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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 serial killer who marries and then murders rich older women falls in love with a beautiful young woman he meets at a health resort, but he must have one more victim before he settles down with her.
Directed by John SichelWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Helen Mirren, Josephine Tewson, Michael Gwynn, Arthur English, Tony Steedman, Michael Jayston
Episode 2
A young secretary doing work after hours is terrorized by a murderer in a deserted office building.
Directed by Shaun O'RiordanWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Geoffrey Whitehead, Anthony Steel, Ken Jones, Tony Selby, Robert Lang, Julie Sommars
Episode 3
After an actress who plays a nun in a TV series meets a strange fan, several cast members meet with fatal or near-fatal accidents.
Directed by Robert D. CardonaWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Derek Fowlds, Leigh Lawson, Windsor Davies, Jennie Linden, George Maharis, Robert Powell
Episode 4
The grieving parents of a recently deceased soldier are visited by a man claiming to be their son's best friend, but he is not all that he claims to be.
Directed by Shaun O'RiordanWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Richard Vernon, Faith Brook, Christopher Benjamin, John Nolan
Episode 5
A young woman's friend disappears from a country hotel, but no one, including the police, believes her.
Directed by John SichelWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Molly Weir, Lynda Day George, Peter Jeffrey, Bernard Holley, Colette O'Neil, John Carson
Episode 6
A businessman claims that he's being framed for his wife's murder and hires a private detective to investigate the case.
Directed by Robert D. CardonaWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Dinsdale Landen, Edward Hardwicke, Derek Bond, Christopher George, Hans Meyer, Richard Todd
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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