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ITV Play of the Week (1956-68) ITV Television Playhouse(1956-68)
ABC Armchair Theatre (1956-68) ATV Theatre 70 (1960) / Drama '61 -'67 (1960-67)
ABC Armchair Theatre
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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references:
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ABC ARMCHAIR THEATRE
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ABC weekend television (UK)
(early episodes - ABC Didsbury Studios, Manchester)
(later episodes - ABC Teddington Studios, London)(to be verified)
for the ITV network (mainly Sundays)
Executive Producer Sydney Newman (1958-63)(then went to BBC)
'And now for your further Sunday night dramatic entertainment
we bring you Armchair Theatre.'
UK Dramatic Anthology series 1956-68 400 plays x 60 min bw live/tape
release date Sept 1956
2 pilot plays aired during the 1955-56 season before the main series started.
all plays were live or tape
############ ABC Armchair Theatre ############
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[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE OUTSIDER (1st pilot)
8Jul56
starring
David Kossoff
Adrienne Corri
[--] THE HANDSHAKE/ BID FOR FAME (2nd pilot)
12Aug56
############ ABC Armchair Theatre ############
############## season 1 1956-57 ##############
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[01] ABC Armchair Theatre: TEARS IN THE WIND (live)
16Sep56
based on Andre Gide's 'Symphonie Pastorale'
Written by Millicent George
Directed by Dennis Vance
staring
Joan Greenwood
Andre Morell
Barbara Mullen
Ian Bannen
[--] FLASH POINT
23Sep56
[--] BLACK LIMELIGHT
30Sep56
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE HOLLOW CROWN (90 min)
07Oct1956
Cast:
Ronald Lewis
Margaretta Scott
Drama. When their is a coup, a King faces an uncertain future.
[--] IT'S AN ILL WIND
14Oct56
[--] THE MOTHER
28Oct56
[--] THE COMMON MAN
11Nov56
[--] THE RIGHT THING
25Nov56
[--] THE FACE OF A STRANGER
02Dec56
[--] THE SAME SKY
09Dec56
[--] THREE O'CLOCK DEADLINE / THE GREAT HEALER ???
16Dec56
[--] MISS JULIE
23Dec56
[--] RING OUT THE OLD
30Dec56
[--] MICHAEL AND MARY
13Jan57
[--] THE NECKLACE
20Jan57
[--] THE LAST FLIGHT
27Jan57
[--] QUAY SOUTH
03Feb57
[--] IT THIS BE TREASON
10Feb57
[--] THE KING OF ICELAND
17Feb57
[--] THE WITNESS
24Feb57
[--] THIS WAS A WOMAN
10Mar57
[--] THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
17Mar57
[--] CATCH A FALLING STAR
24Mar57
[--] HILDA MORGAN
07Apr57
[--] THE CONSTANT STRANGER
14Apr57
[--] AUTUMN
21Apr57
[--] THE HEIRESS
05May57
[--] RAPPAPORT ALWAYS PAYS
12May57
[--] POSSESSION
19May57
[--] DEAR MURDERER
02Jun57
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: ESCAPE TO HAPPINESS aka INTERMEZZO
09Jun57
Director: Dennis Vance
Cast:
Ronald Howard
Adelaide Vandermoost
Drama about a violinist who falls in love.
[--] START FROM SCRATCH
16Jun57
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
30Jun57
Cast:
Catherine Boyle (TV Times Cover)
[--] THE WHITEHEADED BOY
14Jul57
[--] WHILE PARENTS SLEEP
28Jul57
[--] BED, BOARD AND ROMANCE
11Aug57
[--] THE WOMEN HAVE THEIR WAY
25Aug57
############ ABC Armchair Theatre ############
############## season 2 1957-58 ##############
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2.01 [--] OFF THE DEEP END
08Sep57
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: NOW LET HIM GO (preserved in NFA archive)
15Sep57
Produced and directed by Dennis Vance
Writer: J.B. Priestley
starring
Hugh Griffith
Drama about a dying artist.
[--] GHOSTS
22Sep57
[--] POLICY FOR LOVE / THE PIER ??
29Sep57
[--] AN INCH FROM THE HEART
13Oct57
[--] TRIAL BY CANDLELIGHT
20Oct57
"Trial by Candlight" originally scheduled for
this date, postponed to Jan 1958, then again to 22Jun58
[--] ANN VERONICA
27Oct57
[--] THE LAST MILE
03Nov57
[--] THE GREAT CITY
10Nov57
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: MAN IN A MOON
17Nov57
Producer: Stuart Latham
Writer: Michael Pertwee
Director: Stephen Clarkson
With:-
DONALD PLEASANCE
HILTON EDWARDS
DEREK OLDHAM
BASIL DIGNAM
HILDA FENEMORE
Scifi Drama. In a Middle Eastern country plans are afoot to send a man
to the moon.
[--] THE HUMAN TOUCH
24Nov57
[--] SISTER
01Dec57
[--] THE MORTIMER TOUCH
08Dec57
[--] THE DIVIDING LINE
15Dec57
[--] PANTHER 140
26Dec57
[--] THE SHINING HOUR
05Jan58
[--] MAN IN THE CORNER
12Jan58
[--] THE MASTER BUILDER
19Jan58
[--] TRAGEDY IN A TEMPORARY TOWN
26Jan58
[--] Jan58 "Trial by Candlight" originally scheduled for 20Oct57
postponed to Jan 1958, then again to 22Jun58
[--] NIGHT OF THE DING-DONG
02Feb58
[--] THE FIVE DOLLAR BILL
09Feb58
[--] THE LADY OF THE CARMELIAS
16Feb58
[--] A GUST OF WIND
23Feb58
[--] MURDER STORY
02Mar58
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: VENDETTA
09Mar58 Sun 9.35pm
Dennis Vance Presentation
Written by Morris West
Directed by Stuart Latham
designed by Voytek
starring
Leonard Sachs
Anthony Newlands
Andreas Malandrinos
(Janet Munro??)
[--] THE ONE WHO CAME BACK
16Mar58
[--] A MAN'S WOMAN
23Mar58
[--] THE EMPORER JONES
30Mar58
[--] MISS OLIVE
06Apr58
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: WOLF PACK
13Apr58
Writer: Jon Manchip White
Director: Wilfred Eades
Cast:-
Ian Bannen
Richard Gale
David Davies
Anthony Wager
William Fox
Wartime drama. During World War II, a German U-boat is captured by a group
of British soldiers.
