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Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a self-contained story and its own cast. As the title suggests, each story is a thriller of some variety, from tales of the supernatural to down-to-earth whodunits.

First Aired

1973-04-14
Last Aired

1976-05-22
Creator

Brian Clemens
Genre

Drama, Crime, Mystery
Seasons

6
Episodes

44
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

ITV1, Associated Television, Yorkshire Television

Keywords:

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1. Lady Killer

A shy librarian falls in love with and marries a smooth-talker, who is secretly already married and pl...More

A shy librarian falls in love with and marries a smooth-talker, who is secretly already married and plots the death of his new wife. Barbara Feldon, Robert Powell, Linda Thorson, T. P. McKenna, Mary Wimbush, John Boswall, Ivor Roberts, Howard Rawlinson, Ronald Mayer, David BillaLess

65mins 1973-04-14

2. Possession

A couple moves into a sinister old country house, and the husband is taken over by strange forces. Jo...More

A couple moves into a sinister old country house, and the husband is taken over by strange forces. John Carson, Joanna Dunham, Hilary Hardiman, Athol Coats, James Cossins, Richard Aylen, Jack Galloway, Mary Ann SeverneLess

65mins 1973-04-21

3. Someone at the Top of the Stairs

When two young women rent a room in a dark house filled with strange inhabitants, one of them is kille...More

When two young women rent a room in a dark house filled with strange inhabitants, one of them is killed and the other is haunted by a mysterious man who appears at the top of the stairs. Donna Mills, Judy Carne, David de Keyser, Francis Wallis, Alethea Charlton, Brian McGrath, Peter Cellier, Clifford Parrish, Scott Forbes, Rhoda Lewis, Alan Roberto, Laura Collins, Richard Corbet, Charles HillLess

65mins 1973-04-28

4. An Echo of Theresa

While a couple vacations in London, the husband begins to act strangely, calling his wife "Theresa," a...More

While a couple vacations in London, the husband begins to act strangely, calling his wife "Theresa," and they become involved in espionage. Paul Burke, Polly Bergen, Dinsdale Landen, Basil Henson, Vernon Dobtcheff, Meriel Brooke, William Job, Roger Hume, Larry Taylor, Betty Woolfe, Neville Phillips, Ted Richards, John CaesarLess

65mins 1973-05-05

5. The Colour of Blood

A serial killer escapes from an asylum and picks a seemingly innocent woman as his next victim, but sh...More

A serial killer escapes from an asylum and picks a seemingly innocent woman as his next victim, but she is not as innocent as she seems. a.k.a "The Carnation Killer" (US title)Less

65mins 1973-05-12

6. Murder in Mind

A woman who has been in a car accident and has amnesia believes that she has committed murder and turn...More

A woman who has been in a car accident and has amnesia believes that she has committed murder and turns herself into the police. Richard Johnson, Zena Walker, Donald Gee, Ronald Radd, Robert Dorning, Christina Greatrex, Anthony Boden, David LampsonLess

62mins 1973-05-19

7. A Place to Die

A newlywed couple moves to a village, where the husband takes over the medical practice, and finds tha...More

A newlywed couple moves to a village, where the husband takes over the medical practice, and finds that the villagers are devil worshippers. Bryan Marshall, Alexandra Hay, John Turner, Glynn Edwards, Sally Stephens, Juan Moreno, Georgine Anderson, Lila Kaye, Sydney Bromley, Jenny Laird, Peggy Ann Wood, Graham Weston, Bill Ward, John Flint, Arnold Ridley, Harold Bennett, Elsie Wagstaff, John Gabriel, Lewis WilsonLess

68mins 1973-05-26

8. File It Under Fear

When several young women have been strangled in her neighborhood, a neurotic librarian tries to catch ...More

When several young women have been strangled in her neighborhood, a neurotic librarian tries to catch the killer. Maureen Lipman, Richard O'Callaghan, Jan Francis, James Grout, John Le Mesurier, Colin Fisher, Rose Hill, Richard Pendrey, John Nightingale, Jenny Quayle, Georgina Melville, Sue BondLess

68mins 1973-06-02

9. The Eyes Have It

When a group of assassins takes over a school for the blind, they are overcome by the resourceful stud...More

When a group of assassins takes over a school for the blind, they are overcome by the resourceful students. Peter Vaughan, Dennis Waterman, William Marlowe, Sinéad Cusack, Leslie Schofield, David Jackson, Michael Lees, Alun Armstrong, Colin McCormack, Angela Walker, Catherine Chase, David SandsLess

67mins 1973-06-09

10. Spell of Evil

A businessman consults a marriage bureau after his wife dies, but his beautiful new wife turns out to ...More

A businessman consults a marriage bureau after his wife dies, but his beautiful new wife turns out to be a witch. Diane Cilento, Edward de Souza, Jeremy Longhurst, Jennifer Daniel, William Dexter, Iris Russell, Martin Wyldeck, Philip Anthony, Linda Cunningham, David Belcher, Reg Lye, Patricia KnealeLess