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Season 1

  • S01E01 Lady Killer

    • April 14, 1973
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S01E02 Possession

    • April 21, 1973
    • ITV1

    A couple moves into a sinister old country house, and the husband is taken over by strange forces.

  • S01E03 Someone at the Top of the Stairs

    • April 28, 1973
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S01E04 An Echo of Theresa

    • May 5, 1973
    • ITV1

    While a couple vacations in London, the husband begins to act strangely, calling his wife ""Theresa,"" and they become involved in espionage.

  • S01E05 The Colour of Blood

    • May 12, 1973
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S01E06 Murder in Mind

    • May 19, 1973
    • ITV1

    A woman who has been in a car accident and has amnesia believes that she has committed murder and turns herself into the police.

  • S01E07 A Place to Die

    • May 26, 1973
    • ITV1

    A newlywed couple moves to a village, where the husband takes over the medical practice, and finds that the villagers are devil worshippers.

  • S01E08 File It Under Fear

    • June 2, 1973
    • ITV1

    When several young women have been strangled in her neighborhood, a neurotic librarian tries to catch the killer.

  • S01E09 The Eyes Have It

    • June 9, 1973
    • ITV1

    When a group of assassins takes over a school for the blind, they are overcome by the resourceful students.

  • S01E10 Spell of Evil

    • June 16, 1973
    • ITV1

    A businessman consults a marriage bureau after his wife dies, but his beautiful new wife turns out to be a witch.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Only a Scream Away

    • January 26, 1974
    • ITV1

    The life of a newlywed couple is interrrupted by a strange neighbor.

  • S02E02 Once the Killing Starts

    • February 2, 1974
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S02E03 Kiss Me and Die

    • February 9, 1974
    • ITV1

    A man investigates the disappearance of his brother at a country house.

  • S02E04 One Deadly Owner

    • February 16, 1974
    • ITV1

    A fashion model buys a haunted Rolls-Royce.

  • S02E05 Ring Once for Death

    • February 23, 1974
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S02E06 K Is for Killing

    • March 2, 1974
    • ITV1

    A young playboy hires an eccentric husband and wife team of private detectives to investigate the murder of his tycoon father.

  • S02E07 Sign It Death

    • March 9, 1974
    • ITV1

    A young woman schemes to marry a wealthy businessman by becoming his secretary.

  • S02E08 Who Killed Lamb

    • March 16, 1974
    • ITV1

    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.

Season 3

  • S03E01 A Coffin for the Bride

    • June 1, 1974
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S03E02 I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill

    • June 8, 1974
    • ITV1

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

  • S03E03 Death to Sister Mary

    • June 15, 1974
    • ITV1

    After an actress who plays a nun in a TV series meets a strange fan, several cast members meet with fatal or near-fatal accidents.

  • S03E04 In the Steps of a Dead Man

    • June 22, 1974
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S03E05 Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are

    • June 29, 1974
    • ITV1

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

  • S03E06 The Next Scream You Hear

    • July 6, 1974
    • ITV1

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

Season 4

  • S04E01 Screamer

    • January 4, 1975
    • ITV1

    After a young woman is attacked on her way to visit friends in the country, she spends time in a mental institution. When she is released, she sees her attacker and exacts her revenge.

  • S04E02 Nurse Will Make It Better

    • January 11, 1975
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S04E03 Night Is the Time for Killing

    • January 18, 1975
    • ITV1

    A woman on a train finds a dead man, but later the body disappears and the man is seen alive.

  • S04E04 Killer with Two Faces

    • January 25, 1975
    • ITV1

    The psychopathic twin brother of an architect escapes from prison and goes on a killing spree.

  • S04E05 A Killer in Every Corner

    • February 1, 1975
    • ITV1

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

  • S04E06 Where the Action Is

    • February 8, 1975
    • ITV1

    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.

Season 5

  • S05E01 If It's a Man - Hang Up!

    • April 12, 1975
    • ITV1

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

  • S05E02 The Double Kill

    • April 19, 1975
    • ITV1

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

  • S05E03 Won't Write Home, Mom - I'm Dead

    • April 26, 1975
    • ITV1

    A young woman who has a psychic connection with her boyfriend looks for him in a hippie commune whose members claim that he never arrived.

  • S05E04 The Crazy Kill

    • May 3, 1975
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S05E05 Good Salary - Prospects - Free Coffin

    • May 10, 1975
    • ITV1

    A young woman investigates when her two roommates disappear after answering a newspaper ad.

  • S05E06 The Next Voice You See

    • May 17, 1975
    • ITV1

    When a jazz pianist, while playing a recital, hears the voice of the man who years before blinded him and killed his wife in a bank heist, he tries to find the man.

  • S05E07 Murder Motel

    • May 24, 1975
    • ITV1

    A young woman investigates the disappearance of her boyfriend from a strange motel.

Season 6

  • S06E01 Sleepwalker

    • April 10, 1976
    • ITV1

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

  • S06E02 The Next Victim

    • April 17, 1976
    • ITV1

    A woman confined to a wheelchair is terrorized by a sadistic killer.

  • S06E03 Nightmare for a Nightingale

    • April 24, 1976
    • ITV1

    An opera singer accidentally kills her husband who has suddenly shown up after a 10-year absence, but his body disappears.

  • S06E04 Dial a Deadly Number

    • May 1, 1976
    • ITV1

    When he is a wealthy young woman mistakenly dials his number, an out of work actor pretends to be a psychiatrist and tries to help her understand her recurring dreams of murder.

  • S06E05 Kill Two Birds

    • May 8, 1976
    • ITV1

    Two female tourists become involved with criminals who are chasing a man recently released from prison who knows the whereabouts of stolen money.

  • S06E06 A Midsummer Nightmare

    • May 15, 1976
    • ITV1

    While her husband is away, the wife of a private detective investigates a murder case.

  • S06E07 Death in Deep Water

    • May 22, 1976
    • ITV1

    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.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 If it's a Man - Hang Up! (Extended Version)

    • April 12, 1975
    • ITV1

    On cataloguing the Thriller assets for remastering, this episode was found not to exist in its original PAL ATV format - it existed only as an untransmitted 75-minute version and an NTSC 2" version of the ATV format. This untransmitted version - containing several new and extended scenes - is presented here, complete and unedited, as extra material for this set and will be the first time it has ever been made available to the viewing public.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Interview with Brian Clemens

    • ITV1

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Thriller Restoration

    • ITV1