Armchair Thriller: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

How do ordinary people react when confronted by extraordinary circumstances--when their mundane worlds are turned upside down by unforeseen events? How do they respond to danger, to evil, to loss? Each eerie episode probes these haunting questions while you watch from the safe distance of your own armchair.

Series details

• Title: Armchair Thriller
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 1978-02-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-01-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 13455
• IMDb ID: tt0969784
• TVDB ID: 90591

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1978-02-21; final listed air date 1978-05-18; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1980-01-08; final listed air date 1981-01-01; episode order: 34.

Source and licence

Adapted from Armchair Thriller on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.