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The Worst Episodes of Thriller

Every episode of Thriller ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Thriller!

Worst episode
S2E6 K Is for Killing
5.6219 votes
Best episode
S3E1 A Coffin for the Bride
8.3396 votes
Top season
Season 3
7.3avg
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1d 23h
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Thriller Season 2 Episode 6 - K Is for Killing
    5.6/10(219 votes)

    S2:E6

    A young playboy hires an eccentric husband and wife team of private detectives to investigate the murder of his tycoon father. Gayle Hunnicutt, Stephen Rea, Jean Kent, Christopher Cazenove, Peter Dyneley, Derek Francis, Frances Bennett, Shirley Cain, Oliver Smith, Arthur White, James Appleby, Sally Miles, Francis Mortimer, Gilly Flower

    Director:Peter Moffatt
    Writers:Brian Clemens, Terry Nation

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  2. Thriller Season 6 Episode 3 - Nightmare for a Nightingale
    5.7/10(152 votes)

    S6:E3

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

    Director:John Scholz-Conway
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  3. Thriller Season 5 Episode 7 - Murder Motel
    6.0/10(185 votes)

    S5:E7

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

    Director:Malcolm Taylor
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  4. Thriller Season 5 Episode 3 - Won't Write Home, Mom--I'm Dead
    6.1/10(180 votes)

    S5:E3

    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.

    Director:James Ormerod
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  5. Thriller Season 3 Episode 3 - Death to Sister Mary
    6.3/10(209 votes)

    S3:E3

    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.

    Director:Robert D. Cardona
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  6. Thriller Season 6 Episode 2 - The Next Victim
    6.3/10(162 votes)

    S6:E2

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

    Director:James Ormerod
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  7. Thriller Season 6 Episode 5 - Kill Two Birds
    6.3/10(154 votes)

    S6:E5

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

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  8. Thriller Season 2 Episode 3 - Kiss Me and Die
    6.4/10(232 votes)

    S2:E3

    A man investigates the disappearance of his brother at a country house. Jenny Agutter, George Chakiris, Anton Diffring, Russell Hunter, John Sharpe, Stephen Greif, Peggy Sinclair, John Atkinson, Barry James, Raymond Mason, Sue Robinson, Peter Casillas, Peter Elliott

    Director:John Sichel
    Writer:Terence Feely

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  9. Thriller Season 4 Episode 3 - Night Is the Time for Killing
    6.4/10(197 votes)

    S4:E3

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

    Director:John Cooper
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  10. Thriller Season 1 Episode 4 - An Echo of Theresa
    6.5/10(307 votes)

    S1:E4

    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:Peter Jefferies
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  11. Thriller Season 4 Episode 4 - Killer with Two Faces
    6.5/10(186 votes)

    S4:E4

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

    Director:John Scholz-Conway
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  12. Thriller Season 1 Episode 6 - Murder in Mind
    6.6/10(279 votes)

    S1:E6

    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:Alan Gibson
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  13. Thriller Season 4 Episode 1 - Screamer
    6.6/10(256 votes)

    S4:E1

    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.

    Director:Shaun O'Riordan
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  14. Thriller Season 5 Episode 5 - Good Salary--Prospects--Free Coffin
    6.6/10(185 votes)

    S5:E5

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

    Director:John Scholz-Conway
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  15. Thriller Season 5 Episode 6 - The Next Voice You See
    6.6/10(162 votes)

    S5:E6

    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.

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Terence Feely

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  16. Thriller Season 1 Episode 2 - Possession
    6.7/10(388 votes)

    S1:E2

    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:John Cooper
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  17. Thriller Season 2 Episode 4 - One Deadly Owner
    6.7/10(282 votes)

    S2:E4

    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:Ian Fordyce
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  18. Thriller Season 1 Episode 10 - Spell of Evil
    6.7/10(274 votes)

    S1:E10

    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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  19. Thriller Season 2 Episode 1 - Only a Scream Away
    6.7/10(261 votes)

    S2:E1

    The life of a newlywed couple is interrrupted by a strange neighbor. Hayley Mills, Gary Collins, Joyce Carey, David Warbeck, Jeremy Bulloch, Jonathan Elsom, Ronald Mayer, Barrie Fletcher, Richard Beaumont, Candida Brown

    Director:Peter Jefferies
    Writer:Terence Feely

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  20. Thriller Season 6 Episode 1 - Sleepwalker
    6.7/10(168 votes)

    S6:E1

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

    Director:Alan Gibson
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  21. Thriller Season 6 Episode 4 - Dial a Deadly Number
    6.7/10(160 votes)

    S6:E4

    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.

    Director:Ian Fordyce
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  22. Thriller Season 6 Episode 6 - A Midsummer Nightmare
    6.7/10(156 votes)

    S6:E6

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

    Director:Don Leaver
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  23. Thriller Season 4 Episode 5 - A Killer in Every Corner
    6.8/10(210 votes)

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Malcolm Taylor
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  24. Thriller Season 6 Episode 7 - Death in Deep Water
    6.8/10(145 votes)

    S6:E7

    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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  25. Thriller Season 5 Episode 1 - If It's a Man--Hang Up
    6.9/10(219 votes)

    S5:E1

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

    Director:Shaun O'Riordan
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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Worst Episodes Summary

"K Is for Killing" is the worst rated episode of Thriller. It scored 5.6/10 from 219 votes. Directed by Peter Moffatt and written by Brian Clemens, Terry Nation, it aired on March 2, 1974. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Nightmare for a Nightingale".

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