The Day of the Triffids
PG1981•26m•6.5/10
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Ratings
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6.5/10(39)
After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.
Production
BBC
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 10, 1981
Last Aired
October 15, 1981
Networks
BBC One
Created By
Douglas Livingstone
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 1981-09-10
Recovering in hospital from a blinding triffid sting, Bill Masen, wakes up to an uncanny silence...
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 1981-09-17
His sight restored, Bill sees the new world of blindness and panic menaced by triffids...
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 1981-09-24
Bill and Jo try to find refuge from the panic-stricken streets of London and the dangers of the triffids.
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 1981-10-01
Bill finds himself kidnapped, imprisoned and separated from Jo.
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 1981-10-08
Bill continues his search for Jo, through the spreading disease and maurading triffids...
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 1981-10-15
Six years later in the Sussex farmhouse, Bill and Jo find themselves cut off by growing numbers of triffids...
Cast
Jonathan Duttine
Bill Masen
Emma Relph
Jo Payton
Maurice Colbourne
Jack Coker
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