[--] THE RAT WIFE
20Apr58
[--] FIFTY FIFTY
27Apr58
[--] BREACH OF MARRIAGE
04May58
[--] HANGING JUDGE
11May58
[--] PAID IN FULL
18May58
[--] DEATH OF SATAN
25May58
[--] THE WIDOWER
01Jun58
[--] NO FLAGS FOR GEBANG
08Jun58
[--] HOMECOMING
15Jun58
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA
22Jun58 (not aired?) (possibly late cancelation)
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: TRIAL BY CANDLELIGHT
22Jun58
"Trial by Candlight" originally scheduled for 20Oct57
this date, postponed to Jan 1958, then again to 22Jun58
starring
Janet Munro
[--] WINGS OF THE WIND
29Jun58
[--] NOON ON DOOMSDAY
06Jul58
[--] THE SINS OF SIMONE
13Jul58
[--] THE WOMAN IN QUESTION
20Jul58
[--] THE TRAVELING LADY
03Aug58
############ ABC Armchair Theatre ############
############## season 3 1958-59 ##############
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3.01 [--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE PILLARS OF MIDNINGHT
14Sep58
starring:
George Baker
Susan Stephen
3.02 [--] THE WEB OF LACE
21Sep58
3.03 [--] THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR
28Sep58
[--] MURDER IN SLOW MOTION
05Oct58
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: I CAN DESTROY THE SUN
12Oct58 Sun 10:05 pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Written by Jimmy Sangster
Based on an idea by Ingram D'Abbes
Directed by Wilfrid Eades
Designed by Voytek
Starring
Maurice Denham ........... Dr. Lunn
John Robinson ............ Lloyd Chrichton
with
Robert Ayres ............. Boardman
Leslie Sands ............. Supt. Travers
John Barron .............. Henry Walpole
Carmel McSharry .......... Bella
Jennifer Wright .......... Mary Harkness
Jan Conrad ............... Igor Petrov
(Synopsis in TV Times)
Scifi drama. A scientist discovers a means of destroying the sun he uses
this knowledge to blackmail the worlds powers into giving up nuclear
weapons production.
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE (90 min special)
(cast on imdb)
19Oct58
written by William Saroyan
directed by Philip Savile
starring
Franchot Tone
Susan Strasberg
Ann Sheridan
Dan Dailey
[--] THE TERRORIST
26Oct58
[--] THE WITCHING HOUR
02Nov58
[--] THE GREATEST MAN IN THE WORLD
09Nov58
[--] PLEASE MURDER ME
16Nov58
[--] BOY WITH THE MEAT AXE
23Nov58
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: UNDERGROUND (live)
30Nov58
Producer: Sydney Newman
Writer: James Forsyth / Novel: Harold Rein / Design: George Haslem
Director: William Kotcheff
Cast:
DONALD HOUSTON .... Art
IAN CURRY ...... Bob
PATRICIA JESSEL ...... Cassie
WARREN MITCHELL ...... Stan
GARETH JONES ......... Carl Norman
ANDREW CRUICKSHANK ......... Mr. Thornton
PETER BOWLES ......... Simpson
Scifi drama. A group of atomic bomb survivors become trapped in an
underground station.
Note:- During the play, broadcast live, one of the actors (Gareth Jones)
actually died whilst the show was on the air. A Nuclear cautionary tale.
During this live transmission one of the actors suffered a heart attack
and died.
[--] THE REPORT ON JESSIE DEAN
07Dec58
[--] DANGEROUS WORLD
14Dec58
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE DEAF HEART (60 min slot)
21Dec58, ITV Network UK, Sun 10:05 pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Written by Mayo Simon
Directed by Philip Saville
starring
Paul Rogers ............. Dr. Smith Huston
Janet Munro ............. Ruth Cornelius
Al Mulock ............... Dr. Franks
with
Madge Ryan .............. Mrs. Cornelius
Graydon Gould ........... Joe Cornelius
also
Stratford Johns ......... Mr. Cornelius
Janet Brandes ........... Mrs. Dresher
Bruce Boa ............... Psychologist
Yvonne Shima ............ Fujiko Maki
James Dyrenforth ........ Dr. Blake
Rita Davies ............. Nurse
Lorne Cossette .......... Mental patient
Jon Hansen .............. Student psychiatrist
Ruth Cornelius, a pretty girl of 19, is the only link between
her totally deaf family and the outside world. Her own sudden
deafness presents Dr. Smith Huston and his fellow psychiatrists
with one of their most challenging cases, especially as Ruth's
brother Joe believes she is faking.
[--] THE CRIMINALS
28Dec58
[--] THE SENTRY
04Jan59
[--] THE BREAK
11Jan59
[--] SOUNDINGS
18Jan59
[--] LOVE AND MONEY
25Jan59
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: HOT SUMMER NIGHT
(preserved in NFA archive) (cast on imdb)
1Feb59 (repeated Ch4 27Dec82)
written by Ted Willis
Directed by William Kotcheff
starring
John Slater .......... Jack Palmer
Ruth Dunning ......... Nell Palmer
Andree Melly ......... Kathie Palmer
Harold Scott ......... The Old Man
Lloyd Reckord ........ Sonny Lincoln
Joyce Howard ......... Judy Gomez
Richard Walter ....... Frank Stephens
Jacko believes everyone's equal on the shop floor, but
not at home, especially when his daughter acquires a new
boyfriend.
[--] ERNIE BARGER IS 50
08Feb59
[--] THE THUG
15Feb59
[--] TO RIDE A TIGER
22Feb59
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE FABULOUS MONEYMAKER
01Mar59 ITV Sun 9:35 pm
starring
Ronald Lewis ......... Ivor Kreuger
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE BIRD, THE BEAR AND THE ACTRESS
08Mar59 ITV Sun 9:35 pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Especially written for "Armchair Theatre"
by John Glennon
Directed by William Kotcheff
designed by Timothy O'Brien
starring
Barry Jones .......... T.G.B.
Harry H. Corbett ..... Shippers (The Bird)
Kate Reid ............ Gertrude Glass (The Actress)
Lee Montague ......... Harris Glass (The Bear)
with
David Spencer ........ Abed
Paul Whitsun-Jones ... Clarence Armstead
Jon Sullivan ......... Edward Hastings
John Serret .......... Monsier Martin
Annabel Maule ........ Edwina Shippers
The price of success in the ruthless theatre forces an actress
to a heart-rending decision - will she sacrifice the chance of a
lifetime or her integrity an that of the man she loves?
