Armchair Thriller

Épisode 1 - Rachel in Danger (Part 1)

21 février 1978

Freckle-faced and bespectacled, 10-year-old Rachel travels from Scotland to London to visit her father. She hasn't seen him in the eight years since her parents divorced--and has no idea that the man who collects her at the train station is an imposter.

Épisode 2 - Rachel in Danger (Part 2)

23 février 1978

Rachel 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.

Épisode 3 - Rachel in Danger (Part 3)

28 février 1978

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. She seizes her chance on a shopping outing for the next day's royal event.

Épisode 4 - Rachel in Danger (Part 4)

2 mars 1978

Too 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.

Épisode 5 - A Dog's Ransom (Part 1)

7 mars 1978

"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 work of a crank until their beloved Tina vanishes in the park one night. After searching high and low, they soon discover her fate when another letter arrives and demands 200 pounds for the return of the dog. They acquiesce, and Edward Reynolds leaves the sum between the railings of a fence that evening. But the dog is not returned, and another letter arrives demanding still more money. Turning to the police, Mr Reynolds receives no joy when they fail to take the matter seriously. However a young, ambitious constable named Clarence Duhamel believes he can help the Reynolds and visits their flat with the intention of helping them in his own time. Sadly, unbeknownst to everyone, the dog is already dead - drowned at the hands of a Polish sociopath named Kowajinski. Using confidential information gleaned from his social worker girlfriend Marion, constable Duhamel or "Clarrie" as he is known stumbles across the dognapper and demands the return of the poodle to the Reynolds. However Clarrie does not reckon on the vindictive, bitter nature of Kowajinski, and quickly finds himself outwitted by the old man and accused of taking a bribe. Now under official investigation, Duhamel is pushed into a show of strength as he faces the ire of his police colleagues, who dislike him because of his Cambridge background. One detective in particular - Choley - despises Clarrie, whom he derogatively refers to as "Girlie". Clarrie turns to the Reynolds, whom he feels an affinity with and

Épisode 6 - A Dog's Ransom (Part 2)

9 mars 1978

Épisode 7 - A Dog's Ransom (Part 3)

14 mars 1978

Épisode 8 - A Dog's Ransom (Part 4)

16 mars 1978

Épisode 9 - A Dog's Ransom (Part 5)

21 mars 1978

Épisode 10 - A Dog's Ransom (Part 6)

23 mars 1978

Épisode 11 - The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 1)

28 mars 1978

When 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.

Épisode 12 - The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 2)

30 mars 1978

Épisode 13 - The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 3)

4 avril 1978

Épisode 14 - The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 4)

6 avril 1978

Épisode 15 - Quiet as a Nun (Part 1)

11 avril 1978

Television journalist Jemima Shore investigates the death of her old friend, a nun who starved herself to death in her convent's tower.

Épisode 16 - Quiet as a Nun (Part 2)

13 avril 1978

Shore learns that Sister Miriam had recently inherited a fortune. While one nun warns Shore to get out while she can, another is all too eager to confide her suspicions.

Épisode 17 - Quiet as a Nun (Part 3)

18 avril 1978

Shore hears of an apparition that haunts the hallways at night and seems to portend death. Flashlight in hand, she goes off in search of the "Black Nun."

Épisode 18 - Quiet as a Nun (Part 4)

20 avril 1978

The schoolgirls speculate that Sister Miriam wanted to leave the convent and had recently changed her will.

Épisode 19 - Quiet as a Nun (Part 5)

25 avril 1978

Shore finds an underground passageway from the crypt to the tower and discovers a link between the dead nun and a missing schoolgirl. Unfortunately, the Black Nun is also on the hunt.

Épisode 20 - Quiet as a Nun (Part 6)

27 avril 1978

With Shore's life in danger and the future of the convent at risk, help arrives from an unexpected source.

Épisode 21 - The Limbo Connection (Part 1)

2 mai 1978

After a bout of heavy drinking, Mark Omney cannot account for his movements over the last 12 hours. When he sobers up, he learns that his wife Clare, has had a car accident.

Épisode 22 - The Limbo Connection (Part 2)

4 mai 1978

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

Épisode 23 - The Limbo Connection (Part 3)

9 mai 1978

For help, Omney turns to Annabelle Fraser, his old girlfriend. He is convinced that a conspiracy is afoot--and that Clare is sending him covert messages. For help, Omney turns to Annabelle Fraser, his old girlfriend. He is convinced that a conspiracy is afoot--and that Clare is sending him covert messages.

Épisode 24 - The Limbo Connection (Part 4)

11 mai 1978

Omney attends the funeral of one of the clinic's former residents, suspecting his wife's body lies inside the coffin. Later that night, he and Annabelle return to find out for themselves.

Épisode 25 - The Limbo Connection (Part 5)

16 mai 1978

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

Épisode 26 - The Limbo Connection (Part 6)

18 mai 1978

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

Épisode 1 - The Victim (Part 1)

8 janvier 1980

When kidnappers abduct his teenage daughter, Sue, industrialist Vincent Craig could easily raise the ransom money. But Craig intends to do things his own way.

