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The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

NR2009•1h 30m•5.9/10
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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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.

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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
Episode 1
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.
Episode 2
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.

Cast

Dougray Scott

Dougray Scott

Bill Masen

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Jo Playton

Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

Torrence

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Dennis Masen

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Durrant

Jason Priestley

Jason Priestley

Coker

Shane Taylor

Shane Taylor

Osman

Troy Glasgow

Troy Glasgow

Troy

John White

Barricade Man

Nora-Jane Noone

Nora-Jane Noone

Lucy

Adam Sinclair

Adam Sinclair

Ashdown

Steven Elder

Steven Elder

Doctor Koch

Tim Frances

Colonel

Lizzie Hopley

Lizzie Hopley

Hilda

Willie Jonah

Willie Jonah

Old Man

William Ilkley

Jeff

Kathryn Sumner

Kathryn Sumner

Bill's Mother

Paul Chahidi

Paul Chahidi

Vronsky

Eva Sayer

Eva Sayer

Girl in Street

Claire-Louise Cordwell

Claire-Louise Cordwell

Girl's Mother

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