Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre (1956)
Plot.
Armchair Theatre is 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 later by Thames Television from mid-1968.
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Cast & Crew.

Colin Welland
Writer

Michael Caine
Helmsman

Ian McShane
Geoffrey

Tim Curry
Mick

Sean Connery

Paul Whitsun-Jones
Agent

Billie Whitelaw
Agnes Mawson in

Neil McCallum
Alfred Allmers

Madge Ryan
'Nana' Weston

Ronald Lewis
Alec Waterman

Ann Lynn
Annie

Paul Curran
Adam Shields

Dennis Vance
Director

Charles Jarrott
Director

Peter Duguid
Director

Leonard White
Producer

Hugh Whitemore
Writer

Ian Kennedy Martin
Writer

Richard Beckinsale
Lewis

Barry Linehan
Cummins

Bryan Pringle
Arthur

Arthur White
Laidlaw

Robin Wentworth
Bassock

Harry Hutchinson
Roadsweeper

Michael Logan
Harding

John Hollis
Blond

Michael Brennan
Bonning

James Mellor
Beck

John Ash
The Boy

Cynthia Bizeray
The Girl

Harry Andrews
Blanco White

Hermione Baddeley
Mrs. Liebig

Robert James
Victor Liebig

Margaretta Scott
Laura Frost

Diana Fairfax
Mrs. Holm

John Abineri
Reporter

Patrick Newell
Reporter

Peter Bull
Mr. Creakle

Robert Morley
Mr. Micawber

Ian Hunter
Sir Malcolm Saville

Robert Raglan
Detective Superintendent / 1st Creditor

Michael Collins
PC.Robinson / First Policeman

John Tate
Mr. Halliday / Bly

Gordon Jackson
Major Browne

Colin Farrell
Captain

Tony Selby
Sergeant

Christopher Beeny
Lance Corporal

Jonathan Duttine
New Soldier

David McCallum
Narrator / Jimmy MacGrath

Rita Davies
Nurse

George Baker
Mike

Bernard Archard
George Boxley / Sir Adrian Campbell

Joss Ackland
Mr Green / Frank Penfold

Brenda Bruce
Miss Cashcart

Dennis Waterman
Tony

Sylvia Syms
Kay McCone / Mary Fleming

Lloyd Lamble
Johnson / Police Inspector

Harry H. Corbett
Harry Fender

Diana Rigg
Anita Fender

Alfred Burke
John Kelly / Ross B. Melnichor

Miranda Connell
Charlotte Parsley

Michael Darlow
MC

Hal Galili
Waiter

Leo McKern
Charles Warren / Jerry McMahon / Sam Arlen

Jack Watson
Mr. Frost

John Hurt
Joe

Noel Howlett
Mr. Finnemore / Mr. Face Sr.

John Ireland
Monroe Stahr

Barrie Ingham
Ed Crayshaw

Arthur Lowe
Tailor

Donald Churchill
Michael Holland / Gordon Parsley / Writer

Richard Pearson
Major Trumbull

Tessa Wyatt
Joan Wetherly / Brenda

Mark Eden
Erskine Craig

Anthony Quayle
Harry Albert / Betumain

Mervyn Johns
Prison Officer Graves / George Thompson

Ronald Hines
Charles Hatley

Patrick McGoohan
Jack 'Pal' Smurch

Donald Pleasence
President of the USA

Lee Patterson
Meade

Percy Herbert
Sergeant

Michael Balfour
Ward / Mr. Bollanger

Norman Bowler
Wainwright

Barry Jackson
Sid

John Woodvine
Fred Barrow

Patsy Rowlands
Sissie / Agatha Mannering

Katharine Blake
Hilary

John Clark
Sean

June Barry
Girl / Jill Goggin

Donald Houston
David

Lynn Redgrave
Caroline

Jeremy Brett
Plinio Ceccho / Dorian Gray

Thorley Walters
Professor Mortimer

Angus Lennie
Football Fan / Alfred Shinney

David Ellison
Sportsmaster

Frank Gatliff
Henry Kay

Derek Francis
John Goggin / Percy Grey

Leslie Phillips
Clive Breeze / Charlton

Stephanie Cole
Betty

Gerald Sim
Sutton

Michael Jayston
Jimmy

John Thaw
Tony

Rhoda Lewis
Mrs. Hawkins

George Waring
Official

Alan Wheatley
Hendry / Mr. Murdstone

George Cole
Edwin

Norman Rossington
Sydney Martin / Blake / Toby / Giulio / Dave Gregory / Eddie

Mona Bruce
Mrs. Wetherly / Miss Fletcher

Terence Alexander
Frank

Patrick Macnee
Arthur / David Manning / Algernon Moncrieff

Anthony Dawes
Tony

Wendy Craig
Valerie Dodds

Peter Sallis
Alfred Purdie

Nigel Stock
Martin / Walter Daymer

Alfred Lynch
Jupp

Tim Preece
Hoskinson

Alan Dobie
Captain Marshall

Alan Rowe
Lance-Corporal Evans

Richard Vernon
Lewis

Geoffrey Chater
Miles

John Meillon
Harry Hopkins / Michael Beckford

John Savident
Cecil

Brian Wilde
Simon Trask / Ransom

Reginald Marsh
Det. Inspector Wadcot / Writer

Michael Stainton
Det. Sgt. Bratby

Hugh Burden
Lee Warren

John Bailey
Richard Fenton / Count de Giray / Basil Hallward

Douglas Wilmer
Arthur de Varville

Scott Forbes
Glyn / Roman / Writer

Jill Ireland
Sibyl Vane

Norman Bird
Walter

Patricia Routledge
Miss Furling

Gary Waldhorn
TV reporter

Patricia Driscoll
Miss Darcy

David Kelly
'Dead Man' Sweeney / Joe / Totterdel / Cloggy Moore

Richard Johnson
Walter Egmont

Erik Chitty
Mr. Wilfrid / Masters

Ian Carmichael
John Worthing J.P.

Pamela Brown
Lady Bracknell

Ursula Howells
Margaret

Paul Angelis
Ted

Sharon Duce
Veronica

Terence Rigby
Jack

Kenneth More
Wilfred Racey

Charles Lloyd Pack
Merriman / Dr. Swan

Rupert Davies
Miffin / Det. Insp. / Banham / Inspector Shawcross / Ramon Cintos / Geoffrey Hansbury

Derek Fowlds
Tom Rogers / Richard Racey

Francesca Annis
Amy Racey

Geoffrey Keen
Lt. Col. Weekes

Jerome Willis
Alister Parkes

Fanny Rowe
Mrs. Weekes

Geoffrey Whitehead
Andrew Lafone

Richard Briers
Stanley Frelaine

John Standing
Sutcliffe

Rosemary Leach
Sheila / Fay Morton / Jean Hobley / Amy

Bert Palmer
Bert Jackson

Anthony Bate
Stanley

Robert Brown
Singer

Leslie French
Mr. Forsythe

Stratford Johns
Curly
Details.
Release DateJuly 8, 1956
StatusEnded
Seasons18
Episodes441
Running Time1h
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
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Wiki.
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968.
The Canadian-born producer Sydney Newman was in charge of Armchair Theatre between September 1958 and December 1962, during what is generally considered to have been its best era, and produced 152 episodes.
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