Armchair Theatre is an anthology series of one-off plays that aired on the ITV network between 1956 and 1974.[1] A total of 426 episodes were produced over 19 series.[2] The series was initially produced by ABC Weekend TV until 1968, and subsequently by Thames Television from 1969 onwards. The programme also had several spin-off series including Armchair Mystery Theatre, Out of This World, Armchair Cinema and Armchair Thriller.