[--] NO GUN NO GUILT
15Mar59
[--] STRANGE MEETING
22Mar59
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: STAR IN THE SUMMER NIGHT
29Mar59 ITV Sun 9:35 pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Written for Television by Tad Mosel
Directed by Dennis Vance
starring
Margaret Vines ....... Adeline Girard
H.G. Stoker .......... Martin McDonald
Sheila Allen ......... Nancy
and introducing
Shane Rimmer ......... Paul
with
Harry Ross ........... Mr. Angelo
Aubrey Morris ........ Mr. Schwartz
Madge Ryan ........... Mrs. Schwartz
Sheldon Allen ........ Mr. Appleton
Jonathan Morris ...... The M.C.
Ryck Rydon ........... The Policeman
Janet Brandes ........ The Maid
Mark Baker ........... Peter, the waiter
Internationally-loved singing star Adeline Girard, is all but
forgotten until she meets up with a young couple who do not
want to get married.
[--] THE ANGRY FLOWER
05Apr59
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE TROUBLE WITH BENNY
12Apr59 Sun 10:05 pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Written by Mordecai Richler
Directed by William Kotcheff
starring:
Richard Pasco ........ Benny Garber
Kate Reid ............ Bella Myerson
Sean Sullivan ........ Abe Garber
Ted Allan ............ Manny Krashinsky
with:
Mark Baker ........... Sam Garber
Vic Wise ............. Moe Schneider
Warren Mitchell ...... Myerson
Mona Lillian ......... Mrs. Schneider
Helen Misener ........ Mrs. Garber
Meier Tzelniker ...... Mr. Debrofsky
Florence Mann ........ Ruth
Garry Thorne ......... Hy
(no synopsis)
[--] PAROLE
19Apr59
[--] THE SHAODOW OF THE RUTHLESS
26Apr59
[--] HAND IN GLOVE
03May59
[--] TILL DEATH DO US PART
10May59
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE BIG CLIENT (cast on imdb)
17May59
written by Malcom Hulke and Eric Paice
directed by Ted Kotcheff
starring
Ian Bannen
Peter Dyneley
Jack Hedley
A satire set in a small advertising agency. Unscrupulous
partner intrigues to attract the account of an American
company opening in Britain to the disapproval - but eventual
discomfiture - of a straight-laced colleague.
[--] GIRL ON THE BEACH
24May59
[--] WEDDING DAY
31May59
[--] MY GUESS WOULD BE MURDER
07Jun59
[--] THE DEVIL'S INSTRUMENT
14Jun59
[--] THE MODEL MARRIAGE
21Jun59
[--] GUEST APPEARANCE
28Jun59
[--] MY LOST SAINTS
05Jul59
[--] IF YOU LOVED ME
12Jul59
[--] THE GRANDMA BANDIT
19Jul59
[--] A HOUSE OF HIS OWN
26Jul59
[--] THE GARDEN PARTY
02Aug59
[--] LYSETTE
09Aug59
[--] YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN
16Aug59
[--] BLACK LAUGHTER/ DOUBLE EXIT
23Aug59
[--] INVITATION TO MURDER
30Aug59
############ ABC Armchair Theatre ############
############## season 4 1959-60 ##############
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4.01 [--] YOUNG DAVID
06Sep59
4.02 [--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE SCENT OF FEAR
(preserved in NFA archive)
13Sep59
[--] AFTER THE SHOW
20Sep59
[--] WOMAN IN THE BUD
27Sep59
[--] LIGHT FROM A STAR
04Oct59
[--] THE THOUGHT OF TOMORROW
11Oct59
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: NO TRAMS TO LIME STREET (cast on imdb)
18Oct59
Produced by Sydmey Newman
Written by Alun Owen
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
starring
Billie Whitelaw
Jack Hedley
Alfred Lynch
Tom Bell
Three sailors have a night out in Liverpool.
In the style of Paddy Chayefsky's 'Bachelor Party'
The production was also staged by the BBC in 1965 and 1970.
[--] A TRICK OF THE SUN
25Oct59
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: A SHILLING FOR THE EVIL DAY
01Nov59, Sun 9:07 pm
An Ulster Story by Joseph Tomelty
Directed by Charles Jarrott
starring
Elizabeth Begley
J.G. Devlin
Joseph O'Connor
[--] SMALL FISH ARE SWEET
08Nov59
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE LAST OF THE BRAVE
15Nov1959 black and white
Producer: Sydney Newman
Writer: Stanley Mann
Director: Philip Mackie
Cast:- DONALD WOLFIT
Military drama about a retired colonel.
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: SUSPICIOUS MIND
22Nov59 ITV Sun 9:05 pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Written by Philip Levene
Directed by Robert Tronson
designer George Haslam
starring
Gwen Watford .............. Louise Ridgeway
Colin Gordon .............. Mr. Cooper
Mona Washbourne ........... Ellen Ridgeway
and
Guest Star
Ernest Tahesiger .......... Professor Galton
with:
David Waller .............. Dr. Parker
Stratford Johns ........... Police Sergeant
Michael Corcoran .......... Postman
Charles Saynor ............ First Furniture Man
Gerald McAllister ......... Second Furniture Man
Ellen Ridgeway's passion for thrillers leads her to see
sensational danger in trhe most innocent happenings. When
she suspects murder by Mr. Cooper in the flat upstairs, her
niece Louise's private life becomes affected.
[--] THE REBEL AND THE SOLDIER
29Nov59
[--] DR. KABIL
06Dec59
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: ROAST GOOSE & WALNUT STUFFING
13Dec59, ITV Sunday
Starring:
Sandra Dorne (top of bill)
[--] THE GOLDEN HORN
20Dec59
[--] THE LAST TYCOON
27Dec59
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THREE ON A GAS RING ~~~~~~~
1960 (not aired) (IBA refused permission to transmit)
Producer: Sdney Newman
Written by David Osborn
starring
Joanna Dunham
Alan Bates
Shiela Allen
Drama. A young single girl finds herself pregnant. The play proved to
be controversial and was not transmitted - on decency grounds because
the girl showed no remorse about the condition she found herself in.
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME
03Jan60 ITV Sun 9:05pm
starring
Terry-Thomas
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: WHERE I LIVE
10Jan60
Producer: Sydney Newman
written by Clive Exton
directed by Ted Kotcheff
starring
Ruth Dunning
Madge Ryan
Robert Brown
Lloyd Lamble
Paul Curran
Writer: Clive Exton / / Director: Ted Kotcheff
Drama. The grown up children of an elderly man cannot decide who
is going to look after him.
