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Thriller

1973–1976 · 6 seasons

A creaky, cosy-creepy parade of self-contained suspense tales, each one a tidy little trap that tightens slowly toward a nasty or neat payoff.

Created by
Brian Clemens
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Thorley Walters, Dinsdale Landen, Malcolm Terris
Tagline
The Spine-Chilling 70s Anthology
Overview
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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Created by
Brian Clemens
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Thorley Walters, Dinsdale Landen, Malcolm Terris
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • crime
  • obsession
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, mystery
Created by
Brian Clemens
Written by
Terry Nation, Terence Feely, Anthony Skene, Dennis Spooner
Starring
Thorley Walters, Dinsdale Landen, Malcolm Terris, Andrea Allan, Patrick Tull, David Daker, Alan Browning, Ray Smith
Music
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Length
6 seasons, 44 episodes, 65 min each
Network
ITV1, Associated Television, ITV Yorkshire
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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