The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

Limited Series 1981 · 6 eps · ★ 6.5 · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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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.

Created by Douglas Livingstone

Network: BBC One

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Jonathan Duttine Bill Masen
Emma Relph Jo Payton
Maurice Colbourne Jack Coker
Jonathan Newth Dr Soames
Perlita Neilson Miss Durrant
Gary Olsen Red-Haired Man
Jenny Lipman Mary
Desmond Adams Dennis
Denis DeMarne Major Anderson
Eva Griffith Teenage Girl
Ian Halliburton Grant
William Morgan Sheppard Bill's Father

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