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Armchair Theatre

S1 · E34

Armchair Theatre

The Old Ladies

1956 · 1h 0m · ★ 0.0

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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, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.

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1. The Outsider
1956 · 1h 0m
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2. The Handshake / Bid for Fame
1956 · 1h 0m
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3. Tears in the Wind
1956 · 1h 0m
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