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Armchair Theatre
Season 1 • Episode 37 • Start from Scratch
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Armchair Theatre Season 1, Episode 37: Start from Scratch
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The Handshake / Bid for Fame
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Tears in the Wind
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Flash Point
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Black Limelight
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The Hollow Crown
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It's an Ill Wind
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The Mother
After a five month trudge through Poland the Kosky family have reached an Austrian labour camp. Their hopes to emigrate to Canada take a desperate turn when Mrs Kosky is diagnosed with tuberculosis.
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The Old Lady Shows Her Medals
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The Common Man
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The Right Thing
When someone is killed in a road accident, Bob Slater wants to "do the right thing". But will he?
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The Face of a Stranger
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The Same Sky
The theme of Romeo and Juliet reworked in an orthodox Jewish household where Jeff who is a Christian falls in love with Juliet. Both families bitterly oppose the relationship. The story is set in wartime, in the East End of London.
60 min
Three O'Clock Deadline
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The Great Healer
60 min
Miss Julie
Late 19th century. The young miss Julie lives in a mansion with her father. She has recently broken her engagement but is attracted to one of the servants, Jean. They spend the midsummer night together, telling each other their memories and of their dreams. Realizing that an affair between a man of the people and an aristocrat is impossible, they plan to escape to Switzerland.
60 min
Ring Out the Old
60 min
Michael and Mary
60 min
The Necklace
Mrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. Afterwards it is stolen, and Mrs. Kendrick goes into debt to duplicate it. The thief discovers it's costume jewelry, but Mrs. Kendrick never learns the truth, and struggles for years to pay off the huge debt.
60 min
The Last Flight
60 min
Quay South
60 min
If This Be Treason
60 min
The King of Iceland
There are odd goings-on in the Turkish baths. Is the distinguished stranger among the Colonel Blimps really the "King of Iceland"?
60 min
The Witness
60 min
This Was a Woman
Olivia Russell is outwardly a devoted wife and mother, the kind mistress of a happy home, and a sympathetic friend. But this suburban respectability conceals a sinister aspect of the feminine.
60 min
The Cask of Amontillado
Deep beneath the streets of Italy lie the catacombs of the Montresors, filled with barrels of wine and the bones of the dead. One evening, friends Fortunado and Montresor venture below the city with promises of the rare vintage wine Amontillado and find themselves in a web of betrayal and revenge that changes their friendship forever. Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
60 min
Catch a Falling Star
What future is there for a forgotten star of the New York theatre?
60 min
Hilda Morgan
60 min
The Constant Stranger
60 min
Autumn
60 min
The Heiress
A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
60 min
Rappaport Always Pays
60 min
Possession
60 min
The Old Ladies
60 min
Dear Murderer
60 min
Escape To Happiness
A famous (married) concert pianist falls in love with a young music student.
60 min
Start from Scratch
60 min
It Pays to Advertise
The son of a rich soap manufacturer gets himself in predicaments trying to prove to his father that he's responsible enough for marriage.
60 min
The Whiteheaded Boy
60 min
While Parents Sleep
60 min
Bed, Board and Romance
60 min
The Women Have Their Way
60 min