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The Best Episodes of Thriller

Every episode of Thriller ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Thriller!

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...
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  • A Coffin for the Bride
    8.3/10(327)
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    #1 - A Coffin for the Bride

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 6/1/1974

    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.

    Director: John Sichel

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • The Double Kill
    7.6/10(183)
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    #2 - The Double Kill

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 4/19/1975

    A man married to a rich woman hires a burglar to kill her but ends up being framed for the murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill
    7.4/10(279)
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    #3 - I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 6/8/1974

    A young secretary doing work after hours is terrorized by a murderer in a deserted office building.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • In the Steps of a Dead Man
    7.4/10(173)
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    #4 - In the Steps of a Dead Man

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 6/22/1974

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
    7.4/10(207)
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    #5 - Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 6/29/1974

    A young woman's friend disappears from a country hotel, but no one, including the police, believes her.

    Director: John Sichel

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • The Crazy Kill
    7.4/10(144)
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    #6 - The Crazy Kill

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 5/3/1975

    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.

    Director: Dennis Vance

    Writer: Dennis Spooner

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  • File It Under Fear
    7.3/10(271)
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    #7 - File It Under Fear

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 6/2/1973

    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

    Director: Bill Hays

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • Someone at the Top of the Stairs
    7.2/10(414)
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    #8 - Someone at the Top of the Stairs

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 4/28/1973

    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

    Director: John Sichel

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • The Colour of Blood
    7.2/10(287)
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    #9 - The Colour of Blood

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 5/12/1973

    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)

    Director: Robert Tronson

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • Ring Once for Death
    7.2/10(192)
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    #10 - Ring Once for Death

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 2/23/1974

    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

    Director: Robert D. Cardona

    Writer: Terence Feely

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  • The Eyes Have It
    7.1/10(252)
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    #11 - The Eyes Have It

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 6/9/1973

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Terence Feely

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  • Sign It Death
    7.1/10(205)
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    #12 - Sign It Death

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 3/9/1974

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Terence Feely

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  • Lady Killer
    7.0/10(432)
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    #13 - Lady Killer

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 4/14/1973

    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

    Director: Bill Hays

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • Once the Killing Starts
    7.0/10(232)
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    #14 - Once the Killing Starts

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 2/2/1974

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • The Next Scream You Hear
    7.0/10(159)
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    #15 - The Next Scream You Hear

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 7/6/1974

    A businessman claims that he's being framed for his wife's murder and hires a private detective to investigate the case.

    Director: Robert D. Cardona

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • If It's a Man--Hang Up
    7.0/10(175)
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    #16 - If It's a Man--Hang Up

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 4/12/1975

    A young model is terrorized by a peeping tom and obscene phone calls.

    Director: Shaun O'Riordan

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • A Place to Die
    6.9/10(265)
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    #17 - A Place to Die

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 5/26/1973

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Terence Feely

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  • Nurse Will Make It Better
    6.9/10(197)
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    #18 - Nurse Will Make It Better

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 1/11/1975

    A woman who is hired to care for a paraplegic girl is a devil worshipper and promises the girl that she will be able to walk again in exchange for her soul.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • A Killer in Every Corner
    6.8/10(167)
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    #19 - A Killer in Every Corner

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 2/1/1975

    A scientist invites three students to help him with his new study, which involves mind control of criminals.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • Where the Action Is
    6.8/10(165)
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    #20 - Where the Action Is

    Season 4 Episode 6

    Aired 2/8/1975

    A gambler is kidnapped by a deranged tycoon who believes himself to be the greatest gambler in the world and eliminates all of his opponents.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • Sleepwalker
    6.8/10(146)
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    #21 - Sleepwalker

    Season 6 Episode 1

    Aired 4/10/1976

    A woman thinks that she has witnessed a murder during a sleepwalking episode.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • Death in Deep Water
    6.8/10(122)
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    #22 - Death in Deep Water

    Season 6 Episode 7

    Aired 5/22/1976

    A witness against a crime syndicate hides on a deserted island, where he meets a beautiful young woman who persuades him to murder her rich older husband.

    Director: James Ormerod

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • Possession
    6.7/10(338)
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    #23 - Possession

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 4/21/1973

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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  • Spell of Evil
    6.7/10(233)
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    #24 - Spell of Evil

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 6/16/1973

    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

    Director: John Sichel

    Writer: Terence Feely

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  • One Deadly Owner
    6.7/10(246)
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    #25 - One Deadly Owner

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 2/16/1974

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Clemens

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Coffin for the Bride" is the best rated episode of "Thriller". It scored 8.3/10 based on 327 votes. Directed by John Sichel and written by Brian Clemens, it aired on 6/1/1974. This episode scored 0.7 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Double Kill".