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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!

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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Thriller" season 1 is "Lady Killer", rated 7/10 from 399 user votes. It was directed by Bill Hays and written by Brian Clemens. "Lady Killer" aired on 4/14/1973 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Possession".

  • Lady Killer
    7.0/10 399 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

  • Possession
    6.7/10 310 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

  • Someone at the Top of the Stairs
    7.2/10 388 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

  • An Echo of Theresa
    6.5/10 245 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

  • The Colour of Blood
    7.2/10 270 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

  • Murder in Mind
    6.5/10 216 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

  • A Place to Die
    6.9/10 241 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

  • File It Under Fear
    7.3/10 250 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

  • The Eyes Have It
    7.1/10 231 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

  • Spell of Evil
    6.6/10 215 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