By the mid1960s, newmans the wednesday play bbc, 196470 had supplanted armchair theatre at the cutting edge of british television drama. Even when you work as an assiduous researcher of television drama history, its rare that you make a genuinely major discovery, but watching patricia hookers 1973 armchair theatre play, the golden road to be screened at bfi southbank on february 23 as part of our tvs forgotten dramas season, i had the tremendously exciting sensation of unearthing a buried treasure and. Although not properly a horror series, it included several supernatural elements. Hi all, thanks to this thread and some recent net finds, have just got interested in armchair theatre and watched a fair few amazing stuff. Armchair theatre was an anthology series of oneoff plays broadcast by the independent television network. Prior to armchair theatre, everything lynne touched turned to gold and platinum. It was originally produced by associated british corporation. This first volume features eight plays in colour broadcast between 1970 and 1973 on two discs. Armchair theatre is a british television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the. He coaxed a comeback out of george harrison for cloud nine, helped tom petty go solo in 1989 with full moon fever, then those two joined forces with bob dylan and roy orbison for the traveling wilburys, perhaps the only supergroup to. This release contains another twelve editions from the years when the programme was.
This piece was substantially revised and updated in 2018. The album reunited lynne with electric light orchestras keyboard player. Scene from no trams to lime street starring jack hedley and billie whitelaw. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
What i couldnt find online was an easy list of the surviving material, so ive spent my morning at working crossreferencing the imdb episode list and the lostshows list of missing installments. Stay in touch with armchair theatre next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Armchair theatre was recorded and stored on broadcast video tape im guessing quad in the early 1970s a a noticeably lower resolution of even the standard definition broadcasts of today. Ctva uk uk tapedlive drama series itv play of the week itv television playhouse itv playhouse abc armchair theatre atv theatre 70 drama 61 67. Theres thus a softness to the image thats accentuated by hd upscaling. Bbfcinsight contains moderate sexualised nudity, injury detail and implied suicide. Jeff has only released 2 albums since armchair, elos zoom in 2001 and the traveling wilburys volume 3 in 1991. An introduction by angus wilson posted by billysmart. Armchair theatre deluxe reissue, an album by jeff lynne on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Watch armchair theatre episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
Armchair theatre, observatory, cape town, western cape. Your tv show guide to countdown armchair theatre season 14 air dates. If you look closely when we go to the cinema to watch a movie, especially those that come to us from the glamorous hollywood, we will find that they have a very similar structure, something that has been going on for a few decades here. Armchair theatre the left overs tv episode 1972 imdb. In this episode, a group of respectable men are forced to commit a bank robbery. This is a very organic affair, not the pop gloss everybody was used to. An episode of british anthology series armchair theatre from 1958. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Armchair theatre, richard beckinsale clip volume 1 dvd out on monday 18th january 2010.
Armchair theatre walking along londons south bank yesterday, on my way back from the central st martins degree show of which more later i spotted this outsize lounge suite in front of the national theatr. There are also odd traces of minor tape damage accrued over time horizontal blips, the odd burst of coloured noise. Armchair theatre was satirised on the bbc radio comedy series round the horne as armpit theatre. Next thursday, 15 june, as part of the conference britain, canada and the arts at senate house in london, which i have helped to draw together, i am introducing a special screening open to all of two television drama productions from the groundbreaking series armchair theatre. 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. Imdb everywhere find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Armchair theatre season full episodes watch online. Leave a comment one of the four plays included on armchair theatre archive. Pioneering, enormously influential and often challenging, armchair theatre was itvs flagship drama anthology series. Like vance before him, white is alltooreadily overlooked in the armchair theatre story, eclipsed not just by newmans abc legacy but by his bbc work. Further striking examples of armchair theatres emblematic social realism which earned the series the unappetising soubriquet armpit theatre included clive exton s where i live tx.
Your tv show guide to countdown armchair theatre season 10 air dates. If this is so, then the entry should be s14 episode 12. A script editor, peter luke, was the first to become aware of the writers clive exton, who. He believed that television plays in britain ought to reflect the nations social changes. It is as if they all follow the same scale, through different steps, that turn the film into something. Armchair theatre was a drama anthology series that screened from 1956 to 1974.
