Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Season 7

25 Episodes

Nothing To Pay
E1

1. Nothing To Pay

Sep 2, 1962
Play

Supporters leave their village for the first time and visit the city to see an away match.

The Sin Shifter
E2

2. The Sin Shifter

Sep 16, 1962
Play

Fisherman Manny Barnes comes into conflict with the local clergy as he tries to halt the decline in his fishing town by turning it into a gambling spot.

Afternoon of a Nymph
E3

3. Afternoon of a Nymph

Sep 30, 1962
Play

An agent invites his young starlet to a party so she can meet all the right people and have a chance to move on from the commercials she has been doing, to bigger roles and possible stardom. However while she is there, she realizes that there is a price to pay.

Dead Letter
E4

4. Dead Letter

Oct 14, 1962
Play

Relatives gathered for a funeral tea get unexpected news.

Always Something Hot
E5

5. Always Something Hot

Oct 28, 1962
Play
Thank You and Goodnight
E6

6. Thank You and Goodnight

Nov 11, 1962
Play

A rather intellectual young woman who has just broken off an affair with a married man meets a rather uncouth pop singer on a train journey.

The Big Ride
E7

7. The Big Ride

Nov 25, 1962
Play
Joker
E8

8. Joker

Dec 9, 1962
Play
Hear The Tiger, See The Bay
E9

9. Hear The Tiger, See The Bay

Dec 23, 1962
Play
Blue and White
E10

10. Blue and White

Jan 6, 1963
Play
The Hot Potato Boys
E11

11. The Hot Potato Boys

Jan 20, 1963
Play
Into The Dark
E12

12. Into The Dark

Feb 3, 1963
Play
The Paradise Suite
E13

13. The Paradise Suite

Feb 17, 1963
Play

After a London premiere, a psychologically troubled Hollywood starlet in a luxury hotel suite meets several men, including a critic, an agent, a bell hop and a photographer, desperately seeking understanding.

The Cruel Kind
E14

14. The Cruel Kind

Mar 17, 1963
Play

Arnold, a soldier who has deserted after a traumatic event on the Berlin Wall, is drowning his sorrows in a pub. A Spanish boy who can speak little English enters the pub begging for help against a lynch mob chasing him, accusing him of molesting the daughter of a local businessman. After recent events, Arnold wants no involvement, but Cissy persuades him otherwise.

The Invasion
E15

15. The Invasion

Mar 31, 1963
Play

Inhabitants in a remote village laughs off and dismiss a couple of schoolboys' claims that they are being invaded by aliens.

Power and Glory
E16

16. Power and Glory

Apr 14, 1963
Play
Wagger
E17

17. Wagger

Apr 28, 1963
Play
Jungle Juice
E18

18. Jungle Juice

May 12, 1963
Play
The Wednesday Caller
E19

19. The Wednesday Caller

May 26, 1963
Play
The Monkey and the Mohawk
E20

20. The Monkey and the Mohawk

Jun 9, 1963
Play
The Pushover
E21

21. The Pushover

Jun 23, 1963
Play
Late Summer
E22

22. Late Summer

Jul 7, 1963
Play

Helga and David travel to a secluded hotel for some alone time. Helga is much older than David and tongues wag among the other guests. The more time they are together. the more their age difference becomes a rift between them.

A Little Night Music
E23

23. A Little Night Music

Jul 21, 1963
Play
The Snag
E24

24. The Snag

Aug 4, 1963
Play

When developer John Goggin plans to build a civic centre, only Emma Mannering's corset shoppe stands in the way, and she refuses to sell, so he sends his unscrupulous assistant Ed Crayshaw to "fix" things, but instead he's double crossed.

Living Image
E25

25. Living Image

Aug 18, 1963
Play

A renowned artist of the old school has his whole world turned upside down, when his son, a young radical and his associates brings modern interpretations of art into his life.