Armchair Theatre The Folk Singer (Season 14, Episode 11)
TV Episode | 50 min | Drama

Armchair Theatre

The Folk Singer (Season 14, Episode 11)

TV Episode | 50 min | Drama

A successful folk singer and his entourage are locked down in a Belfast hotel during the Troubles as the authorities demand him to identify himself as either a Catholic atheist or a Protestant atheist.

Director

Piers Haggard

Writer

Dominic Behan (by)

Producer

Kim Mills

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 7, 1972

Release date

Nov 7, 1972 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

4 wins

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Bell Danny Blake Danny Blake See fewer	The L-Shaped Room (1962)
Celia Bannerman Miss Arrowroot Miss Arrowroot See fewer	Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
Bernard Spear Eddie Reubens Eddie Reubens See fewer	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
J.G. Devlin Waiter Waiter See fewer	Far and Away (1992)
Allan McClelland Hotel Manager (as Allan M'Clelland) Hotel Manager (as Allan M'Clelland) See fewer	West 11 (1963)
Bill Nagy Professor Malone Professor Malone See fewer	Goldfinger (1964)
Ann Murray Lady Psychiatrist Lady Psychiatrist See fewer	The Teckman Biography (1953)
Harry Towb First Workman First Workman See fewer	The Blue Max (1966)
Frederick Hogarth Second Workman Second Workman See fewer	Armchair Theatre (1956)
Michael Elwyn Officer Officer See fewer	The Iron Lady (2011)
Tim Hardy Jesus Freak Jesus Freak See fewer	The Duellists (1977)
Declan Mulholland Protestant Man Protestant Man See fewer	Time Bandits (1981)
Phyllis MacMahon Protestant Wife (as Phyllis McMahon) Protestant Wife (as Phyllis McMahon) See fewer	Phantom Thread (2017)
Maggie Fitzgerald Catholic Wife Catholic Wife See fewer	The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
David Atkinson Catholic Priest Catholic Priest See fewer	Producers' Showcase (1954)
Steve Benbow The Guitarist The Guitarist See fewer	Advent of Steam (1971)
Jack Fallon Double Bass Double Bass See fewer	Jackanory (1965)
Steve Rye Harmonica Harmonica See fewer	Armchair Theatre (1956)
Jill Goldston Woman Drinking at Table (uncredited) Woman Drinking at Table (uncredited) See fewer	Alice in Wonderland (1986)