Armchair Thriller

1. Rachel in Danger (Part 1)

Air Date: 1978-02-21

Ten-year-old Rachel is sent to live with her estranged father. However, just hours before her arrival, her father is murdered and his identity stolen by a terrorist.

2. Rachel in Danger (Part 2)

Air Date: 1978-02-23

Rachel meets her supposed stepmother--in reality, another member of a terrorist group with plans for the upcoming Royal Garden Party at the palace. The conspirators are divided over whether to dispose of Rachel or use her as a front.

3. Rachel in Danger (Part 3)

Air Date: 1978-02-28

One of the team gets cold feet about killing a kid. Left to her own devices, Rachel tries to get a message to the police. She seizes her chance on a shopping outing for the next day's royal event.

4. Rachel in Danger (Part 4)

Air Date: 1978-03-02

Too late, the police uncover the plot against the palace. Rachel's "father" has his target in his sights, while her "stepmother" has her hands on the girl's throat. Unable to rely on the adults in her world, Rachel must find a way to save herself.

5. A Dog's Ransom (Part 1)

Air Date: 1978-03-07

A quiet, middle-aged couple living in Chelsea start to receive threatening letters through the post - and then things take a sinister turn as their beloved poodle, Tina, is kidnapped. Should they comply and pay up the ransom?

6. A Dog's Ransom (Part 2)

Air Date: 1978-03-09

Despite complying with the kidnapper's demands, Tina isn't safely returned to her owners as agreed. A smart young copper from the local force (who took the couple's problem seriously) decides to investigate - despite the indifference and cynicism of his police colleagues.

7. A Dog's Ransom (Part 3)

Air Date: 1978-03-14

Thanks to Clarence's intervention, the dog kidnapper is apprehended and charged. But the CID officers' cynicism towards the case continues, leaving Clarence in a position of distrust, and the dog's owners vulnerable.

8. A Dog's Ransom (Part 4)

Air Date: 1978-03-16

Clarence is suspended from the police after accepting an alleged bribe from the bailed Kowajinski, and his girlfriend is being targeted by him (and the police) now too. After spotting Kowajinski spying on her flat, Clarence has had enough, and follows him to finally confront him.

9. A Dog's Ransom (Part 5)

Air Date: 1978-03-21

Clarence found Kowajinski and attacked him in a fit of rage - before he himself was attacked and hospitalised by a group of hooligans the same night. With Kowajinski now dead, and the bribery charges dropped, he is living with the Reynoldses after being dumped by Marion. But, as police investigation into Kowajinski's death increases, Clarence is left to his fate.

10. A Dog's Ransom (Part 6)

Air Date: 1978-03-23

The police investigation into Kowajinski's death continues, with Clarence still their number one suspect. After a night of intense interrogation, they finally let him go - but is it really the end?

11. The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 1)

Air Date: 1978-03-28

When young student David Cooper (Denis Lawson) disappears, both his girlfriend and his tutor suspect he is in danger. David has a paralysing fear of lifts and other confined spaces and, while the duo are searching for him, his phobia is proving invaluable to a menacing group of people with a sinister and ruthlessly violent agenda.

12. The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 2)

Air Date: 1978-03-30

While Dave's girlfriend and his tutor desperately make inquiries to solve his disappearance, the political group who have brainwashed him send him out to do their dirty work - or is it just a dress rehearsal for what's really being planned?

13. The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 3)

Air Date: 1978-04-04

14. The Girl Who Walked Quickly (Part 4)

Air Date: 1978-04-06

15. Quiet as a Nun (Part 1)

Air Date: 1978-04-20

A reporter is asked to look into the mysterious death of a nun who died in a locked room at a convent.

16. Quiet as a Nun (Part 2)

Air Date: 1978-04-25

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.

17. Quiet as a Nun (Part 3)

Air Date: 1978-04-27

18. Quiet as a Nun (Part 4)

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20. Quiet as a Nun (Part 6)

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21. The Limbo Connection (Part 1)

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After a bout of heavy drinking, Mark Omney cannot account for his movements over the last 12 hours. When he sobers up, he learns that his wife Clare, has had a car accident.

22. The Limbo Connection (Part 2)

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Omney suspects that Clare is being held against her will at Meadowbank Clinic. Or has she finally left him, sick of his drunken and aggressive behavior?

23. The Limbo Connection (Part 3)

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For help, Omney turns to Annabelle Fraser, his old girlfriend. He is convinced that a conspiracy is afoot--and that Clare is sending him covert messages.

24. The Limbo Connection (Part 4)

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Omney attends the funeral of one of the clinic's former residents, suspecting his wife's body lies inside the coffin. Later that night, he and Annabelle return to find out for themselves.

25. The Limbo Connection (Part 5)

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The police catch Omney red-handed, and a deadly attack leaves him with only one way out.

26. The Limbo Connection (Part 6)

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Omney turns up the heat on Meadowbank, which is forced into the most desperate of measures.

1. The Victim (Part 1)

Air Date: 1980-01-08

When kidnappers abduct his teenage daughter, Sue, industrialist Vincent Craig could easily raise the ransom money. But Craig intends to do things his own way.

