
The Day of the Triffids
NR2009•1h 30m•5.9/10
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Ratings
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5.9/10(144)
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 Cymru Wales, BBC
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
December 28, 2009
Last Aired
December 29, 2009
Networks
BBC One
Created By
John Wyndham
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season

E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2009-12-28
The world is struck blind by a solar storm, and millions of man-eating mobile plants are released to roam Britain. As an expert on the Triffids, Bill Masen knows that salvation rests in the hands of the father he hates, who mutated the Triffids in the first place to produce a green source of oil that the world craves.

E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2009-12-29
As the Triffids destroy Britain, Bill works with his father to clone a genetic mutation which will sterilise them all. Bill's future with Jo is wrenched apart with the arrival of Torrence from a London which has been overwhelmed. To escape, they will have to run the gauntlet between Torrence and the Triffids.








































