Warning: suicide, cults In my last post I commented that I don't think I have been completely fair to Armchair Thriller (1978 to 1980). The title places it in a great tradition, of course, of the long-running series Armchair Theatre and its successor Armchair Cinema. The difference, of course, is that Armchair Theatre drew on the older television tradition influenced by the actual theatre, of broadcasting a play in one go on one occasion, but Armchair Thriller's stories are all separated up into several episodes. Except when they're sewn together as TV films. I swear when I started blogging about old TV I had no idea how much like being an archaeologist it is, often like assembling the pieces of a pot and still not being sure about it, but I had better warn you that you will find the episodes of Armchair Thriller in several redactions online, and at least one series is also around in film form.
Armchair Thriller: Fear of God
Armchair Thriller: Fear of God
Armchair Thriller: Fear of God
Warning: suicide, cults In my last post I commented that I don't think I have been completely fair to Armchair Thriller (1978 to 1980). The title places it in a great tradition, of course, of the long-running series Armchair Theatre and its successor Armchair Cinema. The difference, of course, is that Armchair Theatre drew on the older television tradition influenced by the actual theatre, of broadcasting a play in one go on one occasion, but Armchair Thriller's stories are all separated up into several episodes. Except when they're sewn together as TV films. I swear when I started blogging about old TV I had no idea how much like being an archaeologist it is, often like assembling the pieces of a pot and still not being sure about it, but I had better warn you that you will find the episodes of Armchair Thriller in several redactions online, and at least one series is also around in film form.