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The Day of the Triffids
Miniseries · Ended

The Day of the Triffids

19811 season6 episodes26 min★ 6.5 (41 votes)Rated PG
DramaSci-Fi & FantasyBBC One

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.

Created by Douglas Livingstone

Seasons

Miniseries
Miniseries1981 · 6 episodes

Cast

John DuttineJohn DuttineBill Masen · 6 ep.Emma RelphEmma RelphJo Payton · 6 ep.Maurice ColbourneMaurice ColbourneJack Coker · 6 ep.Denis DeMarneDenis DeMarneMajor Anderson · 1 ep.EEva GriffithTeenage Girl · 1 ep.JJonathan NewthDr Soames · 2 ep.IIan HalliburtonGrant · 1 ep.William Morgan SheppardWilliam Morgan SheppardBill's Father · 1 ep.Edmund PeggeEdmund PeggeWalter · 1 ep.CChris GannonPatient · 1 ep.Stephen YardleyStephen YardleyJohn · 1 ep.Max FaulknerMax FaulknerJo's Attacker · 1 ep.Andrew PaulAndrew PaulGang Member · 1 ep.DDavid SwiftBeadley · 1 ep.PPerlita NeilsonMiss Durrant · 2 ep.John HollisJohn HollisAlf · 1 ep.John BenfieldJohn BenfieldTed · 1 ep.Jon RumneyJon RumneyHotel Manager · 1 ep.Gary OlsenGary OlsenTorrence · 2 ep.CChristopher OwenVicar · 1 ep.JJenny LipmanMary · 2 ep.DDesmond AdamsDennis · 2 ep.LLorna YabsleySusan · 1 ep.Denis GilmoreDenis GilmoreDavid · 1 ep.CClaire BallardAlice · 1 ep.RRobert RobinsonPalanguez · 1 ep.

Crew

Directing
Ken Hannam (Director)
Writing
John Wyndham (Novel), Douglas Livingstone (Screenplay), Zanna Beswick (Script Editor)
Production
David Maloney (Producer), Margot Hayhoe (Production Manager)
Sound
Christopher Gunning (Original Music Composer), Norman Bennett (Sound)
Camera
Ken Major (Camera Operator), John Daly (Assistant Camera), Peter Hall (Camera Operator)
Editing
Dick Allen (Editor), Stan Pow (Editor)
Art
Victor Meredith (Production Design)
Costume & Make-Up
Rita Reekie (Costume Design), Ann Ailes-Stevenson (Makeup Artist)
Visual Effects
Steve Drevett (Visual Effects Designer)

Trailer

Known as

Денят на трифидите Bulgarian · BG
El día de los trífidos Spanish · ES
三尖树时代 Mandarin · CN
三尖樹時代 Mandarin · HK

Data: TMDB (this product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB), Wikidata.