Armchair Thriller was a British television program on ITV first broadcast in two series in 1978 and 1980. The series was based on the Armchair Theatre format with scripts based on published novels and stories. Though not properly a horror series it included several supernatural elements. Armchair Thriller was produced by Thames Television though included serials made by other ITV companies. The format was of a twice weekly 30 minute episode usually screened on a Tuesday or Thursday at 8.30 - 9pm.

由约翰．凯尔编剧的本片描述英格兰女王伊利沙白一世因恐苏格兰女王玛丽威胁其王位，因此施加手段将她迫害，最后还将她斩首。本片集中描写两个性格相反的女王之间的斗争，题材在英宫历史片中是相当新鲜的。两位女主角凡妮莎蕾．格烈芙和格兰达．杰克逊都演得很出色，屈弗．霍华和白屈克．麦哥汉在片中也有不俗表现，导演查尔斯．贾洛特的手法亦条理分明。全片戏剧性相当浓厚，配乐亦很优美。

The movie tells the story of the leader of PAKISTAN, the great QUAID E AZAM MOHAMMAD ALI JINNAH, and the creation of PAKISTAN.
A cinematic masterpiece, it brought tears to my eyes and effected me deeply.
This movie sets the record straight about THE GREAT JINNAH, after the biased potrayal of him in the movie "gandhi".

“多年以后你跟她情深似海，会不会想到欠我一个未来。”
都说，前任最好是像死了一样，可是谁曾想死去的前任忽然回来了……
一个凉风习习的夏日夜晚，流行小说家查尔斯和妻子露丝在家里举办小型家宴。
一半为新书做研究，一半为给大家助兴取乐，他请来灵媒阿卡蒂夫人进行了一场招魂会，不料却召来了查尔斯早逝的前妻艾薇尔的灵魂。
妻子露丝对于丈夫声称看到前妻鬼魂的事儿，大为不爽。
当这位“二把刀”灵媒阿卡蒂夫人告诉查尔斯，她压根儿不知道怎么把艾薇儿这个逍遥的小魂儿给原路送回的时候，一场闹剧就此开始!
艾薇尔和露丝争风吃醋，查尔斯的生活鸡飞狗跳。
艾薇尔一心想把查尔斯据为己有。
谁知道好戏还在后头，一场荒唐闹剧，让人笑出眼泪心里还有一丝凉……
和许多考沃德的剧类似，《前任不敲门》讲述的是，夫妻被困在同一个空间之中，相爱相杀的故事。只不过这一次，现任前妻，阴阳相隔。

A sitcom portraying the lives of two financially-struggling cousins who attempt to rebuild their lives, following the loss of their husbands from divorce and widowhood.