Armchair Theatre

Season 17

This show was 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 from mid-1968 by Thames Television.

Where to Watch Season 17

10 Episodes

The Death of Glory
E1
The Death of GloryBilly Turnbull despises his workmates - and is despised by them. In a house run with military precision, he lives with his father, an ex-sergeant major full of tales of past glory; Billy’s life is bound up with band practices and dreams of the army he could never hope to join. But are son and father both just dreamers?
Beyond Our Means
E2
Beyond Our Means
A Bit of a Lift
E3
A Bit of a LiftA man meets a woman at a wedding and manages to sweet talk her, only to end up inadvertently helping out another male.
Brussel Sprouts-Boy Scouts
E4
Brussel Sprouts-Boy Scouts
Red Riding Hood
E5
Red Riding Hood
The Square of Three
E6
The Square of ThreeJohnny Orange opted for a life in the regular army. He finds himself bored, disillusioned… and happy.
Verite
E7
VeriteShirley and Clive, a happy and affluent married couple find their preconceptions about questioned by Mik, an underground film maker - as they become ever more involved with his latest project.
The Golden Road
E8
The Golden RoadA housewife, at first reluctant to have a girl lodger, finds the girl disturbs the home in a totally unexpected way.
Russian Roulette
E9
Russian Roulette
That Sinking Feeling
E10
That Sinking Feeling