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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 young model is terrorized by a peeping tom and obscene phone calls.
Directed by Shaun O'RiordanWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Tom Conti, Gerald Harper, Michael Byrne, Sue Holderness, Paul Angelis, David Gwillim, Carol Lynley, John Cater
Episode 2
A man married to a rich woman hires a burglar to kill her but ends up being framed for the murder.
Directed by Ian FordyceWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Stuart Wilson, Peter Bowles, James Villiers, Penelope Horner, John Flanagan, Gary Collins, Paul Nicholson, Michael Stainton
Episode 3
A young woman who has a psychic connection with her boyfriend looks for him in a hippie commune whose members claim that he never arrived.
Directed by James OrmerodWritten by Dennis SpoonerGuest stars Ian Bannen, Dallas Adams, Oliver Tobias, Christopher Malcolm, Pamela Franklin
Episode 4
A doctor and his wife are held hostage in their country home by an escaped convict and his sidekick, but a journalist's arrival complicates matters.
Directed by Dennis VanceWritten by Dennis SpoonerGuest stars Alan Browning, Mark Wing-Davey, Denholm Elliott, David Horovitch, Anthony Valentine, Claire Nielson
Episode 5
A young woman investigates when her two roommates disappear after answering a newspaper ad.
Directed by John Scholz-ConwayWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Kim Darby, James Maxwell, Bruce Boa, John Abineri, Julian Glover, Keith Barron, James Greene
Episode 6
When a jazz pianist, while playing a recital, hears the voice of the man who years before blinded him and killed his wife in a bank heist, he tries to find the man.
Directed by Robert TronsonWritten by Terence FeelyGuest stars Ray Smith, Catherine Schell, Holly Palance, Bradford Dillman, Nigel Havers, Geoffrey Chater
Episode 7
A young woman investigates the disappearance of her boyfriend from a strange motel.
Directed by Malcolm TaylorWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Patrick Tull, Ralph Bates, John Hallam, Patrick Jordan, Gillian McCutcheon, Robyn Millan, Edward Judd, Derek Francis
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Thorley WaltersDr. Ledworth
Dinsdale LandenMatthew Earp
Malcolm TerrisDetective Superintendent
Andrea AllanJanet Cunningham
David DakerCharlie Draper
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