With memorable and unsettling opening credits and exceptional performances and direction, Armchair Thriller became a massive hit for Thames Television in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With its trademark ghoulish, razor-sharp cliff hangers and iconic theme tune (by Roxy Music's Andy Mackay), this haunting anthology series was an immediate success, its eerie, disturbing and downright scary tales regularly attracting over 15 million viewers. Each of its ten stories is a gripping exercise in compelling television, showing ordinary people plunged into extraordinary situations. For many, this series remains a high-watermark of dramatic television and its many frightening and spooky moments are remembered by viewers nearly thirty years after its original transmission.
RACHEL IN DANGER
Recently returned from South America, Peter Warmington bumps into an old friend called Juan. Unfortunately, Juan is not the friend he seems: he murders Peter, stealing his identity as a means to effect a political assassination. Things are going well and then, unexpectedly, Warmington's estranged, ten-year-old daughter arrives...
Directed by the BAFTA-winning Waris Hussein (Doctor Who), Rachel in Danger is a prescient tale of international terrorism that is as relevant today as when it was made.
Special Features
Actors: Della Low, Neville Jason, Patricia Mason, Stephen Greif
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Certificate: 12
Screen: Fullscreen 4:3
Languages: English - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono
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Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes (approx)
