Armchair Theatre

Season 16

1972 · 12 episodes · 11h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Left Overs

   22 Aug 1972 · 60 min

   A blossoming friendship between a businessman and one of his flatmate's ex-girlfriends is challenged when she answers a phone call and inadvertently reveals to his boss that he has been fraudulently claiming expenses.

2. 2

   2. Whatever Became of Me

   29 Aug 1972 · 60 min

   Peter feels his life has to change, but should he risk his marriage with another woman?

3. 3

   3. A Touch of the Victorians

   5 Sept 1972 · 60 min

   An Amateur Drama Troupe putting on a show at an old people's home, start to improvise the script with their own personal problems.

4. 4

   4. High Summer

   12 Sept 1972 · 60 min

   The peace of an aristocratic cricketing weekend at a large English country mansion in the early 20th century is disturbed when the wayward Bohemian son of the owning family returns unexpectedly to claim his inheritance.

5. 5

   5. Franklin's Farm

   19 Sept 1972 · 60 min

   A grandson's attempt to help his grandma produces problems for the family.

6. 6

   6. A Fluid Arrangement

   26 Sept 1972 · 60 min

   Ernie decides to pack up and go to sea, however he had not taken into account the repercussions that would be felt by those around him.

7. 7

   7. On Call

   3 Oct 1972 · 60 min

   Roy and Jean's happy life is shattered by Jean's sudden illness and actually finding a doctor who can help her.

8. 8

   8. The Creditors

   10 Oct 1972 · 60 min

   Gustave meets a man called Adolph, who tries to show him that Gustave's fiancee doesn't love him.

9. 9

   9. The Breaking of Colonel Keyser

   17 Oct 1972 · 60 min

   As the Allies prepare for invasion in 1944, concerns are raised about Colonel Keyser and his reputed psychopathic personality as a good or bad thing when leading his men into D-Day.

10. 10

    10. Anywhere But England, Old Boy

    31 Oct 1972 · 60 min

    Jennifer visiting her Dad living on a Mediterranean Island, finds his way of life is now being threatened by local politics.

11. 11

    11. The Folk Singer

    7 Nov 1972 · 60 min

    A successful folk singer and his entourage are locked down in a Belfast hotel during the Troubles as the authorities demand him to identify himself as either a Catholic atheist or a Protestant atheist.

12. 12

    12. The Stumbling Block

    11 Dec 1972

    Alfred decides his business must keep up and move on with the times, but discovers that the biggest obstacle to change is his own son.