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: MISFIRE
17Jan60 Sun ITV 9.05 pm
(full details in TV Times)
[--] FIFTH FLOOR PEOPLE
24Jan60
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: COLD FURY
31Jan60 Sun ITV 9:05 pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Written by James Workman
Directed by Dennis Vance
designed by Assheton Gorton
staring
Sam Wanamaker .......... Matty
Bernard Lee ............ Aaronson
Lyndon Brook ........... Donkin
In the solitude of the Antarctic, three men have been cooped
up together for a year on a weather station. When a blizzard
delays the relief ship, their pent-up tension explodes.
[--] NIGHT PANIC
07Feb60
[--] COME IN RAZOR RED
14Feb60
[--] GUARDIAN ANGEL
21Feb60
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: PINK STRING AND SEALING WAX
28Feb60 Sun 9:05 pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Written by Roland Pertwee
Directed by Dennis Vance
starring
Elizabeth Sellars ...... Pearl Bond
Edward Chapman ......... Edward Strachan
Tim Seely .............. Albert Strachan
Judi Dench ............. Emily Strachan
(Judi Dench is appearing at the Old Vic)
Veronica Turleigh ...... Myra Strachan
Edward Strachan is proud of his record as a fearless exposer of
poison crimes throughout his duties as Public Analyst. But when
a member of his own family becomes involved in a situation which
calls for a post-mortem, how will he react?
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[--] ATV Suspense: No. 1: THE TIP OFF
28Feb60 Sun
[--] ATV Suspense: No. 2: DECISION AT NINE
06Mar60 Sun
[--] ATV Suspense: No. 3: THE DEVIL MAKES THREE
13Mar60 Sun
[--] ATV Suspense: No. 4: A SLIGHT CASE OF FELON Y
20Mar60 Sun
[--] ATV Suspense: No. 5: FLIGHT 404
27Mar60 Sun
[--] ATV Suspense: No. 6: LOVE STORY
03Apr60 Sun
[--] ATV Suspense: No. 7: POINT OF HONOUR
10Apr60 Sun
[--] ATV Suspense: No. 8: TRUMP CARD
24Apr60 Sun
[--] ATV Suspense: No. 9: COLLISION!
01May60 Sun
[--] ATV Suspense: No. 10: PAYMENT IN FULL
08May60 Sun
[--] ATV Suspense: No. 11: EIGHT FEET TO MIDNIGHT
15May60 Sun
[--] ATV Suspense: No. 12: TIME FACTOR
22May60 Sun
[--] ATV Suspense: No. 13: SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
29May60 Sun
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[--] CHINA DOLL
06Mar60
[--] SOME TALK OF ALEXANDER
13Mar60
[--] THE GIRL IN THE MARKET SQAURE
20Mar60
[--] ROMAN GESTURE
27Mar60
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: AFTER THE FUNERAL (Halliwell)
03Apr60
written by Alan Owen (his second for 'Armchair Theatre')
directed by Ted Kotcheff
starring
Charles Carson
Hugh David
William Lucas
Sylvia Kaye
[--] THE LEATHER JUNGLE
10Apr60
[--] HOLD MY HAND SOLDIER
17Apr60
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: A NIGHT OUT (preserved in NFA archive)
24Apr60
Producer: Sydney Newman
Writer: Harold Pinter
Director: Philip Saville
With:-
TOM BELL
MADGE RYAN
ARTHUR LOWE
VIVIEN MERCHANT
HAROLD PINTER
Drama. A young lad determines to enjoy himself on a night out away from
the clutches of his possessive mother.
[--] A PHONE CALL FOR MATTHEW QUADE
01May60
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE INNOCENT (Diana Dors ITV drama debut)
08May60 ITV Sun 9:05 PM
(TV Times cover)
Produced by Sydney Newman
Written by Bob Kesten
Directed by Charles Jarrott
Designed by Voytek
Starring
Diana Dors ....... Jane Francis
Also Starring:
Ian Hunter
With:
Kynaston Reeves
Basil Dignam
Yvonne Romain
Patrick Macnee
Nicholas Sleby
Synopsis:
Jane Francis, popular and successful singer, is, in the world's eyes, a
happily married woman - until she is involved in a murder trial.
[--] NEST OF FOUR
15May60
[--] 22May60 - pre-empted "Royal Variety Show"
[--] ON THE SPOT
29May60
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Armchair Mystery Theatre series 1
5Jun60-4Sep60 - see separate list
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############ ABC Armchair Theatre ############
############## season 5 1960-61 ##############
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5.01 [--] BIG BRAIN MAN (returns for a new series)
11Sep60
5.02 [--] ABC Armchair Theatre: A HEART AND A DIAMOND
18Sep60, ITV Sun 9.05pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Written by Eileen and Robert Mason Pollock
Directed by Charles Jarrott
Designed by George Haslam
Starring:
John Justn ............ Harry Conniston
Joseph Furst .......... Ex-King Gustavus III
Introducing:
Giorgi Moll ........... Nikki
rest of cast:
Gillian Eddison ....... Manicurist
Steve Plytas .......... Paul
Bruno Barnabe ......... Judge
John Dearth ........... Enrico
Raymond Rollett ....... Boni
Bert Simms ............ Cactano
Roger Delgado ......... Antonio
When his pocket is picked by a beautiful girl, diamond merchant
Harry Conniston gets an idea for recovering a valuable but
unpaid-for bracelet from a deposed playboy King.
5.03 [--] ABC Armchair Theatre: LENA, OH MY LENA
(preserved in NFA archive) (cast on imdb)
25Sep60
written by Alun Owen
directed by Ted Kotcheff
starring
Peter McEnery
Billie Whitelaw
Colin Blakely
[--] PIGS EAR WITH FLOWERS
02Oct60
[--] THUNDER ON THE SNOWY
09Oct60
[--] SIEGE AT KILLYFADDY
16Oct60
[--] I'LL HAVE YOU TO REMEMBER
23Oct60
[--] MY REPRESENTATIVE
30Oct60
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: 6-Nov-1960 ITV Sun 9:05pm
[--] HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO
13Nov60
[--] THE STRANGER
20Nov60
[--] MISTER NOBODY
27Nov60
[--] CLIP JOINT PEOPLE
04Dec60
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE CUPBOARD (Not in Drama Guide)
11Dec1960, ITV, Sunday 9.05pm, black and white
Writer: Ray Rigby / Design: Roy Stannard / Director: David Greene
Cast:- DONALD PLEASENCE as Fred Watson
Thriller. The police investigate the mysterious disappearance of Fred Watson's wife and landlady.
