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Armchair Thriller is a British television programme, broadcast on ITV in two series in 1978 and 1980. Owing something to some of the offshoots of the earlier Armchair Theatre, the new series used scripts adapted from published novels and stories. Although not properly a horror series, it included several supernatural elements. Armchair Thriller was produced by Thames Television, but it included serials made by Southern Television. The format was of 25-minute episodes broadcast twice-weekly, usually screened on a Tuesday or Thursday between 8 pm and 9 pm.
Original Release
02/21/1978
Cast
Name | Character |
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Frank Duncan | Announcer |
James Bolam | Mark Omney |
Maria Aitken | Jemima Shore |
Zena Walker | Gina Reynolds |
John Shrapnel | Vincent Craig |
Benjamin Whitrow | Edward Reynolds |
Renée Asherson | Mother Ancilla |
Alan David | Ollie Milton |
Beth Morris | Val Foreman |
Brian Stirner | Clarence Duhamel |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Victim: Part 1 | Tuesday, 08 January 1980 |
2 | The Victim: Part 2 | Thursday, 10 January 1980 |
3 | The Victim: Part 3 | Tuesday, 15 January 1980 |
4 | The Victim: Part 4 | Thursday, 17 January 1980 |
5 | The Victim: Part 5 | Tuesday, 22 January 1980 |
6 | The Victim: Part 6 | Thursday, 24 January 1980 |
7 | Dead Man's Kit: Part 1 | Tuesday, 29 January 1980 |
8 | Dead Man's Kit: Part 2 | Thursday, 31 January 1980 |
9 | Dead Man's Kit: Part 3 | Tuesday, 05 February 1980 |
10 | Dead Man's Kit: Part 4 | Thursday, 07 February 1980 |
11 | Dying Day: Part 1: Mr. Skipling is Sentenced to Death | |
12 | Dying Day: Part 2: Mr. Skipling Finds a Friend | |
13 | Dying Day: Part 3: Mr. Skipling Fights Back | Tuesday, 19 February 1980 |
14 | Dying Day: Part 4: Mr. Skipling's Day of Reckoning | Thursday, 21 February 1980 |
15 | Fear of God: Part 1: A Question of Gravity | Tuesday, 26 February 1980 |
16 | Fear of God: Part 2: The Noise | Thursday, 28 February 1980 |
17 | Fear of God: Part 3: The Music Room | Tuesday, 04 March 1980 |
18 | Fear of God: Part 4: Bang! | Thursday, 06 March 1980 |
19 | High Tide: Part 1 | Tuesday, 11 March 1980 |
20 | High Tide: Part 2 | Thursday, 13 March 1980 |
21 | High Tide: Part 3 | Tuesday, 18 March 1980 |
22 | High Tide: Part 4 | Thursday, 20 March 1980 |
23 | The Circe Complex: Part 1 | Tuesday, 25 March 1980 |
24 | The Circe Complex: Part 2 | Thursday, 27 March 1980 |
25 | The Circe Complex: Part 3 | Tuesday, 01 April 1980 |
26 | The Circe Complex: Part 4 | Thursday, 03 April 1980 |
27 | The Circe Complex: Part 5 | Tuesday, 08 April 1980 |
28 | The Circe Complex: Part 6 | Thursday, 10 April 1980 |
29 | The Chelsea Murders: Part 1 | Tuesday, 08 April 1980 |
30 | The Chelsea Murders: Part 2 | Thursday, 01 January 1981 |
31 | The Chelsea Murders (Part 3) | Thursday, 01 January 1981 |
32 | The Chelsea Murders (Part 4) | Thursday, 01 January 1981 |
33 | The Chelsea Murders (Part 5) | Thursday, 01 January 1981 |
34 | The Chelsea Murders (Part 6) | Thursday, 01 January 1981 |
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Directors
Robert Tronson, Robert D. Cardona, Moira Armstrong, Donald McWhinnie, Colin Bucksey, Brian Farnham, Waris Hussein, Gareth Davies
Writers
Andrew Brown, John Bowen, Derry Quinn, Antonia Fraser, Julia Jones, Desmond Cory, David Hopkins, Philip Mackie, Patricia Highsmith, Ray Jenkins, P.M. Hubbard, Michael Ashe
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Frank Duncan | Announcer |
James Bolam | Mark Omney |
Maria Aitken | Jemima Shore |
Zena Walker | Gina Reynolds |
John Shrapnel | Vincent Craig |
Benjamin Whitrow | Edward Reynolds |
Renée Asherson | Mother Ancilla |
Alan David | Ollie Milton |
Beth Morris | Val Foreman |
Brian Stirner | Clarence Duhamel |
Michael Deeks | Cat Devlin |
Clive Merrison | Godolt / Commander Maybury |
James Hazeldine | Dave |
Paul Angelis | Tom Choley |
Paul Jerricho | Steve Turner |
Prentis Hancock | Desk Sergeant / 2nd Interrogator |
David Beckett | Frankie Martin |
Godfrey James | Chief Supt. Lewis |
Doran Godwin | Sister Lucy |
Lorna Yabsley | Sue Craig |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joan Rodker | Executive Producer |
Jacqueline Davis | Producer |
Brenda Ennis | Producer |
Andrew Brown | Producer |