Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

These classic British thrillers will put you on the very edge of your seat. Superb acting and suspenseful plots trace the stories of desperate people trapped in dire situations. Starring Michael Feast (Touching Evil) and Maria Aitken (A Fish Called Wanda), these grimly riveting tales are based on novels by acclaimed authors, including Lady Antonia Fraser and Lionel Davidson, winner of the lifetime acheivement award from the British Crime Writers' Association. As seen on PBS's Mystery!
IMDb 7,3/1019782 seizoenen
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  • 1. The Chelsea Murders: Episode 1

    1. The Chelsea Murders: Episode 1

    Three murders in Chelsea yield only one clue: a poem mailed to the police before the latest crime. As the cops search for a connection, a reporters looks for a scoop.
    Three murders in Chelsea yield only one clue: a poem mailed to the police before the latest crime. As the cops search for a connection, a reporters looks for a scoop.
    13+
    24min.
  • 2. The Chelsea Murders: Episode 2

    2. The Chelsea Murders: Episode 2

    A second letter arrives, mocking the police with the identity of the next victim. Somehow, the Gazette writer also knows about the letters--could she be involved?
    A second letter arrives, mocking the police with the identity of the next victim. Somehow, the Gazette writer also knows about the letters--could she be involved?
    13+
    25min.
    30 dec 1981
  • 3. The Chelsea Murders: Episode 3

    3. The Chelsea Murders: Episode 3

    The police zero in on a hard-pressed filmmaking team. Their suspicions mount when the killer attacks again, dressed in a theatre costume.
    The police zero in on a hard-pressed filmmaking team. Their suspicions mount when the killer attacks again, dressed in a theatre costume.
    18+
    24min.
    30 dec 1981
  • 4. The Chelsea Murders: Episode 4

    4. The Chelsea Murders: Episode 4

    The authorities grow increasingly frustrated, especially after one of their main suspects gets assaulted himself.
    The authorities grow increasingly frustrated, especially after one of their main suspects gets assaulted himself.
    13+
    24min.
    30 dec 1981
  • 5. The Chelsea Murders: Episode 5

    5. The Chelsea Murders: Episode 5

    The police find a video of the most recent killing, but the reporter is a step ahead. Then a vital piece of evidence allows them to close the net.
    The police find a video of the most recent killing, but the reporter is a step ahead. Then a vital piece of evidence allows them to close the net.
    13+
    24min.
    30 dec 1981
  • 6. The Chelsea Murders: Episode 6

    6. The Chelsea Murders: Episode 6

    The detectives finally figure it out, but the journalist puts herself in harm's way trying to solve the case.
    The detectives finally figure it out, but the journalist puts herself in harm's way trying to solve the case.
    13+
    24min.
    30 dec 1981
  • 7. The Circe Complex: Episode 1

    7. The Circe Complex: Episode 1

    Tom Foreman kills a policeman after stealing jewerlry worth a fortune. Caught and incarcerated, he refuses to reveal the loot's whereabouts, even to prison psychiatrist Ollie Milton.
    Tom Foreman kills a policeman after stealing jewerlry worth a fortune. Caught and incarcerated, he refuses to reveal the loot's whereabouts, even to prison psychiatrist Ollie Milton.
    18+
    24min.
    25 mrt 1980
  • 8. The Circe Complex: Episode 2

    8. The Circe Complex: Episode 2

    Ollie and Tom's wife, Val, enlist the help of ex-con "Cat" Devlin in their plot to locate the hidden jewels.
    Ollie and Tom's wife, Val, enlist the help of ex-con "Cat" Devlin in their plot to locate the hidden jewels.
    13+
    25min.
    27 mrt 1980
  • 9. The Circe Complex: Episode 3

    9. The Circe Complex: Episode 3

    Ollie takes harsh measures to get Tom to talk, but things go dreadfully wrong. Cat realizes it's his word against that of the respected Dr. Milton.
    Ollie takes harsh measures to get Tom to talk, but things go dreadfully wrong. Cat realizes it's his word against that of the respected Dr. Milton.
    13+
    25min.
    1 apr 1980
  • 10. The Circe Complex: Episode 4

