Armchair Thriller

Overview

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.

Created by Andrew Brown

Network

• ITV1

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• Frank Duncan

  Announcer (voice)

  11 eps

• 

  James Bolam

  Mark Omney

  6 eps

• 

  Paul Angelis

  Tom Choley

  6 eps

• 

  Michael Culver

  Dr. Walcott Brown

  5 eps

• 

Themes

• based on novel or book
• anthology
• based on short story

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