Armchair Theatre, Richard Beckinsale clip - Volume 1 DVD out on Monday 18th January 2010

Armchair Theatre - Volume 1 is released by Network DVD on Monday 18th January 2010. Available at all good retailers and http://www.networkdvd.co.uk (http://www.networkdvd.net/product_inf...)

Armchair Theatre was ITVs flagship drama anthology series. Initially screened between 1956 and 1973, it was hugely popular, with viewing figures occasionally reaching twenty million, and became a byword for quality in televised drama.

Pioneering, immensely influential and sometimes challenging in its content, the series consistently drew upon a wide range of talent. Armchair Theatre became a showcase for the post-war generation of British writers who sought to place sensitive social topics - in particular the British class system - under the microscope. Throughout, the series featured a number of powerful, award-winning plays, and its lasting influence was a testament to producer Sydney Newmans passionate belief in televisions potential to bring high-quality drama to the viewing public.

For the first time, this collection brings together eight plays, broadcast between 1970 and 1973. Featuring scripts by Colin Welland (his BAFTA-winning Say Goodnight to Your Grandma), Ian Kennedy-Martin, Fay Weldon (as Laurence Wells), Roy Clarke and Brendan Behans brother Dominic, the plays feature key performances from accomplished television actors including Tom Bell, Billie Whitelaw, Richard Beckinsale, Peter Barkworth, Rita Tushingham and Beryl Reid.

Disc One:
• Say Goodnight to Your Grandma
• Office Party
• Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee
• Detective Waiting

Disc Two:
• Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing A Gnome Called Shorthouse?
• The Folk Singer
• A Bit of a Lift
• Red Riding Hood

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[1948DESMOND]

are ALL the episodes, which began in the fifties, included?

has anyone uploaded the very first episode?

i think billie whitelaw and peter mc enery were in it.

THANKS.

[TIBBSY]

Thank you Network....... ordered.

[mark stevens]

well done network,these classics deserve recognition

[andrewscottuk]

Another great release network. Very well done.