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Armchair Theatre

Season 14 · 16 episodes · Jun 8, 1970

  1. Episode 1

    Up Among the Cuckoos

    Jun 8, 1970

    A couple rebel against being forced out of their home (in the name of progress) and into a high rise publicly owned apartment.

  2. Episode 2

    The Others

    Jun 15, 1970

    Robert and Claire are troubled that their home is also housing somebody else they don't know.

  3. Episode 3

    The World in a Room

    Jun 22, 1970

    Harry Steffans and his coloured wife, Annie, find it difficult to rent a flat.

  4. Episode 4

    The End of the Line

    Jun 29, 1970

    On the Edinburgh to London night train, two strangers in an otherwise empty carriage start to reveal some shocking facts about themselves which turn the journey into a nightmare for one of them.

  5. Episode 5

    A Young Man in Trouble

    Jul 6, 1970

    What seems to be a major problem turns out to be a false alarm.

  6. Episode 6

    The Prime Minister's Daughter

    Jul 13, 1970

    The Prime Minister's career starts to suffer from his daughter's antics and peccadilloes ..but he loves her.

  7. Episode 7

    A Room in Town

    Sep 15, 1970

    Essentially a piece about wife and husband swapping, partially used for revenge.

  8. Episode 8

    Warm Feet, Warm Heart

    Sep 22, 1970

    Cockney Albert must choose between two women..one who empties his wallet regularly and another who is a cook and feeds him heartily.

  9. Episode 9

    The Second Interview

    Sep 29, 1970

    A man who has become a slave to buying luxuries tells his wife that he is being interviewed for a higher-paid position at work.

  10. Episode 10

    The Company Man

    Oct 6, 1970

    Agnes realizes 'the other woman' in her and Bob's family life is the company he works for. 'The Company' demands total priority and loyalty in Bob's life.

  11. Episode 11

    Poor Mother

    Oct 13, 1970

    Nineteen-year-old Bambi is upset when her husband is late arriving to see their new-born child, especially when she discovers that the wine he has brought is not intended for her.

  12. Episode 12

    Mrs Davenport

    Oct 20, 1970

    With the help of her sister and daughter, Mrs Davenport lures her husband's lover to her country house. However the girl denies ever having met him, and Mrs Davenport begins to doubt herself.

  13. Episode 13

    Say Goodnight to Your Grandma

    Oct 27, 1970

    A dangerous game of oneupmanship develops between three women - a wife, her mother, and her mother-in-law - when they gather around the newest born addition to the family.

  14. Episode 14

    The Dolly Scene

    Nov 3, 1970

    Anna can't seem to help ending up with the wrong partner in a line of disastrous affairs. Her hope now lies with a young man from the pop music scene.

  15. Episode 15

    Wednesday's Child

    Nov 10, 1970

    After his wife miscarries, a doctor hires on a private live-in nurse to look after her. As their marriage becomes more strained, the relationship between the two women becomes increasingly close.

  16. Episode 16

    Still Life

    Nov 17, 1970

    A forgotten and aging actress tries to recapture her youth through her actress daughter's life. Her husband understands what is going on but invariably blames the daughter for his wife's disappointments.