Thriller
“The Spine-Chilling 70s Anthology”
Creator
Brian Clemens
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.
Seasons
6
Episodes
44
Country
United Kingdom
Status
Ended
Cast
Donna Mills
Patty Heron · 3 eps
Gary Collins
Hugh Briant · 3 eps
Helen Mirren
Stella McKenzie · 1 eps
Jenny Agutter
Dominie Lanceford · 1 eps
Pamela Franklin
Abby Stevens · 2 eps
Robert Powell
Rook · 2 eps
Michael Kitchen
George Newton · 2 eps
Bob Hoskins
Sammy Draper · 1 eps
Ian Bannen
Doonan · 2 eps
Joanna Pettet
Sylvia Dee · 2 eps
Bradford Dillman
Gary Stevens · 2 eps
Michael Jayston
Mark Walker · 2 eps
John Carson
Arthur Lewis · 2 eps
John Flanagan
Wilson · 2 eps
James Greene
Constable Breck · 2 eps
Ed Bishop
Carson · 2 eps
Dinsdale Landen
Matthew Earp · 2 eps
T. P. McKenna
Frampton · 2 eps
Edward Judd
Bill Lewis · 2 eps
Derek Francis
Shelby Grafton · 2 eps
Stephen Greif
Ben Kroom · 2 eps
Hayley Mills
Samantha Miller · 1 eps
Geoffrey Chater
Graham · 2 eps
Harold Bennett
2nd Old Man · 2 eps
Michael Stainton
Brent · 2 eps
Tom Conti
Bruno Varella · 1 eps
John Nolan
Marty Fuller · 1 eps
Julian Glover
Gifford · 1 eps
Sinéad Cusack
Sally · 1 eps
Brian Blessed
Det Sgt George Briggs · 1 eps
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Episode Guide
1
Lady Killer
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
2
Possession
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
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 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
4
An Echo of Theresa
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
5
The Colour of Blood
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)
6
Murder in Mind
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
7
A Place to Die
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
8
File It Under Fear
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
9
The Eyes Have It
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
10
Spell of Evil
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
From the same creator: Brian Clemens
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