2. The Victim (Part 2)

Air Date: 1980-01-10

Craig believes he knows who is behind the kidnapping--and that the motives are personal, not financial. Shaking off the police, he heads to the town of Hepton to begin his search.

3. The Victim (Part 3)

Air Date: 1980-01-15

Enlisting the help of a local crime reporter, Craig tracks down a disgruntled ex-employee named George Neecham.

4. The Victim (Part 4)

Air Date: 1980-01-17

While Craig's desperation mounts in his search, Sue seems to become increasingly comfortable with her kidnappers - especially with the young man Frankie.

5. The Victim (Part 5)

Air Date: 1980-01-22

Detectives trace Craig to Hepton, but he has moved on to the abandoned factory where his daughter is being held.

6. The Victim (Part 6)

Air Date: 1980-01-24

Craig finally confronts his daughter's captors in their hideout, but Sue - very much her father's daughter - does the unexpected.

7. Dead Man's Kit (Part 1)

Air Date: 1980-01-29

After shore-leave in Lisbon for the crew of HMS Diana, Master-at-Arms 'Toby' Toberman makes an official complaint to the ship's Captain about the behaviour of an officer he saw in a casino. Following the ship's 'Sod's Opera' party, Toby is reported missing from the deck - presumed lost overboard. Was it an accident or suicide - or was he given the proverbial push?

8. Dead Man's Kit (Part 2)

Air Date: 1980-01-31

With the ship now docked back at Portsmouth, Toby's friend 'Chalky' White is determined to find out the truth. He returns Toby's personal effects to his widow Jean, but the diary is still missing. They both attend the navy's inquest, but it leaves more questions than answers. Back at Jean's house, a letter from Toby arrives - posted when he was in Lisbon, and backing up his concerns about Kobahl and the casino. Chalky visits Kobahl's girlfriend - and also gets his Wren girlfriend Stephanie to do some digging.

9. Dead Man's Kit (Part 3)

Air Date: 1980-02-05

Chalky visits Zoë, the girl who seemed to be supplying Kobahl with the money he was losing at the casino. Meanwhile, Steph appears to be in cahoots with whoever is responsible for the cover-up. Chalky nearly becomes the victim of a hit-and-run - and then finds that he's now involved with a plot concerning Naval Intelligence's investigations into Kobahl, and his selling of MOD secrets into enemy hands. When they use him in a sting to try and catch Kobahl, things take on an even more sinister turn.

10. Dead Man's Kit (Part 4)

Air Date: 1980-02-07

Chalky manages to escape being shot by a gunman in a passing car, but then goes on to find Zoe's body in her flat, the victim of murder. Kobahl appears to have gone to ground, though he soon reappears, determined to find Toby's letter - which is hidden in Chalky's house. Later, Kobahl takes Jean hostage, hoping to use her as insurance in his getaway, as he plans to make his escape to Russia by ship.

11. Dying Day (Part 1)

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15. Fear of God (Part 1)

Air Date: 1980-02-26

A journalist finds his life is in danger when he investigates the death of a woman who was involved with a religious cult - throwing herself from the roof of the building where he is also living in an apartment.

16. Fear of God (Part 2)

Air Date: 1980-02-28

Paul attends Rosamund's funeral, which is also attended by a leader of the Regiment of God sect - the cult she belonged to. At the service, he meets her sister, Nicola, whom he arranges to meet later to share information. Finding his flat bugged, and hearing of the cult's use of sound as a weapon, Paul is drawn deeper into the mystery of Rosamund's death.

17. Fear of God (Part 3)

Air Date: 1980-03-04

Paul is 'attacked' by a mysterious noise in his flat, but manages to make a recording of it before finally passing out. He feels there's a link to this and the 'music room' of the Regiment of God mentioned in Ros's diary - and also notices he's being covertly followed by cult members. He and Nicola track down Rosamund's boyfriend, and they all travel to the cult's HQ to try to find out the truth about her and the music room.

18. Fear of God (Part 4)

Air Date: 1980-03-06

The Regiment of God are still desperate to retrieve Ros's notebook, and forcibly bring Paul and Nicola to the cult's HQ to hand it over. They then get to meet the cult's leader, who insists that Nicola return her sister's ashes to them, as her mortal remains are their property. With the police and the authorities now closing in on the dangerous cult, it seems that events will now lead to an explosive climax.

19. High Tide (Part 1)

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20. High Tide (Part 2)

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21. High Tide (Part 3)

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22. High Tide (Part 4)

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23. The Circe Complex (Part 1)

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With Tom Foreman serving life for murder, jewellery that he hid before his arrest makes his beautiful wife Val an even more attractive proposition for a string of men.

24. The Circe Complex (Part 2)

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25. The Circe Complex (Part 3)

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26. The Circe Complex (Part 4)

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27. The Circe Complex (Part 5)

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28. The Circe Complex (Part 6)

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29. The Chelsea Murders (Part 1)

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30. The Chelsea Murders (Part 2)

Air Date: 1981-01-01

31. The Chelsea Murders (Part 3)

Air Date: 1981-01-01

32. The Chelsea Murders (Part 4)

Air Date: 1981-01-01

33. The Chelsea Murders (Part 5)

Air Date: 1981-01-01

34. The Chelsea Murders (Part 6)

Air Date: 1981-01-01