[--] RAIN
18Dec60
[--] THE GREAT GOLD BULLION ROBBERY
25Dec60
[--] A HEADFUL OF CROCODILES
01Jan61
[--] TILL THE DAY I DIE
08Jan61
[--] THE MYSTERY OF MARTIN WHEELER
15Jan61
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
22Jan61
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: HONEYMOON POSTPONED
29Jan61, Sun 10:00 pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
A comedy for television by Bill Naughton
Directed by John Knight
Design: Tom Spaulding
With:-
LOIS DANE as Violet Fitton
TREVOR BANNISTER as Arthur Fitton
PAUL ROGERS
PATIENCE COLLIER
JACK HOWARTH
DERREN NESBITT
Comedy drama. A young newly married couple living at home with their
parents have problems consummating their marriage. The play was later
turned into the 1966 film The Family Way.
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: A DEGREE OF MURDER
05Feb61
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: STRANGERS IN THE ROOM
12Feb61
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE MONEY MAKERS
19Feb61
[--] TURN ON AN APRON-STRING
26Feb61
[--] THE BIG DEAL
05Mar61
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE MAN OUT THERE (1961) (imdb)
12Mar61
Produced by Sydney Newman
Written by Donal Giltinan
Directed by Charles Jarrott
Cast:
Patrick McGoohan .... Nicholai Soloviov
Katharine Blake .... Marie
Clifford Evans .... The General
Hermoine Gregory .... Olga
Marne Maitland .... Deputy Commander
Jack Watson .... Colonel
Brenda Kaye
Scifi drama. A Russian astronaut trapped in space with only a few hours
to live, makes radio contact with the wife of a trapper stranded in a
remote part of Canada. The woman has an ill child but the Russian is able
to use his medical knowledge to make her better.
[--] 19Mar61 Sun ATV Drama '61: #1 "The Cruel Day"
[--] THE CONSCIENTOUS GAUGER
26Mar61
Sun 2Apr61 - possibly ATV Drama '61:
[--] THE WAYS OF LOVE
09Apr61
Sun 16Apr61 - possibly ATV Drama '61:
[--] 23Apr61 THE HERO
30Apr61 Sun ATV Drama '61: "The Executioners"
[--] 07May61 DANGER, MEN WORKING
Sun 14May61 - possibly ATV Drama '61:
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: NO LICENCE FOR SINGING
21May61 Sun 9:05 pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Specially written for "Armchair Theatre" by Rhys Adrian
Directed by Philip Saville
designed by James Goddard
starring
Tom Bell .............. Johnny Harris
Ann Lynn .............. Annie
Edward Evans .......... Mr. Harris
with
Michael Coles ......... Fred
Wilfrid Downing ....... Bearded Youth
Gordon Philott ........ Old Man
Edward Dentith ........ Publican
Johnny Harris has a family, job and a place to live - but he is
not satisfied. He cannot help seeking more.
( FLYING HIGH - Sat 27May61????????????????)
[--] 28May61 Sun - possibly ATV Drama '61:
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: MAN ON THE MOUNTAINTOP
04Jun61 ITV Sun 9.05pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Written by Robert Alan Aurthur
Directed by Alan Cooke
Designed by Roy Stannard
Starring:
Don Borisenko
Susan Hampshire
Alan Gifford
Garry Cockrell
(Details in The Viewer)
[--] 11Jun61 Sun ATV Drama '61: "The Diamond Run"
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: DUEL FOR LOVE
(TV Times Cover)
18Jun61 ITV Sun 9.05pm
starring
Susannah York
Alan Bates
[--] 25Jun61 Sun ATV Drama '61: "The Machine Calls it Murder"
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE SHIP THAT COULDN'T STOP (1961) (imdb)
02Jul61 ITV
Produced by Sydney Newman
Written by Christopher Hodder-Williams
Directed by Alan Cooke
Design: Asheton Gordon
starring:
Frank Pettingell .... Commodore Grant
Donald Churchill .... Michael Holland
Scott Forbes .... Roman
Madeleine Burgess .... Mrs. Bollanger
Norman Bowler .... Wainwright
rest of cast:
Michael Balfour .... Mr. Bollanger
Michael Caine .... Helmsman
John Collin .... Sullivan
Jemma Hyde .... Ann Shields
Richard Klee .... Steward
Philip Stone .... Sir Ronald Caterham
Harry Webster .... Anderson
Scifi drama. A runaway nuclear powered ship is heading directly for New York.
Sun 09Jul61 - possibly ATV Drama '61:
[--] THE TRUTH ABOUT HELEN
16Jul61
Sun 23Jul61 - possibly ATV Drama '61:
[--] THE APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ
30Jul61
Sun 06Aug61 - possibly ATV Drama '61:
[--] THE TYPISTS
13Aug61
Sun 20Aug61 - possibly ATV Drama '61:
[--] THE NIGHT OF THE APES
27Aug61
[--] 03Sep61 Sun ATV Drama'61: "The Morning Face"
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6.01 [--] THE OMEGA MYSTERY
10Sep61
[--] Sun 17Sep61 - possibly ATV Drama '61:
[--] LOOKING FOR FRANKIE
24Sep61
[--] Sun 01Oct61 - possibly ATV Drama '61:
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE ROSE AFFAIR (preserved in NFA archive)
08Oct61
Produced by Sydney Newman
written by Alun Owen
directed by Charles Jarrott
designed by Voytak
starring
Natasha Parry
Anthony Quayle
Harold Lang
Dudley Foster
Naunton Wayne
Joseph O'Connor
A 'Beauty and the Beast' fable.
[--] 15Oct61 Sun ATV Drama '61: "Local Incident"
[--] HIS POLYVINYL GIRL
22Oct61
[--] 29Oct61 Sun ATV Drama '61: "So Long at the Fair"
[--] ROLL ON BLOOMIN' DEATH
05Nov61
[--] Sun 12Nov61 - possibly ATV Drama '61:
[--] THE TROUBLE WITH OUR IVY
19Nov61
6.xx [--] ABC Armchair Theatre: MURDER CLUB (on IMDB)
03Dec61 Sun 9:35 pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Adapted from the shory story "Seventh Veil" by Robert Sheckley
Directed by Alan Cooke
Design: Voytek
starring
Barbara Murray ............ Virginia Douglas
Patrick Magee ............ Mr. Morgan
Richard Briers ............ Stanley Frelaine
Charles Lloyd Pack ........ Dr. Swan
with:
Patience Collier .......... Stanley's Mother
Harold Berens ............. O'Donnevan
Doris Rogers .............. Landlady
also:
Steve Plytas .... Venusian Compere
John Maitland .... Frelaine's hunter
Synopsis: Scifi drama.
