The Day of the Triffids (1981)
Synopsis
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.
Network
BBC One
Episodes
Episode 1
Recovering in hospital from a blinding triffid sting, Bill Masen, wakes up to an uncanny silence...
Episode 2
His sight restored, Bill sees the new world of blindness and panic menaced by triffids...
Episode 3
Bill and Jo try to find refuge from the panic-stricken streets of London and the dangers of the triffids.
Episode 4
Bill finds himself kidnapped, imprisoned and separated from Jo.
Episode 5
Bill continues his search for Jo, through the spreading disease and maurading triffids...
Episode 6
Six years later in the Sussex farmhouse, Bill and Jo find themselves cut off by growing numbers of triffids...
Cast
Trailer
Details
Original Title
The Day of the Triffids
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Production
BBC
