Bless Me Father (1978) (S1 Ep4)

Ep 4: The Doomsday Chair. At the local pub there is an old chair known as The Doomsday Chair, which legend has it that whosoever sits in it dies within the week. Determined to challenge local superstition and what he sees as the landlord's attempts to gain publicity for his pub, Father Duddleswell decides to put the cahir to the test and sit in it himself...

Starring Arthur Lowe, Daniel Albineri, Gabrielle Daye and Patrick McAlinney, plus a guest appearance by Peter Bowles as the pub landlord.