Stanley Frelaine, naive 22nd century social climber, is urged by his
boss to improve his promotion chances and social connections by
taking up hunting. But this is the year 2110, and on Earth people
now hunt each other instead of animals.
[--] 10Dec61 Sun - possibly ATV Drama '61:
[--] TUNE ON AN OLD TAX FIDDLE
17Dec61
[--] 24Dec61 Sun ATV Drama '61: "The Face of The Enemy")
6.xx [--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE RANK AND FILE
31Dec61, ITV Sunday 10:05 pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Alan Cooke
Starring
Kenneth J. Warren as William Kilcoyne
Cast in Order of Appearance (see "The Viewer")
A court of inquiry is investigating suspected racketeering by
union leader William Kilcoyne. What crime has brought Kilcoyne,
once an unselfish fighter for better working conditions, to
this crisis in his life?
(final "Armchair Theatre" before the actors trike)
[--] 21Jan62 Sun 9:35pm ATV Drama '62: "The Lonesome Road"
[--] 28Jan62 Sun 9:35 pm ATV's Drama '62: "The Key"
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6.xx [--] ABC Armchair Theatre: ~NIGHT CONSPIRATORS
(first "Armchair Theatre" after 5 months actors strike)
6May62
written by Robert Muller
directed by Philip Savile
Story about a senile Adolf Hitler smuggled back to Germany
after holing up in Iceland since 1945, worked out with
excitement and a kind of harsh logic which indicated that
the nightmare ending was to be taken as a cautionary tale
rather than an objective piece of make-believe.
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: GIRL IN BIRDCAGE
13May62
[--] 20May62 Sun ATV Drama '62: "Court Martial"
[--] NIGHT STOP
27May62
[--] 03Jun62 Sun ATV Drama '62: "Peace with Terror"
[--] THE IRISH BOYS
10Jun62
[--] 17Jun62 Sun 9.35pm ATV Drama '62: "The Power of Zero"
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: ~DUMB MARTIAN
(pilot for 'Out of This World')
24Jun62
starring
Ray Barrett as Dr. Alan Whint
William Lucas as Duncan Weaver
Garfield Morgan as Reception Clerk
Morris Perry as Alastair
[--] Sun 01Jul62 - possibly ATV Drama '62:
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE HARD KNOCK
08Jul62 Sun 9:35 pm
Produced by Sydney Newman
Directed by William T. Kotcheff
starring
Colin Blakely
J.G. Devlin
Sylvia Kay
with
Ronald Lacey
Frank Finlay
Lynne Furlong
[--] Sun 15Jul62 - possibly ATV Drama '62:
[--] NORTH CITY TRAFFIC STRAIGHT AHEAD
22Jul62
[--] 29Jul62 Sun, ATV Drama '62: "Teeth of Treason"
[--] Sun 05Aug62 - possibly ATV Drama '62:
[--] Sun 12Aug62 - possibly ATV Drama '62:
[--] THE FISHING MATCH
19Aug62
[--] Sun 26Aug62 - possibly ATV Drama '62:
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[--] NOTHING TO PAY
02Sep62
ATV - LUCK OF THE DRAW ??(week ending 8 Sep62 on Tyne-Tees)
[--] Sun 9Sep62 - possibly ATV Drama '62:
[--] THE SIN SHIFTER
16Sep62
[--] Sun 23Sep62 - possibly ATV Drama '62:
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: AFTERNOON OF A NYMPH
30Sep62 (from www.janetmunro.com)
starring
Janet Munro
[--] Sun 7Oct62 - possibly ATV Drama '62:
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: DEAD LETTER
14Oct1962, ITV, Sunday 9.35pm black and white
Writer: Robert Storey / Design: Timothy O'Brien / Director: William T. Kotcheff
Drama. Problems arise for would be inheritors on a will following a funeral.
[--] Sun 21Oct62 - possibly ATV Drama '62:
[--] ALWAYS SOMETHING HOT
28Oct62
[--] Sun 5Nov62 - possibly ATV Drama '62:
[--] THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT
11Nov62
[--] Sun 18Nov62 - possibly ATV Drama '62:
[--] THE BIG RIDE
25Nov62
[--] ATV Drama '62: "The Pinedus Affair"
Sun 2Dec62
[--] JOKER
09Dec62
[--] Sun 16Dec62 - possibly ATV Drama '62:
[--] HEAR THE TIGER, SEE THE BAY
23Dec62
[--] BLUE AND WHITE
06Jan63
[--] Sun 13Jan63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] THE HOT POTATO BOYS
20Jan63
[--] Sun 27Jan63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] INTO THE DARK
03Feb63
[--] Sun 10Feb63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] THE PARADISE SUITE
17Feb63
[--] Sun 24Feb63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] Sun 03Mar63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] Sun 10Mar63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE CRUEL KIND
17Mar63, ITV, Sun 9:35pm
Produced by Leonard White
Special Written for Armchair Theatre by Norman King
Directed by Alan Cooke
Settings by Assheton Gorton
Starring:
Percy Herbert, Fanny Carby, Ronald Radd
Introducing:
Michael Ray
With:
Paul Dawkins, Michael Robbins
Cast in Order of Appearance:
Gerald C. Lawson ........ Old Man
Charles Denville ........ Second Man
Fanny Carby ............. Cissy
Percy Herbert ........... Arnold
Michael Ray ............. The boy
Paul Dawkins ............ Mercer
Rex Robinson ............ Russell
Michael Robbins ......... Waring
Ronald Radd ............. Kirkham
Tracey Lloyd ............ Jenny
Cissy calls 'last orders' in the bar at the lonely Cockpit Inn:
outside the men are hunting - hunting a man.