    10. The Circe Complex: Episode 4

    The case against Cat looks watertight, but Detective Bannister has doubts. Why does Cat stick so doggedly to his story--and insist his relationship with Val wasn't strictly business.
    The case against Cat looks watertight, but Detective Bannister has doubts. Why does Cat stick so doggedly to his story--and insist his relationship with Val wasn't strictly business.
    18+
    25min.
    3 apr 1980
  • 11. The Circe Complex: Episode 5

    11. The Circe Complex: Episode 5

    Bannister remains suspicious about Tom's death but starts an affair with Val, who is more than happy to provide an easy out for the conflicted detective.
    Bannister remains suspicious about Tom's death but starts an affair with Val, who is more than happy to provide an easy out for the conflicted detective.
    13+
    25min.
    8 apr 1980
  • 12. The Circe Complex: Episode 6

    12. The Circe Complex: Episode 6

    Ollie finally learns where the jewels are stashed, but his quest to recover them spirals out of control.
    Ollie finally learns where the jewels are stashed, but his quest to recover them spirals out of control.
    13+
    25min.
    10 apr 1980
  • 13. Quiet as a Nun: Episode 1

    13. Quiet as a Nun: Episode 1

    Television journalist Jemima Shore investigates the death of her old friend, a nun who starved herself to death in her convent's tower.
    Television journalist Jemima Shore investigates the death of her old friend, a nun who starved herself to death in her convent's tower.
    13+
    26min.
    20 dec 1982
  • 14. Quiet as a Nun: Episode 2

    14. Quiet as a Nun: Episode 2

    Shore learns that Sister Miriam had recently inherited a fortune. While one nun warns Shore to get out while she can, another is all too eager to confide her suspicions.
    Shore learns that Sister Miriam had recently inherited a fortune. While one nun warns Shore to get out while she can, another is all too eager to confide her suspicions.
    18+
    26min.
    13 apr 1978
  • 15. Quiet as a Nun: Episode 3

    15. Quiet as a Nun: Episode 3

    Shore hears of an apparition that haunts the hallways at night and seems to portend death. Flashlight in hand, she goes off in search of the "Black Nun."
    Shore hears of an apparition that haunts the hallways at night and seems to portend death. Flashlight in hand, she goes off in search of the "Black Nun."
    13+
    24min.
    18 apr 1978
  • 16. Quiet as a Nun: Episode 4

    16. Quiet as a Nun: Episode 4

    The schoolgirls speculate that Sister Miriam wanted to leave the convent and had recently changed her will.
    The schoolgirls speculate that Sister Miriam wanted to leave the convent and had recently changed her will.
    18+
    26min.
    20 apr 1978
  • 17. Quiet as a Nun: Episode 5

    17. Quiet as a Nun: Episode 5

    Shore finds an underground passageway from the crypt to the tower and discovers a link between the dead nun and a missing schoolgirl. Unfortunately, the Black Nun is also on the hunt.
    Shore finds an underground passageway from the crypt to the tower and discovers a link between the dead nun and a missing schoolgirl. Unfortunately, the Black Nun is also on the hunt.
    18+
    24min.
    25 apr 1978
  • 18. Quiet as a Nun: Episode 6

    18. Quiet as a Nun: Episode 6

    With Shore's life in danger and the future of the convent at risk, help arrives from an unexpected source.
    With Shore's life in danger and the future of the convent at risk, help arrives from an unexpected source.
    ALLE
    25min.
    27 apr 1978
  • Armchair Thriller
    IMDb 7,3/1019782 seizoenen
    These classic British thrillers will put you on the very edge of your seat. Superb acting and suspenseful plots trace the stories of desperate people trapped in dire situations. Starring Michael Feast (Touching Evil) and Maria Aitken (A Fish Called Wanda), these grimly riveting tales are based on novels by acclaimed authors, including Lady Antonia Fraser and Lionel Davidson, winner of the lifetime acheivement award from the British Crime Writers' Association. As seen on PBS's Mystery!
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