Armchair Theatre - Season 5
Season 5
Episodes
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
A Harley Street doctor is charged following the death of a patient. The court case exposes a series of bizarre operations.
The Cherry on Top
Something to Declare
Old Soldiers
They Throw It at You
The Importance of Being Earnest
In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.
The Girl in the Picture
Sally
Charles Drummond thought he had it made, with an understanding wife and a talented artistic mistress.But when he asked his mistress to paint his mother he had not taken into account the sisterhood, and discovers his habits and foibles provide extensive conversation and much merriment amongst the women.
The Hothouse
Episode 10
I've Got a System
The Gaming Book
As an experiment, an army junior officer (played by Derek Fowlds)is allowed to join a club of high ranking aristocrat officers. He quickly finds himself out of his depth and humiliated.
The Lady with the Albatross
Putty Medal
The Keys of the Cafe
I Took My Little World Away
Mandy is in a dark place on the brink of suicide, can Geoffrey persuade her otherwise?.
A Voice in the Sky
After a calamitous space trip, an astronaut returns to Earth to say that he has spoken to God and God wants the world destroyed by a secret organization with nuclear weapons.
I Loved You Last Summer
A spoof on Dumas's 'The Three Musketeers' as three Irish labourers take on Birmingham.
The Man Who Came to Die
The Incident
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Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh is based on PD James' best-selling novels about Inspector Adam Dalgliesh.
The show will be set in mid-1970's England and is told from the perspective of the enigmatic detective, following his career to present day as he solves unusual murders and reveals buried secrets.
Taskmaster NZ
Jeremy Wells reigns supreme alongside his royal assistant Paul Williams, in the highly anticipated local version of Taskmaster. They'll be putting Kiwi comedians through their paces in a series of bizarre, hilarious and ingenious tasks.
Providence Falls
In 1844 Ireland, Liam O'Conner, a rogue and a thief, falls in love with Cora McLeod, a fiery but sheltered aristocrat's daughter, who is promised in marriage to a man she barely knows. Their plan to make a new life together in America is thwarted, and the consequences of Liam and Cora's unlikely love ripples through time, causing everyone to relive the events of the past. Now the Angels of Destiny need Liam's help to set things right and if he doesn't succeed, his very soul is on the line. They transport Liam to present day to help this incarnation of Cora fall in love with Finn, the man she was destined to marry in 1844. Liam would give anything to reunite with his beloved Cora but only he retains the memories of their past together. Now a cop in Providence Falls, Oregon, Cora feels an inexplicable connection to Liam, who is introduced as her new partner. And as they tackle a big case together, Liam sees the same passion and adventurous nature in Cora that he had fallen in love with. With everyone's lives at stake, Liam must overcome unexpected and otherworldly obstacles in his mission. Perhaps none as powerful as his own undying love for Cora.
Mrs. Brown's Boys
Comedy starring Brendan O'Carroll as loud-mouthed Irish matriarch Agnes Brown, whose favourite pastime is meddling in the lives of her six children.