[--] Sun 24Mar63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] THE INVASION
31Mar63
[--] 07Apr63, Sun 9:35 pm, ATV Drama '63: "Somebody's Dying"
[--] POWER AND GLORY
14Apr63
[--] Sun 21Apr63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] WAGGER
28Apr63
[--] 05May63 Sun ATV Drama '63: "The Freewheelers"
[--] JUNGLE JUICE
12May63
[--] Sun 19May63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] THE WEDNESDAY CALLER
26May63
[--] Sun 02Jun63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] THE MONKEY AND THE MOHAWK
09Jun63
[--] Sun 16Jun63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] THE PUSHOVER
23Jun63
[--] Sun 30Jun63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: LATE SUMMER (TV Times Cover)
07Jul63 ITV Sun 9:35
Cast:
Constance Cummings
John Stride
[--] Sun 14Jul63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
21Jul63
[--] Drama '63: A WELL DRESSED MAN (Kaleidoscope - Single Play)
Sun 28Jul63
[--] THE SNAG
04Aug63
[--] Sun 11Aug63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] LIVING IMAGE
18Aug63
[--] Sun 25Aug63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
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8.01 [--] A KIND OF KINGDOM
01Sep63
[--] Sun 8Sep63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] THE FRONT ROOM
15Sep63
[--] Sun 22Sep63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] MR. BIG
29Sep63
[--] Sun 6Oct63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] LITTLE DORIS
13Oct63
[--] ATV Drama '63: LOOP (Kaleidoscope - Single Play)
Sun 20Oct63
[--] THE CHOCOLATE TREE
27Oct63
[--] 03Nov63 - no details
[--] Sun 10Nov63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: LONG PAST GLORY
17Nov63
produced by Leonard White
written by Len Deighton
directed by Charles Jarrott
starring
John Le Mesurier
Maurice Denham
[--] Sun 24Nov63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE HIGHER THEY FLY
01Dec1963, ITV, Sunday 9.35 black and white
Writer: Christopher Hodder-Williams / Director: Guy Verney
With:-
MICHAEL GOODLIFFE as Fleming / JILL DIXON / MARK EDEN / FREDERICK JAEGER
Drama. A former test pilot finds himself called into action having to help
(from the ground) bring down a stricken passenger jet.
[--] Sun 8Dec63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] THE SWINDLER
15Dec63
[--] Sun 22Dec63 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] A WAY OF LIVING
29Dec63
[--] 05Jan64 - no details
[--] ATV Drama '63: "Rasputin was a nice old man"
[--] SHARP AT FOUR
12Jan64
(19Jan64 Sun ATV Drama'64: "The Crunch")
[--] LAST WORD ON JULIE
26Jan64
(02Feb64 Sun ATV Drama'64: "Better Luck Next Time")
[--] Sun 9Feb64 - no details
[--] THE PRETTY ENGLISH GIRLS
16Feb64
(23Feb64 Sun ATV Drama'64: "The Devil and John Brown")
[--] REALM OF ERROR
01Mar63
(08Mar64 Sun ATV Drama'64: A Wicked World")
[--] ALWAYS ASK FOR THE BEST
15Mar64
(22Mar64 Sun 9:35pm ATV Drama'64: "The Happy Moorings")
[--] MUG'S GAME
29Mar64
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: PRISONER AND ESCORT
(preserved in NFA archive)
05Apr64
[--] CRADLE SONG
12Apr64
(19Apr64 Sun ATV Drama'64: "The Close Prisoner")
[--] A NICE LITTLE BUSINESS
26Apr64
[--] PLEASURE WHERE SHE FINDS IT
03May64
(10May64 Sun ATV Drama'64: A Fear of Strangers")
[--] A JUG OF BREAD
17May64
[--] ST. ERNIE LEATHERBOUND
24May64
[--] Sun 31May64 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] THAT'S WHERE THE TOWN'S GOING
07Jun64
[--] EXIT JOE - RUNNING
14Jun64
(21Jun64 Sun 10.5pm ATV Drama '64: A Menace to Decent People")
[--] A CERTAIN KIND OF SILENCE
28Jun64
[--] ("Armchair Theatre" summer break July-August 1964)
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Armchair Mystery Theatre series 2
19Jul64-6Sep64 - see separate list
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9.01 [--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE TRIAL OF DR. FANCY
13Sep64
(produced in 1962 but transmission delayed for two years)
written by Clive Exton
direced by Ted Kotcheff
starring
Nigel Stock
Ronald Hines
Dandy Nichols
Peter Salis
[--] Sun 20Sep64 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] THE CHERRY ON THE TOP
27Sep64
[--] SOMETHING TO DECLARE
04Oct64
[--] Sun 11Oct64 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] OLD SOLDIERS
18Oct64
[--] THEY THROW IT AT YOU
25Oct64
[--] Sun 01Nov64 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] Sun 08Nov64 - possibly ATV Drama '63:
[--] THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST
15Nov64
[--] 22Nov64 Sun - ATV Drama'64 "Miss Hanago"
[--] THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE
29Nov64
[--] SALLY
06Dec64
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE HOTHOUSE (TV Times Cover)
13Dec1964, ITV Sunday 10.05pm black and white
Writer: Donald Churchill
Director: Guy Verney
Design: Assheton Gordon
Cast:-
HARRY H. CORBETT
DIANA RIGG
DONALD CHURCHILL
MIRANDA CONNELL
Drama. A young supermarket owner plans an exciting weekend.
[--] 20/27Dec64 - no details
[--] I'VE GOT A SYSTEM
03Jan65
[--] THE GAMING BOOK
10Jan65
[--] 17Jan65/24Jan65/07Feb65 - no details
[--] 31Jan65 Sun - "Golden Drama" (all-star special)
[--] THE LADY WITH THE ALBATROSS
14Feb65
[--] PUTTY MEDAL
21Feb65 (posyponed from 24Jan65)
[--] ATV -THE VANISHING TRICK (Kaleidoscope - Single Play)
Sun 28Feb65
[--] THE KEYS OF THE CAFE
07Mar65
[--] I TOOK MY LITTLE WORLD AWAY
14Mar65
[--] ATV - A FEARFUL THING
15Mar65 Monday??
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: A VOICE IN THE SKY
21 Mar1965, Sun, black and white
Producer: Leonard White
Writer: Christopher Hodder-Williams
Director: Guy Verney
Cast:
Mike Brixton.................... DENIS GOACHER
Flecker......................... PAUL DANQUAH
Wallace Vestry.................. PAUL MAXWELL
Jerry Noble..................... JACK HEDLEY
Tessa Bright................... ANN BELL
Dr McFeelan.................... MORRIS PERRY
Scifi drama. An astronaut lost in Space believes he has heard the voice
of God telling him to destroy the Earth.
