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Armchair Thriller : Season 1
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Air date: 21 Feb '78 - 26 episodesArmchair 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. The format was of a twice weekly 25 minute episodes, usually screened on a Tuesday or Thursday at 20:00-21:00.
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List of Episodes (26)
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1. Rachel in Danger (Part 1)
21 Feb '78"Shall we meet the Queen? " Peter Warmington returns to England after a long spell teaching at a university in South America. Immediately upon his return, he spots an old acquaintance called Juan whom he enthusiastically invites back to his new flat. Unfortunately, he has no inkling that his "friend" is actually a terrorist, who quickly murders his host and assumes his identity in order to carry out a political assassination. But Juan himself does not realise that Warmington's 10 year old dau
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2. Rachel in Danger (Part 2)
23 Feb '78Rachel meets her supposed stepmother--in reality, another member of a terrorist group with plans for the upcoming Royal Garden Party at the palace. The conspirators are divided over whether to dispose of Rachel or use her as a front.
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3. Rachel in Danger (Part 3)
28 Feb '78One of the team gets cold feet about killing a kid. Left to her own devices, Rachel tries to get a message to the police. She seizes her chance on a shopping outing for the next day's royal event.
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4. Rachel in Danger (Part 4)
02 Mar '78Too late, the police uncover the plot against the palace. Rachel's "father" has his target in his sights, while her "stepmother" has her hands on the girl's throat. Unable to rely on the adults in her world, Rachel must find a way to save herself.
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5. A Dog's Ransom (Part 1)
07 Mar '78"Tiiii-na...good dog...Tiiii-na...come heeeerrre..." Edward and Gina Reynolds are an affluent but lonely middle class couple living in Chelsea. Devoted to each other, their other great joy is their white poodle Tina, whom they look upon almost as a child. But a series of unpleasant letters that begin to arrive on a daily basis threaten their cosy lifestyle, with the unknown sender accusing Mr Reynolds of being a "snob" with a "snob dog". Though distressed, they pass the letters off as the wor
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6. A Dog's Ransom (Part 2)
09 Mar '78
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7. A Dog's Ransom (Part 3)
14 Mar '78
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8. A Dog's Ransom (Part 4)
16 Mar '78
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9. A Dog's Ransom (Part 5)
21 Mar '78
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10. A Dog's Ransom (Part 6)
23 Mar '78
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11. The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 1)
28 Mar '78When young student David Cooper (Denis Lawson) disappears, both his girlfriend and his tutor suspect he is in danger. David has a paralysing fear of lifts and other confined spaces and, while the duo are searching for him, his phobia is proving invaluable to a menacing group of people with a sinister and ruthlessly violent agenda.
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12. The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 2)
30 Mar '78
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13. The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 3)
04 Apr '78
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14. The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 4)
06 Apr '78
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15. Quiet as a Nun (Part 1)
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16. Quiet as a Nun (Part 2)
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17. Quiet as a Nun (Part 3)
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18. Quiet as a Nun (Part 4)
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19. Quiet as a Nun (Part 5)
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20. Quiet as a Nun (Part 6)
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21. The Limbo Connection (Part 1)
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22. The Limbo Connection (Part 2)
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23. The Limbo Connection (Part 3)
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24. The Limbo Connection (Part 4)
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25. The Limbo Connection (Part 5)
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