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- Overall, 426 plays were made and broadcast under the Armchair Theatre banner between 1956 and 1974.
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Overall, 426 plays were made and broadcast under the Armchair Theatre banner between 1956 and 1974. As with much early British television, not all of the plays from the original ABC series survive in the archives, owing either to live plays not being recorded or to recordings being destroyed.
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Armchair Theatre is an anthology series of one-off plays that aired on the ITV network between 1956 and 1974. [1] A total of 426 episodes were produced over 19 series. [2] The series was initially produced by ABC Weekend TV until 1968, and subsequently by Thames Television from 1969 onwards.
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
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Oct 29, 2016 · In 1974 (28 May – 26 Nov) there were six shot on 16mm film productions broadcast under the Armchair Cinema banner. One episode ran foul of the ITA (Independent Television Authority). Three on a Gas Ring made in 1959 for broadcast in 1960 was banned because of it’s portrayal of an unmarried mother.
Feb 12, 2024 · Armchair Theatre plays were generally under one hour in length, making le Carré’s intended 90-minute piece too long. Faced with the possibility of Thames shelving the play, le Carré consented to cuts, and the final production would run to 54 minutes (minus commercials).
1956 - 1974. Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation. Its franchise successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968.
A more lasting impact, however, was made by ABC's Armchair Theatre, the first of the major TV drama anthologies, which made its first appearance in July 1956 with an adaptation of Dorothy Brandon's 1920s stage play 'The Outsider'.
