Thriller
Thriller
TV Series
6.9
1973 6 Seasons

Thriller

The Spine-Chilling 70s Anthology

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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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0 Episodes Aired 1975

No overview available for this season.

Series 1

Series 1

10 Episodes Aired 1973

No overview available for this season.

Lady Killer
65 min
E1

Lady Killer

Apr 14, 1973

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

Possession
65 min
E2

Possession

Apr 21, 1973

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

Someone at the Top of the Stairs
65 min
E3

Someone at the Top of the Stairs

Apr 28, 1973

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

An Echo of Theresa
65 min
E4

An Echo of Theresa

May 05, 1973

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

The Colour of Blood
65 min
E5

The Colour of Blood

May 12, 1973

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)

Murder in Mind
62 min
E6

Murder in Mind

May 19, 1973

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

A Place to Die
68 min
E7

A Place to Die

May 26, 1973

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

File It Under Fear
68 min
E8

File It Under Fear

Jun 02, 1973

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

The Eyes Have It
67 min
E9

The Eyes Have It

Jun 09, 1973

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

Spell of Evil
67 min
E10

Spell of Evil

Jun 16, 1973

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

Series 2

Series 2

8 Episodes Aired 1974

No overview available for this season.

Only a Scream Away
65 min
E1

Only a Scream Away

Jan 26, 1974

The life of a newlywed couple is interrrupted by a strange neighbor. Hayley Mills, Gary Collins, Joyce Carey, David Warbeck, Jeremy Bulloch, Jonathan Elsom, Ronald Mayer, Barrie Fletcher, Richard Beaumont, Candida Brown

Once the Killing Starts
65 min
E2

Once the Killing Starts

Feb 02, 1974

A college professor has an affair with a student and kills his wife, but then he receives blackmail letters from someone who claims to know what he did. Patrick O'Neal, Angharad Rees, Michael Kitchen, Gerald Sim, Gary Watson, Patricia Donahue, Terry Wright

Kiss Me and Die
65 min
E3

Kiss Me and Die

Feb 09, 1974

A man investigates the disappearance of his brother at a country house. Jenny Agutter, George Chakiris, Anton Diffring, Russell Hunter, John Sharpe, Stephen Greif, Peggy Sinclair, John Atkinson, Barry James, Raymond Mason, Sue Robinson, Peter Casillas, Peter Elliott

One Deadly Owner
65 min
E4

One Deadly Owner

Feb 16, 1974

A fashion model buys a haunted Rolls-Royce. Donna Mills, Jeremy Brett, Robert Morris, Laurence Payne, Eric Lander, Michael Beint, Anthony Dawes, Bob Holness, Ray Marioni

Ring Once for Death
65 min
E5

Ring Once for Death

Feb 23, 1974

A con man posing as a butler, with the help of his girlfriend posing as a maid and a disreputable doctor, poisons his employer, a wealthy widow. Michael Jayston, Nyree Dawn Porter, Barry Nelson, Thorley Walters, Janet Key, Victor Winding, Clare Sutcliffe, Richard Oldfield

K Is for Killing
65 min
E6

K Is for Killing

Mar 02, 1974

A young playboy hires an eccentric husband and wife team of private detectives to investigate the murder of his tycoon father. Gayle Hunnicutt, Stephen Rea, Jean Kent, Christopher Cazenove, Peter Dyneley, Derek Francis, Frances Bennett, Shirley Cain, Oliver Smith, Arthur White, James Appleby, Sally Miles, Francis Mortimer, Gilly Flower

Sign It Death
65 min
E7

Sign It Death

Mar 09, 1974

A young woman schemes to marry a wealthy businessman by becoming his secretary. Francesca Annis, Patrick Allen, Moira Redmond, Edward Judd, Gerald James, Barry Stanton, James Bate, Sheila Fearn, Jackie Tong, John Arnatt, Leon Eagles, Jeremy Pearce, Carmen Blanck, Alan Bennion, Sonia Graham, Lisa Young, Jimmy Gardner, Stuart Nichol

Who Killed Lamb
65 min
E8

Who Killed Lamb

Mar 09, 1974

A popular member of the Oxford community is killed, and nobody can think why, so a police inspector is called in from Scotland Yard, and discovers they may be more to the victim than met anyone's eye. 'Who Killed Lamb?' is a one off play from Yorkshire TV which has no connection with Thriller but was transmitted immediately after 'Sign It Death' in the second series schedule and was billed and fully networked as an episode of the classic ATV series. An American actor is featured, along with scripted Americanisms like "janitor" While it bears a similar running time [65 minutes], it uses a standalone title scene and theme music. This was quite a prestigious and well-received production at the time.

Series Info

Status

Ended

Seasons

6

Episodes

44

Language

en

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