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Armchair Theatre

  • TV Series
  • 1956–1974
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Armchair Theatre (1956)
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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 fro... Read allThis 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.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.

  • Stars
    • Harry H. Corbett
    • Paul Whitsun-Jones
    • Billie Whitelaw
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Stars
      • Harry H. Corbett
      • Paul Whitsun-Jones
      • Billie Whitelaw
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 wins total

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    Ann Lynn
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    • Trivia
      Some episodes of this series are reported to be lost.
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    A very underrated anthology

    I am French, and this series was never released in France. And I am surprised that no user, even from UK, has commented it yet. I know it is not aired in Great Britain anymore but that doesn't explain this. There are many episodes and only a few had been recently released on DVD sets. There are some which are not worth watching, unless you need sleeping pills, but there is a batch very very good, even better than some movie theater movies, such as the terrific WHERE I LIVE episode, directed by Ted Kotcheff, twenty years before he gave us FIRST BLOOD. A very poignant story of a couple whose the daughter doesn't want her father to live with them anymore and asks her brother - who also lives in a couple - if he can. It appears that neither of them wants to take care of the old man. A real must see, very poignant. I commented it. I guess it's here a top of the list of this huge anthology Tv show.
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    • Release date
      • July 8, 1956 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • ABC Weekend Television
      • Thames Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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