[--] 28Mar65 - no details
[--] I LOVED YOU LAST SUMMER
04Apr65
[--] 11Apr65 - no details
[--] THE MAN WHO CAME TO DIE
18Apr65
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE INCIDENT
25Apr65 ITV Sunday
[--] ATV - MR QUILLEY'S MURDER SHOES
Sun 23May65
[--] ATV - A QUESTION OF DISPOSAL
Sun 20Jun65
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: TIME AND MR MADINGLEY (not in drama guide)
27 June 1965, Sunday 10.05pm, black and white
Writer: Richard Harris
Director: Raymond Menmuir
Design: Asheton Gordon
With:-
CHARLES GRAY
PETER JEFFREY
JOHN BARRON
Thriller. A man finds himself caught up in a murder plot after being
subject to a blackmail bid.
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9May65-26Sep65 - see separate list
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[--] ATV - COME INTO MY PARLOUR
Sun 11Jul65
[--] ATV -THE LATE EDWINA BLACK
Sun 1Aug65
[--] ATV TRAITOR AT THE GATE
Sun 12Sep65
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Moves to SATURDAYS from 04Dec65
10.01 [--] THE PARAFIN SEASON
04Dec65 ITV Sat (first of the Saturday plays)
[--] THE GONG GAME
11Dec65
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: A COLD PEACE (TV Times Cover)
18Dec65 ITV Sat, 10:05 pm
Cast:
Britt Ekland
[--] THE SWEET WAR MAN
01Jan66
[--] READY FOR THE GLORY
08Jan66
[--] NEIGHBORS
15Jan66
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE PITY OF IT ALL
22Jan66, ITV Sat, 10.05pm
Writer: Stan Barstow
Director: Patrick Dromgoole
Design: David Marshall
Cast:
BILLIE WHITELAW as Nancy Harper
NIGEL STOCK as Walter Daymer
Drama. The daughter of a miners widow is killed in a traffic accident,
the man responsible, Walter Daymer, tries to make amends.
[--] Feb66 - gap - why?
[--] Drama '66 - no details
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: MAN WITHOUT A MORTGAGE (returns after short break?)
19Mar1966 ITV, Saturday
Cast:
DONALD CHURCHILL as Walter Tilley
FABIA DRAKE as Irene Mayhew
SALLY BAZELY
TERENCE ALEXANDER
MARGARET ANDERSON
Drama. In his quest to raise a mortgage for a new home Walter Tilley
displays unexpected enterprise - especially with a business rival - the
attractive and highly paid Irene Mayhew.
[--] THE BATTERSEA MIRACLE
26Mar66 ITV Sat
[--] THE NIGHT BEFORE THE MORNING AFTER
02Apr66
[--] DON'T UTTER A NOTE
09Apr66
[--] DAUGHTER OF THE HOUSE
16Apr66
[--] THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN
23Apr66 ITV Sat
[--] THE MATCH
30Apr66
[--] May66, Jun66 - gap - why?
[--] PRETTY POLLY (returns after short break)
23Jul66
[--] THE WAGER
30Jul66
[--] THE ONE-EYED MONSTER
06Aug66
[--] GREAT BIG BLONDE
13Aug66
[--] A FAIR SWAP
20Aug66
[--] THE SIGNAL BOX OF GRANDPA HUDSON
27Aug66 ITV Sat
Drama '67 (final two years - includes 1968)
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ITV Saturdays
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: A MAGNUM FOR SCHNEIDER (pilot for 'Callan')
04Feb1967, ITV, Saturday
written by James Mitchell
starring
Edward Woodward as Callan
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: MARRIAGE AND HENRY SUNDAY
19Aug1967, ITV, Saturday
Writer: Emanuel Litvinoff
Cast:
WARREN MITCHELL as Henry Sunday
MICHELLE SER
GWEN WATFORD
Comedy drama. Shy bachelor Henry Sunday (who owns his own small factory
making handbags) feels life is passing him by and yearns to find himself
a wife, Henry, who lodges with attractive Bertha Morris and her daughter
Julie decides to go to a computer marriage bureau to get the wife he needs.
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ITV Saturdays
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: NO EASY WALK
04May1968, ITV, Saturday
Producer: Leonard White
Writer: Guy Slater
Director: Guy Verney
Design: David Marshall
Cast:
Adrian Austen................. MICHAEL PENNINGTON
Immigration Officer........... JOHN BERRYMAN
Willy Williams................. DOLORES MANTEZ
Aaron Stollmeyer.............. ARNE GORDON
Betty......................... ERICA ROGERS
Drama. A young man has trouble adjusting to his new life in South Africa.
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE ESCAPE CLUB
11May1968, ITV Saturday, black and white
Producer: Leonard White
Writer: James Gibbins /
Director: Charles Jarrott
Design: Mike Hall
Cast:-
STEPHEN MURRAY as James Wharton
AVICE LANDON as Mavis Wharton
MICHAEL BATES as Major Mason
HENRY MANNING as Barman
MICHAEL ROBBINS as Lowry
MICHAEL NIGHTINGALE as Bank Manager
ROSEMARY LEACHas Jane Fordyce
DUNCAN LAMONT as Security Man
GARETH THOMAS as Reporter
Drama. The ageing James Wharton is determined not to succumb to
the boredom of retirement deciding to buy a boat and sail to the
West Indies.
[--] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE THREE WIVES OF FELIX HULL (60min)
08Jun68, ITV, Saturday 10.15pm
Writer: Fay Weldon /
Director: Alan Cooke
Design: Eddie Wolfram
With:-
CHARLES GRAY as Felix Hull
ELVI HALE
DILYS LAYE
FULTON MACKAY
Drama. Felix Hull attends a health farm with his new wife and discovers
that his ex-wife is also there with two of the children from his first
marriage.
[400] ABC Armchair Theatre: THE BALLAD OF THE ARTIFICIAL MASH
(final ABC play)
27July68, ITV, Saturday
Produced by Leonard White
Written by Peter Terson
Directed by Dennis Vance
starring
Stanley Holloway
Alfred Lynch
Valerie French
Mark Digman
Derek Francis
Aubrey Richards
The Paper Dolls (female pop group)
Norman Dodd is a traveller in agricultural products. His roving
life stimulates his roving eye, and a comely wife does not
prevent him from appreciating the ladies he meets on his journeys.
But Norman's enthusiasm for his job has a sinister and unexpected
effect.
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