Rent Armchair Theatre: Vol.4 (1976)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
11h 50min
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- Synopsis:
Pioneering, immensely influential and often challenging, "Armchair Theatre" was ITV's flagship drama anthology series. Bringing high-quality drama to the viewing public, the series easily demonstrated the network's potential to rival the BBC's drama output, with diverse and powerful plays showcasing some of Britain's most gifted writers. This set comprises twelve plays featuring performances by some of the era's most celebrated and accomplished actors - including Susannah York, Colin Blakely, Ian Holm, Irene Handl, Donald Pleasence, Terry-Thomas, Patrick Macnee, Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier, among many others. This volume includes early plays by both Jack Rosenthal and David Perry, and a star-studded production of Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. - Actors:
- Patrick MacNee, William Redmond, Ian Carmichael, Pamela Brown, Fenella Fielding, Susannah York, Irene Handl, Wilfrid Brambell, Charles Lloyd-Pack, Frank Finlay, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence, Colin Blakely, Terry-Thomas, Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier
- Directors:
- Bill Bain, Ted Kotcheff, John Moxey, Alan Cooke, Charles Jarrott, Philip Saville
- Producers:
- Leonard White, Sydney Newman, Dennis Vance
- Writers:
- Oscar Wilde, Terry Southern, Reuben Ship, Ted Willis, Angus Wilson, Constance Cox, Gerald Savory, David Perry, Alun Owen, Robert Muller, Len Deighton, Jack Rosenthal, John Hopkins
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Dramas