Épisode 2 - The Victim (Part 2)

8 janvier 1980

Craig believes he knows who is behind the kidnapping--and that the motives are personal, not financial. Shaking off the police, he heads to the town of Hepton to begin his search.

Épisode 3 - The Victim (Part 3)

8 janvier 1980

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

Épisode 4 - The Victim (Part 4)

8 janvier 1980

While Craig's desperation mounts, Sue becomes increasingly comfortable with her kidnappers--especially with a young man named Frankie.

Épisode 5 - The Victim (Part 5)

8 janvier 1980

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

Épisode 6 - The Victim (Part 6)

8 janvier 1980

Craig confronts his daughter's captor, but Sue--very much her father's daughter--does the unexpected.

Épisode 7 - Dead Man's Kit (Part 1)

29 janvier 1980

interesting drama enfolding of dodgy goings on in the navy, where all is not as it seems when an officer is witnessed being a bit sleazy in a casino, but later denies to the person who saw him that he was even there. Then the guy who insisted that he did see him, gets bumped off, and our hero (Lamb) sets about proving that Officer Cabal really was where he was seen and that the navy are covering up something they shouldn't. Actually he is meddling in something he should really have left alone, but he isn't to know that, and this is what makes the story: what happens as a result of his meddling.

Épisode 8 - Dead Man's Kit (Part 2)

31 janvier 1980

Épisode 9 - Dead Man's Kit (Part 3)

2 février 1980

Épisode 10 - Dead Man's Kit (Part 4)

4 février 1980

Épisode 11 - Dying Day (Part 1)

12 février 1980

On the commute home one evening, Antony Skipling picks up a cassette tape left behind by a strange man. What he hears on it will change his life forever.

Épisode 12 - Dying Day (Part 2)

12 février 1980

Convinced there is a plot to kill him, Skipling goes to the police, who dismiss him as a crank. He then turns to a counseling service and reconnects with Susie, a female "befriender" that the service assigned to him years ago.

Épisode 13 - Dying Day (Part 3)

12 février 1980

Skipling suspects that his ex-wife and the new man in her life have planned his murder. He confides in Susie, the only person who sympathizes--and whose friendship turns more intimate by the day.

Épisode 14 - Dying Day (Part 4)

12 février 1980

With time running out, Skipling becomes increasingly desperate. And on the morning of February 28, while waiting on the platform for his train, he encounters the man he believes has come to kill him.

Épisode 15 - Fear of God (Part 1)

26 février 1980

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

Épisode 16 - Fear of God (Part 2)

28 février 1980

Épisode 17 - Fear of God (Part 3)

4 mars 1980

Épisode 18 - Fear of God (Part 4)

6 mars 1980

Épisode 19 - High Tide (Part 1)

11 mars 1980

Peter Curtis (Ian McShane) has just been released from prison in England, his crime was manslaughter --- Now Curtis is parked on a English country road when a driver appears out of nowhere and hits and kills his dog --- The man stops and Curtis in a rage attacks him thus he dies from a heart attack --- Before dying he mutters a few words --- A stranger approaches Curtis later in the story and asks what those final words were that the dying man had muttered --- And the puzzle begins about the words that Curtis finally remembers is "high tide" and why is there so much interest --- The direction is first rate with some beautiful coastal scenery and paced very nicely this mystery unfolds with numerous characters showing up here and there

Épisode 20 - High Tide (Part 2)

13 mars 1980

Épisode 21 - High Tide (Part 3)

18 mars 1980

Épisode 22 - High Tide (Part 4)

20 mars 1980

Épisode 23 - The Circe Complex (Part 1)

25 mars 1980

With Tom Foreman serving life for murder, jewellery that he hid before his arrest makes his beautiful wife Val an even more attractive proposition for a string of men.

Épisode 24 - The Circe Complex (Part 2)

27 mars 1980

Épisode 25 - The Circe Complex (Part 3)

1 avril 1980

Épisode 26 - The Circe Complex (Part 4)

3 avril 1980

Épisode 27 - The Circe Complex (Part 5)

8 avril 1980

Épisode 28 - The Circe Complex (Part 6)

10 avril 1980

Épisode 29 - The Chelsea Murders (Part 1)

1 janvier 1981

A series of brutal murders take place in the Chelsea area. A local reporter and three students making a film are the only links to the victims. The killer wears a mask identical to one of the costumes used in their film. The killer also selects victims with initials of Chelsea's former literary residents.

Épisode 30 - The Chelsea Murders (Part 2)

1 janvier 1981

Épisode 31 - The Chelsea Murders (Part 3)

1 janvier 1981

Épisode 32 - The Chelsea Murders (Part 4)

1 janvier 1981

Épisode 33 - The Chelsea Murders (Part 5)

1 janvier 1981

Épisode 34 - The Chelsea Murders (Part 6)

1 janvier 1981