Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

1978 2 Seasons 60 Episodes ⭐ 4.2 Drama

Armchair Thriller is a British television programme, broadcast on ITV in two series in 1978 and 1980. Owing something to some of the off-shoots 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.

Armchair Thriller is a British television programme, broadcast on ITV in two series in 1978 and 1980. Owing something to some of the off-shoots 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.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Rachel in Danger (Part 1)

Ten-year-old Rachel is sent to live with her estranged father. However, just hours before her arrival, her father is mur

EP 2

Rachel in Danger (Part 2)

Rachel meets her supposed stepmother--in reality, another member of a terrorist group with plans for the upcoming Royal

EP 3

Rachel in Danger (Part 3)

One of the team gets cold feet about killing a kid. Left to her own devices, Rachel tries to get a message to the police

EP 4

Rachel in Danger (Part 4)

Too late, the police uncover the plot against the palace. Rachel's "father" has his target in his sights, while her "ste

EP 5

A Dog's Ransom (Part 1)

A quiet, middle-aged couple living in Chelsea start to receive threatening letters through the post - and then things ta

EP 6

A Dog's Ransom (Part 2)

Despite complying with the kidnapper's demands, Tina isn't safely returned to her owners as agreed. A smart young copper

EP 7

A Dog's Ransom (Part 3)

Thanks to Clarence's intervention, the dog kidnapper is apprehended and charged. But the CID officers' cynicism towards

EP 8

A Dog's Ransom (Part 4)

Clarence is suspended from the police after accepting an alleged bribe from the bailed Kowajinski, and his girlfriend is

EP 9

A Dog's Ransom (Part 5)

Clarence found Kowajinski and attacked him in a fit of rage - before he himself was attacked and hospitalised by a group

EP 10

A Dog's Ransom (Part 6)

The police investigation into Kowajinski's death continues, with Clarence still their number one suspect. After a night

EP 11

The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 1)

When young student David Cooper (Denis Lawson) disappears, both his girlfriend and his tutor suspect he is in danger. Da

EP 12

The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 2)

While Dave's girlfriend and his tutor desperately make inquiries to solve his disappearance, the political group who hav

EP 13

The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 3)

EP 14

The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 4)

EP 15

Quiet as a Nun (Part 1)

A reporter is asked to look into the mysterious death of a nun who died in a locked room at a convent.

EP 16

Quiet as a Nun (Part 2)

Shore learns that Sister Miriam had recently inherited a fortune. While one nun warns Shore to get out while she can, an

EP 17

Quiet as a Nun (Part 3)

EP 18

Quiet as a Nun (Part 4)

EP 19

Quiet as a Nun (Part 5)

EP 20

Quiet as a Nun (Part 6)

EP 21

The Limbo Connection (Part 1)

After a bout of heavy drinking, Mark Omney cannot account for his movements over the last 12 hours. When he sobers up, h

EP 22

The Limbo Connection (Part 2)

Omney suspects that Clare is being held against her will at Meadowbank Clinic. Or has she finally left him, sick of his

EP 23

The Limbo Connection (Part 3)

For help, Omney turns to Annabelle Fraser, his old girlfriend. He is convinced that a conspiracy is afoot--and that Clar

EP 24

The Limbo Connection (Part 4)

Omney attends the funeral of one of the clinic's former residents, suspecting his wife's body lies inside the coffin. La

EP 25

The Limbo Connection (Part 5)

The police catch Omney red-handed, and a deadly attack leaves him with only one way out.

EP 26

The Limbo Connection (Part 6)

Omney turns up the heat on Meadowbank, which is forced into the most desperate of measures.

EP 1

The Victim (Part 1)

When kidnappers abduct his teenage daughter, Sue, industrialist Vincent Craig could easily raise the ransom money. But C

EP 2

The Victim (Part 2)

Craig believes he knows who is behind the kidnapping--and that the motives are personal, not financial. Shaking off the

EP 3

The Victim (Part 3)

Enlisting the help of a local crime reporter, Craig tracks down a disgruntled ex-employee named George Neecham.

EP 4

The Victim (Part 4)

While Craig's desperation mounts in his search, Sue seems to become increasingly comfortable with her kidnappers - espec

EP 5

The Victim (Part 5)

Detectives trace Craig to Hepton, but he has moved on to the abandoned factory where his daughter is being held.

EP 6

The Victim (Part 6)

Craig finally confronts his daughter's captors in their hideout, but Sue - very much her father's daughter - does the un

EP 7

Dead Man's Kit (Part 1)

After shore-leave in Lisbon for the crew of HMS Diana, Master-at-Arms 'Toby' Toberman makes an official complaint to the

EP 8

Dead Man's Kit (Part 2)

With the ship now docked back at Portsmouth, Toby's friend 'Chalky' White is determined to find out the truth. He return

EP 9

Dead Man's Kit (Part 3)

Chalky visits Zoë, the girl who seemed to be supplying Kobahl with the money he was losing at the casino. Meanwhile, St

EP 10

Dead Man's Kit (Part 4)

Chalky manages to escape being shot by a gunman in a passing car, but then goes on to find Zoe's body in her flat, the v

EP 11

Dying Day (Part 1)

EP 12

Dying Day (Part 2)

EP 13

Dying Day (Part 3)

EP 14

Dying Day (Part 4)

EP 15

Fear of God (Part 1)

A journalist finds his life is in danger when he investigates the death of a woman who was involved with a religious cul

EP 16

Fear of God (Part 2)

Paul attends Rosamund's funeral, which is also attended by a leader of the Regiment of God sect - the cult she belonged

EP 17

Fear of God (Part 3)

Paul is 'attacked' by a mysterious noise in his flat, but manages to make a recording of it before finally passing out.

EP 18

Fear of God (Part 4)

The Regiment of God are still desperate to retrieve Ros's notebook, and forcibly bring Paul and Nicola to the cult's HQ

EP 19

High Tide (Part 1)

EP 20

High Tide (Part 2)

EP 21

High Tide (Part 3)

EP 22

High Tide (Part 4)

EP 23

The Circe Complex (Part 1)

With Tom Foreman serving life for murder, jewellery that he hid before his arrest makes his beautiful wife Val an even m

EP 24

The Circe Complex (Part 2)

EP 25

The Circe Complex (Part 3)

EP 26

The Circe Complex (Part 4)

EP 27

The Circe Complex (Part 5)

EP 28

The Circe Complex (Part 6)

EP 29

The Chelsea Murders (Part 1)

EP 30

The Chelsea Murders (Part 2)

EP 31

The Chelsea Murders (Part 3)

EP 32

The Chelsea Murders (Part 4)

EP 33

The Chelsea Murders (Part 5)

EP 34

The Chelsea Murders (Part 6)

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