Armchair theatre is the first solo album by jeff lynne, released in 1990. Bringing highquality drama to the viewing public, the series easily demonstrated the networks potential to rival the bbcs drama output, with diverse and powerful plays showcasing some of britains most gifted writers. Ctva uk uk tapedlive drama series itv play of the week itv television playhouse itv playhouse abc armchair theatre atv theatre 70 drama 61 67 mainly 60 min. Bringing highquality contemporary drama to a wider viewing public, the series easily demonstrated the networks potential to rival the bbcs drama output with diverse and powerful plays by some of britains most gifted writers. The context is an exploration of the pioneering producer sydney newman who came to. A blossoming friendship between a businessman and one of his flatmates exgirlfriends is challenged when she answers a phone call and inadvertently reveals to his boss that he has been fraudulently claiming expenses. Pioneering, immensely influential and often challenging, armchair theatre was itvs flagship drama anthology series. Sep 03, 2012 armchair theatre was a drama anthology series that screened from 1956 to 1974. It was directed by william known as ted kotcheff, one of abcs regular directors, then aged only 27, and produced by sydney newman, the companys drama supervisor.
Say goodnight to your grandma written by colin welland. Owing something to some of the offshoots of the earlier armchair theatre, the new series used scripts adapted from published novels and stories. Armchair theatre abc 561 08jul56 the outsider j 562 12aug56 the handshake j 563 bid for fame j 564 16sep56 tears in the wind j 565 23sep56 flash point j. Popular videos armchair theatre armchair theatre topic. Armchair theatre is a british television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the itv network from 1956 to 1974.
Plays season 9 itv 196465 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive. Armchair theatre tv show season 9 episodes list next episode. Running between 1956 and 1974, first on abc then later on thames, armchair theatre has to be one of the most significant drama strands ever produced on british television. In 1958 abc appointed former head of drama at the canadian broadcasting corporation, sydney newman, to run its armchair theatre. Armchair theatre deluxe reissue by jeff lynne on spotify. A dvd boxset featuring eight colour episodes from 1970 to 1973 was released by network dvd in january 2010. Websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. The actors compendium filmography listings of actors and. Listen free to jeff lynne armchair theatre every little thing, dont let go and more. Genres drama directors various cast includes john thaw, anton rogers, susannah york. Armchair theatre, observatory, cape town, western cape arts. His productions for armchair theatre were going to be about the very people who owned tv sets which is the working class. Walking along londons south bank yesterday, on my way back from the central st martins degree show of which more later i spotted this outsize lounge suite in front of the national theatr. Its franchise successor thames television took over from mid1968 the canadianborn producer sydney newman was in charge of armchair theatre between september 1958 and december 1962, during what is.
Please like and sub for more episodes really helps my new channel a lot. When an aging exira man is found dead, a garda inspector suspects the involvement of his old comrade, now a powerful politician and industrialist. This teen drama made stars out of blake lively, leighton meester, penn badgley and chace. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. When people talk about live television drama, and in particular the disasters that can befall live productions, actors forgetting their lines and technical faults loom large. The production in question was underground, transmitted on sunday 30 november 1958 as part of itv company abcs popular armchair theatre drama anthology. Striving to produce plays of high quality, to encourage the unseen potential of each and every member. Jeff lynne armchair theatre lyrics and tracklist genius. This second volume has eight plays broadcast on itv between 1970 and 1974 and features great actors like john thaw, michael jayston, anton rodgers, margaret leighton, nerys hughes, susannah york and warren clarke. Armchair theatre tv series 19561973 the movie database. The ageing james wharton is determined not to succumb to the boredom.
Armchair theatre was itvs flagship drama anthology series. Plays season 7 itv 196263 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive. Armchair theatre episode 2 rare great quality youtube. Jan 18, 2017 please like and sub for more episodes really helps my new channel a lot. Volume two, one of the titles in our forgotten tv drama dvd range is the invasion 31 march 1963 written by angus wilson and.
The canadianborn producer sydney newman was in charge of armchair theatre between september 1958 and december 1962 during what is generally considered to have. Oct 03, 2018 even when you work as an assiduous researcher of television drama history, its rare that you make a genuinely major discovery, but watching patricia hookers 1973 armchair theatre play, the golden road to be screened at bfi southbank on february 23 as part of our tvs forgotten dramas season, i had the tremendously exciting sensation. Armchair theatre full movie channel is an index list of all full length featured movies posted on youtube are posted here on my new channel, armchair theatre for your enjoyment and entertainment, full length featured movie catagories include. Brown skin gal, stay home and mind baybee written by robert holles. Newmans threeandahalfseason involvement in armchair theatre concluded at. Initially screened between 1956 and 1973, it was hugely popular, with viewing figures occasionally reaching twenty million, and became a byword for quality in televised drama. Countdown season 18 season 17 season 16 season 15 season 14 season season 12 season 11 season 10 season 9 season 8 season 7 season 6 season 5 season 4 season 3 season 2 season 1. Your tv show guide to countdown armchair theatre season 6 air dates.