.

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.

Catch a Falling Star

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

Hilda Morgan

The Constant Stranger

Autumn

The Heiress

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

Rappaport Always Pays

Possession

The Old Ladies

Dear Murderer

Escape To Happiness

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

Start from Scratch

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.

The Whiteheaded Boy

While Parents Sleep

Bed, Board and Romance

The Women Have Their Way