Douglas Livingstone
Director
The Day of the Triffids (1981)
Miniseries
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.
Released Sept. 10, 1981
Episode 26 min
None+
Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
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Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
Recovering in hospital from a blinding triffid sting, Bill Masen, wakes up to an uncanny silence...
Sept. 10, 1981, midnight
6.0
S1E2 - Episode 2
His sight restored, Bill sees the new world of blindness and panic menaced by triffids...
Sept. 17, 1981, midnight
6.0
S1E3 - Episode 3
Bill and Jo try to find refuge from the panic-stricken streets of London and the dangers of the triffids.
Sept. 24, 1981, midnight
6.0
S1E4 - Episode 4
Bill finds himself kidnapped, imprisoned and separated from Jo.
Oct. 1, 1981, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
Bill continues his search for Jo, through the spreading disease and maurading triffids...
Oct. 8, 1981, midnight
6.0
S1E6 - Episode 6
Six years later in the Sussex farmhouse, Bill and Jo find themselves cut off by growing numbers of triffids...
Oct. 15, 1981, midnight
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BBC One
26 min/ep
156 min
Sept. 10, 1981
Oct. 15, 1981, midnight
Ended
PG
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