The Day of the Triffids
TV Show1981•26dk•star6.5(41)•trending_up5
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Creator:Douglas Livingstone
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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StatusEnded
First AiredSeptember 10, 1981
Last AiredOctober 15, 1981
Episode Runtime26dk
Seasons1
Episodes6
TypeMiniseries
Origin CountryUnited Kingdom
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
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S1 E6 • 10/15/1981
Episode 6
Six years later in the Sussex farmhouse, Bill and Jo find themselves cut off by growing numbers of triffids...
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See all on TMDB**Dated but faithful and engaging adaption** The 1981 BBC television adaptation of John Wyndham's novel "The Day of the Triffids" is an abridged six-part mini-series of the classic post-apocalyptic tale. While it's now showing its age, the series stays true to the overall dystopian story-line of the novel. The gradual unraveling of society and the breakdown of civilization are eff…