The Day of the Triffids
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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5 March 1984 BBC1 - The Day of the Triffids trailer
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Seasons
1.Episode 1
8.010-09-1981Recovering in hospital from a blinding triffid sting, Bill Masen, wakes up to an uncanny silence...
2.Episode 2
6.517-09-1981His sight restored, Bill sees the new world of blindness and panic menaced by triffids...
3.Episode 3
7.024-09-1981Bill and Jo try to find refuge from the panic-stricken streets of London and the dangers of the triffids.
4.Episode 4
7.001-10-1981Bill finds himself kidnapped, imprisoned and separated from Jo.
5.Episode 5
7.008-10-1981Bill continues his search for Jo, through the spreading disease and maurading triffids...
6.Episode 6
6.515-10-1981Six years later in the Sussex farmhouse, Bill and Jo find themselves cut off by growing numbers of triffids...
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