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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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
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Episode 1
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 Billa
Directed by Bill HaysWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Barbara Feldon, Ivor Roberts, T. P. McKenna, Mary Wimbush, Linda Thorson, Robert Powell, John Boswall
Episode 2
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 Severne
Directed by John CooperWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars James Cossins, Joanna Dunham, John Carson, Richard Aylen
Episode 3
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 Hill
Directed by John SichelWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Donna Mills, Peter Cellier, Judy Carne, Scott Forbes, Rhoda Lewis
Episode 4
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 Caesar
Directed by Peter JefferiesWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Dinsdale Landen, Paul Burke, Basil Henson, Polly Bergen, Neville Phillips, William Job
Episode 5
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)
Directed by Robert TronsonWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Malcolm Terris, Tim Wylton, Norman Eshley, Geoffrey Chater, Michael Stainton, Katherine Schofield, Derek Smith, Garrick Hagon
Episode 6
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 Lampson
Directed by Alan GibsonWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Robert Dorning, Zena Walker, Richard Johnson, Ronald Radd
Episode 7
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 Wilson
Directed by Peter JefferiesWritten by Terence FeelyGuest stars Glynn Edwards, Arnold Ridley, Sydney Bromley, Bryan Marshall, Harold Bennett, John Turner, Alexandra Hay, Jenny Laird
Episode 8
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 Bond
Directed by Bill HaysWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Jan Francis, John Le Mesurier, Richard O'Callaghan, Maureen Lipman, James Grout, John Nightingale
Episode 9
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 Sands
Directed by Shaun O'RiordanWritten by Terence FeelyGuest stars Dennis Waterman, Colin McCormack, Leslie Schofield, David Jackson, Sinéad Cusack, William Marlowe, Alun Armstrong, Peter Vaughan
Episode 10
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 Kneale
Directed by John SichelWritten by Terence FeelyGuest stars Patricia Kneale, Jennifer Daniel, Diane Cilento, Edward de Souza, Iris Russell, Philip Anthony
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Thorley WaltersDr. Ledworth
Dinsdale LandenMatthew Earp
Malcolm TerrisDetective Superintendent
Andrea AllanJanet Cunningham
David DakerCharlie Draper
Ray SmithBen Tamplin
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