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- ↑ He would later become series producer in 1963.
- ↑ The next six episodes were billed as part of the Summer Armchair Theatre run.
- ↑ For the remainder of the series, episodes were broadcast fortnightly.
- ↑ Duguid, Mark. "Armchair Theatre (1956-74)". BFI Screenonline.
- ↑ Vance would continue direct a number of plays in subsequent series.
- ↑ Originally scheduled for 29/12/1957
- ↑ Transmission of the play was postponed because the main camera crane broke down and couldn't be repaired in time for the live broadcast.
- ↑ Originally cast with Angela Baddeley, who was unavailable when the production was remounted.
- ↑ The first episode to be produced by Sidney Newman.
- ↑ Originally cast with Wilfrid Lawson in the role, whom was unavailable for the live broadcast.
- ↑ Originally scheduled for 20/10/1957.
- ↑ The last episode to be produced by Dennis Vance, who was still producer at the time when this play was produced.
- ↑ Jackson was taken ill prior to its planned transmission. It was subsequently remounted and pre-recorded, which resulted in several cast changes.
- ↑ Originally cast with Ronald Radd, who was unavailable when the production was remounted.
- ↑ Originally cast with Milo O'Shea, who was unavailable when the production was remounted.
- ↑ Originally cast with Marc Sheldon, who was unavailable when the production was remounted.
- ↑ This episode replaced the scheduled episode 'The House of Bernarda Alba' after the director William Kotcheff fell ill prior to the live broadcast.
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- ↑ Midway during the live transmission, Jones passed away.
- ↑ The next eleven episodes were billed as part of the Summer Armchair Theatre run.
- 1 2 3 A Towers of London production.
- ↑ The last episode to be broadcast live.
- ↑ Newman specifically cited Osborne's work, see the citation from the Daily Express of 5 January 1963 in the Museum of Broadcasting article.
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- ↑ The first episode to be prerecorded on videotape.
- ↑ This episode was produced by Ulster Television, to coincide with their opening weekend.
- ↑ The earliest known episode to survive on videotape.
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- ↑ Originally scheduled for 12/6/1960.
- ↑ This episode was originally intended for Armchair Mystery Theatre which was produced by Leonard White who would later go on to produce the main series.
- ↑ For the remainder of this series, it would be transmitted every two weeks.
- ↑ A remake of Flight from Treason originally produced for Armchair Mystery Theatre.
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- ↑ This episode led to the commissioning of the spin off series Out of This World
- ↑ The first episode to be produced by Leonard White.
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- ↑ Only part one exists, the complete programme is still lost.
- ↑ "The Hothouse". Television Heaven. 3 April 2020.
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- ↑ The play was originally recorded in 1962, but was pulled from transmission by the ITA over concerns about its content which was deemed to cause offence.
- ↑ The last episode to be produced by Sydney Newman, who was still producer at the time when this play was produced.
- ↑ Originally scheduled for transmission on 24/1/1965.
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- ↑ The 'pilot' episode for the action-drama series Callan which ran for four series produced between 1967-72.
- ↑ The 'pilot' episode for the sitcom Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width, which ran for
- ↑ This story was produced by Lloyd Shirley.
- ↑ Also exists as a 16mm tele-recording, held by Kaleidoscope.
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- ↑ Also exists as a U-matic copy, held at Kaleidoscope.
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- ↑ The last episode produced in monochrome.
- ↑ The last episode produced by Leonard White.
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- ↑ "Television in 1971". BAFTA.
- ↑ The first episode produced in colour.
- ↑ The first episode to be produced by John Kershaw.
- ↑ The first episode following a mid-series break.
- ↑ Alt. title: "Visiting Day".
- ↑ A prequel to the Public Eye episode "My Life's My Own" (1969).
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- ↑ The last episode produced by John Kershaw.
- ↑ The first episode produced by Kim Mills.
- ↑ The episode was broadcast later than usual, due to a dispute raised by the IBA about the play's Northern Irish subject matter.
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- ↑ The first episode produced by Joan Kemp-Welch.
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- ↑ This episode was produced by Joan Kemp-Welch.