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Armchair Cinema

Season 1 1969 - 1979

  • 1974-05-27T23:00:00Z on ITV
  • 1h 30m
  • 15h (10 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
After the End of "Armchair Theatre", Two later Thames series used the Armchair... prefix: Armchair Cinema, effectively a series of TV movies, and Armchair Thriller (1978–80), which used a serial format.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

1974-05-27T23:00:00Z

1x01 The Prison

Series Premiere

1x01 The Prison

  • 1974-05-27T23:00:00Z1h 30m

A successful Paris magazine proprietor embarks on a destructive voyage of self-discovery after his wife shoots dead her own sister, with whom he has had an affair for several years.

1974-06-03T23:00:00Z

1x02 Regan

1x02 Regan

  • 1974-06-03T23:00:00Z1h 30m

Pilot of the Sweeney.
A special branch officer is led a merry dance by gangsters from a London pub and, although he survives a brutal beating 'get rid off this filth,' he subsequently dies. Enter John Thaw's vengeful and unconventional copper 'Regan'.

1974-09-09T23:00:00Z

1x03 Sea Song

1x03 Sea Song

  • 1974-09-09T23:00:00Z1h 30m

A fascinating drama which focuses on the sexual sparring of its two lead characters. ‘Sea Song’ explores the thorny relationships that exist between men and women, especially those from different class backgrounds.

1975-01-07T00:00:00Z

1x04 When Day Is Done

1x04 When Day Is Done

  • 1975-01-07T00:00:00Z1h 30m

A determined wife tries to rescue her musician husband from mounting problems caused by his complicated life style.

1975-05-20T23:00:00Z

1x05 In Sickness and in Health

1x05 In Sickness and in Health

  • 1975-05-20T23:00:00Z1h 30m

A hard-working doctor must also carry the burden of a turbulent home life, due to the expectations of his demanding wife.

1978-11-15T00:00:00Z

1x06 The Sailor's Return

1x06 The Sailor's Return

  • 1978-11-15T00:00:00Z1h 30m

In this 1978 adaptation of David Garnett’s 1924 historical novel, Tom Bell plays William Targett a sea captain who, some time during the 1850s, returns to his home village in Dorset. Targett brings with him his wife Tulip, a princess he wed during his time in Dahomey, Africa. However, he and Tulip find that they must combat the prejudices of the people in their village.

1975-11-26T00:00:00Z

1x07 Tully

1x07 Tully

  • 1975-11-26T00:00:00Z1h 30m

Co-produced by the Australian Broadcasting Commission and Deutscher Filmdienst, ‘Tully’ stars Anthony Valentine: Tully is an ‘International Insurance Adjuster’ who has been employed to investigate the robbery of a vault of safety deposit boxes in Covent Garden.

Season Finale

1979-12-11T00:00:00Z

1x08 Charlie Muffin

Season Finale

1x08 Charlie Muffin

  • 1979-12-11T00:00:00Z1h 30m

Charlie Muffin doesn’t ‘fit in’ with the ‘old school tie’ model of espionage agent: despite his flirtatious relationship with Cuthbertson’s Moneypenny-esque secretary, Charlie is no romantic James Bond-style globetrotting spy, but rather a down-at-heels intelligence agent in the manner of Callan or Harry Palmer

1970-03-01T23:00:00Z

1x09 Rumour

1x09 Rumour

  • 1970-03-01T23:00:00Z1h 30m

Rumour features Michael Coles as newspaper columnist who stumbles upon a conspiracy involving the UK Government.

1969-11-16T23:00:00Z

1x10 Suspect

1x10 Suspect

  • 1969-11-16T23:00:00Z1h 30m

The opening moments of ‘Suspect’ establish a connection between two women that will be explored throughout the drama, which parallels the investigation into an eleven year old girl who has been murdered and a marriage breakdown.

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