Armchair Theatre

Season 2

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 2

47 Episodes

  • Off the Deep End
    E1
    Off the Deep End
  • Now Let Him Go
    E2
    Now Let Him GoA world class painter is taken ill and lies in the bedroom of an inn, while people down below squabble over his paintings and inheritance. The wily old man is unperturbed, even regarding the infernal trumpet sound which plays throughout.
  • Ghosts
    E3
    Ghosts
  • Policy for Love
    E4
    Policy for Love
  • The Pier
    E5
    The Pier
  • Inch from the Heart
    E6
    Inch from the Heart
  • Trial By Candlelight
    E7
    Trial By CandlelightNever Broadcast on this date. It was rescheduled to become episode 41.
  • Ann Veronica
    E8
    Ann Veronica
  • The Last Mile
    E9
    The Last MileMears, a convicted killer, is determined not to walk that "last mile" - to his execution.
  • The Great City
    E10
    The Great City
  • Man in a Moon
    E11
    Man in a MoonA convicted murderer is chosen by an obscure country with limited funds as their candidate to be the first man on the moon. Their reasoning being that they might be able to land him there.. but may not be able to bring him back?.
  • The Human Touch
    E12
    The Human Touch
  • Sister
    E13
    Sister
  • The Mortimer Touch
    E14
    The Mortimer Touch
  • The Dividing Line
    E15
    The Dividing Line
  • Panther 140
    E16
    Panther 140
  • The Shining Hour
    E17
    The Shining Hour
  • Man in the Corner
    E18
    Man in the Corner
  • The Master Builder
    E19
    The Master Builder
  • Tragedy in a Temporary Town
    E20
    Tragedy in a Temporary Town
  • Night of the Ding-Dong
    E21
    Night of the Ding-Dong
  • The Five Dollar Bill
    E22
    The Five Dollar BillAn American couple discover that their 17-year-old son Ralph has stolen a few dollars of housekeeping money.
  • The Lady of Camellias
    E23
    The Lady of CamelliasA naïve young man falls in love with a beautiful, dying courtesan.
  • A Gust of Wind
    E24
    A Gust of Wind
  • Murder Story
    E25
    Murder StoryLast fortnight in the life of a youth who was sentenced to death for the killing of a police constable.
  • Vendetta
    E26
    Vendetta
  • The One Who Came Back
    E27
    The One Who Came Back
  • A Man's Woman
    E28
    A Man's Woman
  • The Emperor Jones
    E29
    The Emperor JonesA murderer escapes from prison to a Caribbean island, where he makes himself the 'Emperor' of the natives.
  • Miss Olive
    E30
    Miss Olive
  • Wolf Pack
    E31
    Wolf Pack
  • The Rat Wife
    E32
    The Rat WifeA writer is trapped in a loveless, unfulfilled marriage to a wealthy woman. The death of their disabled son wreaks havoc on their relationship as they struggle to find redemption for their personal failures.
  • Fifty Fifty
    E33
    Fifty Fifty
  • Breach of Marriage
    E34
    Breach of Marriage
  • Hanging Judge
    E35
    Hanging JudgeA judge notorious for his severity becomes implicated in a murder case, and learns a lesson in humanity.
  • Paid in Full
    E36
    Paid in FullThe rescue of a boy trapped for eighteen hours down a well and the subsequent after effects of those involved in his plight.
  • Death of Satan
    E37
    Death of Satan
  • The Widower
    E38
    The Widower
  • No Flags for Geebang
    E39
    No Flags for GeebangIn a pub in the small Australian bush town of Geebang the locals look forward to an unexpected visit by the Queen.
  • Homecoming
    E40
    HomecomingCharles Preston, who is running his dead brother's business, increasingly becomes the suspect in a murder investigation.
  • Trial by Candlelight
    E41
    Trial by Candlelight
  • The House of Bernarda Alba
    E42
    The House of Bernarda AlbaA domineering, reclusive and ostentatiously pious widow in a small Spanish town keeps such close watch on her daughters that they are unable to have normal social lives. However, the eldest is allowed to become engaged to an unprincipled young man, primarily for the financial advantages it will bring the mother, Bernarda. Jealousy and envy ensues among the other daughters.
  • Wings of the Wind
    E43
    Wings of the Wind
  • Noon on Doomsday
    E44
    Noon on DoomsdayAfter a racist murder, a judge confronts an entire community over its role in the crime.
  • The Sins of Simone
    E45
    The Sins of Simone
  • The Woman in Question
    E46
    The Woman in Question
  • The Travelling Lady
    E47
    The Travelling LadyGeorgette Thomas struggles to keep her family together, but her husband will keep getting into trouble with the law.

Cast of Season 2

  • Colin WellandWriter

 

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