The Day of the Triffids

5.9
20091h 30m

Production

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The Day of the Triffids is a BBC miniseries adaptation of John Wyndham's novel of the same name. The novel had previously been adapted by the BBC in a 1981 miniseries.

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Day of the triffids 2009 trailer

Seasons

2 Episodes • Premiered 2009

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1. Episode 1

5.7

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.

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2. Episode 2

5.3

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

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Dougray Scott

Bill Masen

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Eddie Izzard

Torrence

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Brian Cox

Dennis Masen

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Steven Elder

Doctor Koch

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Kathryn Sumner

Bill's Mother

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Eva Sayer

Girl in Street

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Tony Maudsley

Blind Police Officer

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