7.0/10427 votes#1 - 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
6.7/10333 votes#2 - 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
7.2/10408 votes#3 - 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
6.5/10258 votes#4 - An Echo of Theresa
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/5/1973
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
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Clemens
7.2/10282 votes#5 - 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. Norman Eshley, Katherine Schofield, Derek Smith, Garrick Hagon, Geoffrey Chater, Malcolm Terris, Tim Wylton, A. J. Brown, Roy Sone, Eric Mason, Michael Corcoran, Godfrey Jackman
Director: Robert Tronson
Writer: Brian Clemens
6.5/10229 votes#6 - Murder in Mind
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/19/1973
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
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Clemens
6.9/10260 votes#7 - 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
7.3/10263 votes#8 - 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
7.1/10247 votes#9 - 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
6.7/10229 votes#10 - 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
The Best Episodes of Thriller Season 1
Every episode of Thriller Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Thriller Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Lady Killer" is the best rated episode of "Thriller" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 427 votes. Directed by Bill Hays and written by Brian Clemens, it aired on 4/14/1973. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Possession".