The Day of the Triffids
7.3
Season 1
30 min
S1 · E1 · Sep 10, 1981
Episode 1 Episode 1
30 min
S1 · E2 · Sep 17, 1981
Episode 2 Episode 2
30 min
S1 · E3 · Sep 24, 1981
Episode 3 Episode 3
30 min
S1 · E4 · Oct 1, 1981
Episode 4 Episode 4
30 min
S1 · E5 · Oct 8, 1981
Episode 5 Episode 5
30 min
S1 · E6 · Oct 15, 1981
Episode 6 Episode 6
6 episodes in Season 1
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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.
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Cast
27 people
John Duttine
Bill Masen
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Who Dares Wins
Emma Relph
Jo Payton
Known for
The Witches
Maurice Colbourne
Jack Coker
Known for
The Duellists
Venom
Jonathan Newth
Dr Soames
Known for
The Affair of the Necklace
Perlita Neilson
Miss Durrant
Also in
Emma
She Didn't Say No!
Jenny Lipman
Mary
Known for
The Last Horror Film
Desmond Adams
Dennis
Also in
Pride and Prejudice
Unusual Ground Floor Conversion
Denis DeMarne
Major Anderson
Also in
Peter the Great
The Man with Two Heads
Eva Griffith
Teenage Girl
Also in
The Diary of Anne Frank
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Ian Halliburton
Grant
Also in
The Treachery Game
Sutherland's Law
William Morgan Sheppard
Bill's Father
Known for
Shōgun
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Edmund Pegge
Walter
Known for
Swerve
Douglas Livingstone Creator · Ken Hannam Director John Wyndham Author
Total runtime 2h 36m · Episode length 26 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
September 10, 1981
Final episode
October 15, 1981
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
26 min
Total runtime
2h 36m
Original language
English
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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