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Season 1 – The Day of the Triffids

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After an accident with a poisonous and carnivorous triffid plant, a hospitalized farmer awakens in a world that has changed overnight in the wake of a meteorite shower.
The Day of the Triffids — Season 1

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John Duttine

Bill Masen

Emma Relph

Josella Payton

Maurice Colbourne

Jack Coker

Stephen Yardley

John

Gary Olsen

Torrence

Ken Hannam

Director

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 10, 1981 Episode 1 Bill Masen is lying in his hospital bed as he recovers from an accident with a triffid, a poisonous and carnivorous plant, that has left him temporarily blind; what he doesn't realize is that, overnight, the world has changed. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 17, 1981 Episode 2 It slowly dawns on Bill that something terrible has happened overnight, and while leaving the hospital, meets and forms a bond with Jo Payton; Jo also missed the comet's display and so, like Bill, has not suffered the blindness visited upon others. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 24, 1981 Episode 3 Bill and Jo sight a signal from the University Tower where survivors have formed; they both face a difficult moral decision about helping others. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 1, 1981 Episode 4 Now separated from Jo, Bill is held captive by Coker and forced to do his bidding. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 8, 1981 Episode 5 As the people are dying, the triffids seem to be multiplying in number; Bill returns to the University looking for Jo and runs into Coker again before heading south. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 15, 1981 Episode 6 Bill and Jo have settled into life at the farmhouse, becoming self-sufficient and fending off triffid attacks with flame throwers. Details
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Season Info

Director
Ken Hannam
Screenwriter
Douglas Livingstone
Network
BBC
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Sep 10, 1981